Cássio Freitas (born 31 August 1965) is a Brazilian former cyclist. Professional from 1989 to 2000, he won the Volta ao Algarve in 1993 and 1995 and the 1992 Volta a Portugal.[1] He also competed in two events at the 1988 Summer Olympics and three editions of the Vuelta a España.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Cássio Freitas de Paiva |
| Born | 31 August 1965 Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2001 | Caloi–Chevrolet |
| Professional teams | |
| 1989 | Louletano–Vale do Lobo |
| 1990–1991 | Sicasal–Acral |
| 1992–1996 | Recer–Boavista |
| 1997 | Troiamarisco–Grupo Costa–Pais |
| 1998 | LA Alumínios–Pecol |
| 2000 | Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva–Bairrada |
Major results
edit- 1987
- 1st Overall Tour de Santa Catarina
- 1989
- 2nd Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1990
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a La Rioja
- 7th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1991
- 2nd Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias
- 1st Stages 2 & 4
- 9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1992
- 1st
Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st Stage 12
- 1st Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias
- 1st Stage 5
- 8th Overall Route du Sud
- 1993
- 1st Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 1st Stage 6 (ITT)
- 1st Overall Grande Prémio O Jogo
- 1st Stage 5 Grande Prémio Abimota
- 2nd Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias
- 4th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1994
- 7th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1995
- 1st Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 1st Stage 7
- 2nd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 5th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1996
- 1st Porto–Lisboa
- 1st Prologue Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias
- 1st Stage 5 GP Costa Azul
- 1997
- 2nd Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 1998
- 1st
Road race, South American Games - 1st Overall Vuelta a Mendoza
- 2nd
Road race, Pan American Road Championships - 5th Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 2000
- 1st Overall Tour de Santa Catarina
- 2001
- 1st
Time trial, National Road Championships - 1st Overall Tour de Santa Catarina
- 2005
- 6th Overall Volta Ciclística de Porto Alegre
- 2006
- 6th Overall Tour de Santa Catarina
References
edit- ^ "Cássio Freitas". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cássio Freitas Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
External links
edit- Cássio Freitas at Cycling Archives
- Cássio Freitas at ProCyclingStats
- Cássio Freitas at CycleBase
- Cássio Freitas at Olympedia
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