Iván Domínguez (born May 28, 1976 in Havana) is a Cuban professional

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for the Franco MRI Racing Team. In 2009 Dominguez also known as "The Cuban Missile" acquired U.S. citizenship. Dominguez originally rode for the Cuban National Team on the track and was a Pan-American Gold Medalist in 1997. He defected in 1998 to live with his uncle in Miami. He spoke no English and worked in a shoe factory before starting to become successful in local bike races in Miami. His opportunity to return to high level bicycle racing came in 2000 via the elite amateur Cycle Science (FL) racing team. The small team was built around him and toured in a refurbished bus from Florida to California to New England and back to Wisconsin before he signed his first professional contract in August. He turned professional in 2001, when offered a spot on the Saturn Professional Cycling Team. In 2004, he switched to Colavita Olive Oil presented by Bolla Wines and he rode for Health Net Presented by Maxxis in 2005, before joining Toyota-United in 2006. In November 2008

Rock Racing Rock Racing (UCI Code: RR) was a cycling team founded in 2007 by Michael Ball (fashion), Michael Ball. The team is affiliated with Ball's Rock & Republic clothing line. Rock Racing received media attention for hiring outcasts in the sport, includin ...

announced that they had reached a deal for Dominguez to ride for them the following year. On December 10, 2008, Fuji-Servetto announced that Dominguez had signed, causing Rock Racing to remove him from their roster, however as of June 2009 Dominguez has gone from Fuji-Servetto to Rock Racing as one of their sprinters. He was a sprinter and was widely regarded as one of the best sprinters racing in America. He highlighted this by winning Stage 7 of the

2007 Tour of California The Amgen Tour of California 2007 was the second edition of an eight-day, 650-mile (1,045 km) stage race that raced through the California redwoods, wine country and the Pacific Coast. The road bicycle racing event was held February 18, 2007 ...

, out-sprinting future road race world champion Thor Hushovd.

Track Results

;2002 :1st, New York City Cycling Championship (NY) ;1997 :1st, Cuban National Champion, 4km Pursuit :2nd, Pan Am Games, 4km Team Pursuit ;1996 :1st, Pan Am Games, Madison

Major results

;2008 :

Tour de Georgia The Tour de Georgia was a U.S. professional road cycling stage race across the state of Georgia. The race began in 2003 and was contested six times until 2008. It was one of the three events in North America ranked as Hors Classe (2.HC) stage rac ...

1st Overall after 1st Stage ::1st, Stage #1 ;2007 :1st, USA Crits World Criterium Championship :1st, Stage #1 Tour of Missouri :1st, Stage #6 Tour of Missouri :1st, Sprint Competition Tour of Missouri :1st, Stage #3

Tour of Elk Grove The Tour of Elk Grove was an annual bicycle race held in Elk Grove Village, IL in the United States. First staged in 2006, the race covered more than 277 kilometers (172 Miles) and took place over three days. The event featured 16 professional a ...

:1st,

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Classic :1st, Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium :1st, Stage #4 Cascade Cycling Classic :1st, Stage #1

Joe Martin Stage Race Joe Martin Stage Race is a road cycling stage race held annually in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is part of the UCI America Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the ...

:1st, Indio Grand Prix :1st, Garrett Lemire Memorial Grand Prix :1st, Quand Knopf Sequia Cycling Classic Criterium :1st, Merco Credit Union Cycling Classic Down Town Grand Prix :1st, Stage #7 Amgen Tour of California :1st, Roger Milliken Memorial Criterium :1st, Red Trolley Classic Criterium :2nd, Chris Thater Memorial :2nd, Stage #1 TTT International Tour de Toona :2nd, Chevron Manhatton Beach Grand Prix :3rd, Stage #4 Tour of Missouri :3rd, Merco Credit Union Cycling Classic Road Race :4th, Overall

:4th, Stage #2 International Tour de Toona :4th, Stage #7

:5th, Stage #6 Tour de Georgia :5th, Stage #1 Tour de Georgia :7th, Stage #2 Tour of Elk Grove :8th, Stage #4 International Tour de Toona :8th, Stage #2 Amgen Tour of California :9th, Stage #4

:10th, Infineon Cougar Mountain Classic Criterium ;2006 :1st, Men’s Pro 1/2 International Challenge (Downers Grove, IL) :1st, Walterboro Criterium :1st,

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Criterium :1st, Overall USA Crit Series :2nd, Commerce Bank Philadelphia International Championship :2nd, Stage#1

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:2nd, Sunny King Criterium :2nd, Historic Roswell Criterium :2nd, McLane Pacific Foothills Road Race :2nd, Central Valley Classic Criterium :3rd, Stage #2

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:3rd, Overall Tri-Peaks Challenge :4th, Stage #1

Vuelta a Valencia The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (; en, Tour of the Valencian Community or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (''Comunitat Valenciana''), Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often ...

Stage Race (Valencia, CA) :6th, Spartanburg Criterium :8th, Athens Twilight :9th, CapTech Classic ;2005 :1st, CSC Invitational (Arlington, VA) :1st, Stage #3,

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:1st, Stage #4, Vuelta Ciclista Independencia (Dominican Republic) :1st, Stage #5, Vuelta Ciclista Independencia (Dominican Republic) :2nd, Central Valley Classic Kearney Park Circuit Race :2nd, Central Valley Classic Tower District Criterium :2nd, Athens Twilight Criterium :3rd, Historic Roswell Criterium :3rd,

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(Lancaster, PA) ;2004 :1st, Bank of America Invitational (Charlotte, NC) :1st, Stage #3 Tour of Connecticut :1st, Stage #1 GP de Beauce (Quebec) :1st, Stage #3 Redlands Cycling Classic (CA) :2nd, Points Competition Dodge

:2nd, Stage #1 Dodge Tour de Georgia :2nd, Stage #2 Dodge Tour de Georgia :2nd, Stage #3 Dodge Tour de Georgia :3rd, Stage #4 Redlands Bicycle Classic :3rd, Stage #2

Valley of the Sun stage race The Valley of the Sun Stage Race is a stage race, multi-day cycling race held in Phoenix, Arizona. The race takes annually in February and is contested over three days. Winners References External links

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;2003 :1st, Festival of Speed (FL) :1st, Stage #4 Vuelta a Sinaloa (Sinaloa, Mexico) ;2002 :1st, New York City Cycling Championships (NY, NY) :1st, Stage #4

(Fitchburg, MA) :2nd, Sequoia Cycling Classic Criterium (Visalia, CA) :4th, Sequoia Cycling Classic Road Race (Exeter, CA) ;2001 :1st, PYA / Monarch Criterium :1st,

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Circuit Race (CA) :3rd, McClane Pacific Classic Grand Prix :3rd, Sequoia Cycling Classic Downtown Criterium :3rd, Sequoia Cycling Classic Rocky Hill Road Race ;2000 :1st, Sunshine Cycling Classic

References

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