 |
|
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | José Bento Azevedo Carvalho |
| Nickname | The Ace |
| Date of birth | September 19, 1973 |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (9 st 8 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Professional team(s)1 | |
| 1994–1995 1996–2000 2001–2003 2004–2006 2007 |
Recer-Boavista Maia-MSS ONCE-Eroski US Postal SL Benfica |
| Managerial team(s)1 | |
| From 2010 | Team RadioShack |
| Major wins | |
| Deutschland Tour, 1 stage
Individual Time Trial Champion (2001) |
|
| Infobox last updated on: | |
| July 21, 2006
1 Team names given are those prevailing |
|
José Bento Azevedo Carvalho (born 19 September 1973 in Vila do Conde, Grande Porto) is a Portuguese former professional road racing cyclist and from 2010, a team manager with Team RadioShack. During his racing career, Azevedo rode for ONCE-Eroski between 2001 and 2003 and for US Postal between 2004 and 2006.
His principal career successes have been fifth overall at the 2001 Giro d'Italia, sixth overall at the 2002 Tour de France and fifth overall at the 2004 Tour de France. He also made a second place in the Germany Tour, just behind Michael Rogers. He won the queen-stage of the German competition.
Until the year of 2005 he was a renowned domestique, that is to say, his primary role was to serve as Lance Armstrong's lieutenant in mountain stages, specifically, stages which take place in the Pyrenees Mountains. Nicknamed 'the Ace', he moved to US Postal (which became the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team - now defuct) from Team ONCE (also now-defunct) in 2004.
Azevedo claimed the highest finish in the general classification amongst his Discovery Channel teammates in the 2006 Tour de France, finishing 19th overall, 38 minutes and 8 seconds behind race winner Floyd Landis.
To be able to spend more time with his family, Azevedo opted for a home team. He is now the leader of the Benfica cycling team. Azevedo finished his career at the end of the Tour of Portugal 2008.
|
|
Wikis
Map
Search
