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Personal information | |
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Full name | Manuel António Cardoso Leal |
Born | Paços de Ferreira, Portugal | 7 April 1983
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Sprinter |
Professional teams | |
2006–2007 | Carvalhelhos–Boavista |
2008–2009 | Liberty Seguros |
2010 | Footon–Servetto–Fuji |
2011 | Team RadioShack |
2012–2013 | Caja Rural [1] |
2014–2015 | Banco BIC–Carmim [2] |
Major wins | |
Volta a Portugal
National Road Race Championships (2009, 2012) 1 stage Tour Down Under 1 stage Volta a Catalunya ( 2011) |
Manuel António Cardoso Leal (born April 7, 1983, in Paços de Ferreira) is a Portuguese former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2006 and 2015 for the Riberalves–Boavista, Liberty Seguros, Footon–Servetto–Fuji, Team RadioShack, Caja Rural–Seguros RGA and Tavira teams. [2] He made his Grand Tour debut in the 2010 Tour de France, but had to pull out after the Prologue due to injuries sustained in a crash.