Cândido Barbosa

Cândido Barbosa
Personal information
Full nameCândido Joaquim Venda Moreira Barbosa
Born (1974-12-31) December 31, 1974 (age 49)
Rebordosa, Portugal
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight159 lb (72 kg)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleAll-rounder
Amateur teams
1995–1996W52–Paredes Movel
1997Maía–Jumbo–Cin
Professional teams
1998–2001Banesto
2002–2007Paredes Rota dos Móveis–Antarte VIP
2008Benfica
2009–2010Palmeiras–Resort–Tavira

Cândido Joaquim Venda Moreira Barbosa (born December 31, 1974, in Rebordosa, Portugal) is a former professional road racing cyclist from 1995 to 2010, where he decided to end his career as a professional road racing cyclist due to a serious injury on both of his knees.

Major results

1995
Volta ao Algarve
1st Stages 3 & 6
1996
Volta ao Algarve
1st Stages 1 & 2
1997
1st Overall Volta ao Algarve
1st Stages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6
1st Porto–Lisboa
1999
Volta ao Algarve
1st Stages 1 & 2
2001
1st Stage 4 Volta a Portugal
2002
1st Overall Volta ao Algarve
1st Stages 3 & 4
Volta a Portugal
1st Stages 3 & 6
2003
1st Stage 3 Volta ao Algarve
Volta a Portugal
1st Stages 1, 4, 7 & 8
2004
1st Overall GP CTT Correios de Portugal
1st Stages 1 & 3
1st Stage 2 Volta ao Algarve
2nd Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Stage 2
2005
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Overall Volta ao Distrito de Santarém
1st Stage 1
1st Troféu Sergio Paulinho
1st Stage 3 GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis
1st Stage 3 Volta ao Alentejo
2nd Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Stages 2, 6 & 7
2006
1st Stage 1 Volta a Portugal
2007
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Stage 2 GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis
2nd Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Stages 3, 4, 5 & 8
2008
Volta a Portugal
1st Stages 6 & 8
2009
Volta ao Alentejo
1st Stages 4 & 5
GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis
1st Stages 2 & 3
2010
1st Stage 10 Volta a Portugal