Vinícius Rangel

Vinícius Rangel
Rangel at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameVinícius Rangel Costa
Born (2001-05-26) 26 May 2001 (age 23)
Cabo Frio, Brazil
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Team information
Current teamMovistar Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2019–2020Valverde Team–Tierra Fecundis
2021Telcom–On Clima–Osés Const
Professional team
2022–Movistar Team
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2022)

Vinícius Rangel Costa (born 26 May 2001) is a Brazilian road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team.[1]

He began cycling around the age of 13 when encouraged to take up the sport by a cousin.[2][3]

Major results

2018
National Junior Road Championships
2nd Road race
2nd Time trial
4th Time trial, Pan American Junior Road Championships
2019
Pan American Junior Road Championships
3rd Road race
3rd Time trial
2021
1st Overall Vuelta a Cantabria
1st Overall Vuelta a Salamanca [es]
1st Stages 2 & 3
9th Road race, UCI World Under-23 Road Championships
2022
National Road Championships
1st Road race
3rd Time trial
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships

References

  1. ^ "Vinícius Rangel to turn pro with Movistar Team". Movistar Team. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Aos 18 anos, Vinicius Rangel é o brasileiro da equipe de Valverde". bikemagazine.com.br (in Portuguese). 31 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Mundial: Vinicius Rangel supera queda e termina em 48º na Junior". bikemagazine.com.br (in Portuguese). 26 September 2019.


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