José João Pimenta Costa Mendes (born 24 April 1985 in Guimarães) is a Portuguese cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team Victoria Sports Pro Cycling Team. He is a two-time winner of the Portuguese National Road Race Championships, in 2016 and 2019.
 Mendes (front) at the 2014 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | José João Pimenta Costa Mendes |
| Born | 24 April 1985 Guimarães, Portugal |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Victoria Sports Pro Cycling Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2008 | S.L. Benfica |
| 2009 | Liberty Seguros Continental |
| 2010 | LA Alumínios–Rota dos Móveis |
| 2011 | CCC–Polsat–Polkowice |
| 2012 | LA–Antarte |
| 2013–2017 | NetApp–Endura[1] |
| 2018 | Burgos BH[2] |
| 2019 | Sporting / Tavira |
| 2020–2021 | W52 / FC Porto[3][4] |
| 2022 | Aviludo–Louletano–Loulé Concelho[5] |
| 2023– | NSJBI Victoria Sports Pro Cycling Team |
| Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
| |
Major results
editSource:[6]
- 2003
- 1st
Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 2005
- 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2008
- 9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Chihuahua
- 2009
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 3rd Circuit de Lorraine
- 2010
- 1st Stage 3 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 2012
- 6th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 2014
- 7th Vuelta a Murcia
- 2015
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Critérium International
- 5th Overall Coppa Bernocchi
- 6th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
- 2016
- National Road Championships
- 1st
- 2nd Time trial
- 1st
- 6th Overall Tour of Norway
- 7th Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 2017
- 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2018
- 6th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 2019
- 1st
- 2023
- 5th Overall Aziz Shusha
- 6th Overall Tour of Malopolska
- 6th The Tour Oqtosh-Chorvoq-Mountain
- 7th Tour of Bostonliq II
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | 48 | — | |
| — | 124 | 140 | — | — | — | |
| 22 | — | — | 54 | — | 83 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "José Mendes". Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "Burgos-BH ready for move into Pro-Continental ranks". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
Burgos-BH has bolstered its roster for its first season in the Pro-Continental division with the addition of WorldTour riders Matvey Mamykin (Katusha-Alpecin) and Bora-Hansgrohe duo Jose Mendes and Silvio Herklotz.
- ^ "W52 / FC Porto". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "W52 / FC Porto". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "João Pimenta Costa José MENDES". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Jose Mendes". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
External links
edit- Profile - Team Bora Argon 18
- José Mendes at UCI
- José Mendes at ProCyclingStats