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João Cândido Lourenço (25 February 1917 – September 1998) was a Portuguese
National Road Race Championships
: 1st Sprint, National Track Championships
: 1st Overall Sprint, National Track Championships
;1944
: 1st Sprint, National Track Championships
;1946
: 1st Stage 7
racing cyclist
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. Professional from 1939 to 1950, he notably won a stage of the Vuelta a España
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, 21 stages of the Volta a Portugal
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and the 1942 Portuguese national road race championships.
Major results
;1939 : 1st Stage 1Tour du Maroc
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;1940
: 1st Stages 1, 3, 5, 7, 12, & 14 Volta a Portugal
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;1941
: 1st Stages 2a, 2b, 3, 5, 8b, 9a, 11a, 14, 15a & 15b Volta a Portugal
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: 2nd Sprint, National Track Championships
;1942
: 1st National Road Race Championships
: 1st Sprint, National Track Championships
: 1st Overall Vuelta a Mallorca
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: 1st Stage 3 Volta a Catalunya
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;1943
: 1st Sprint, National Track Championships
;1944
: 1st Sprint, National Track Championships
;1946
: 1st Stage 7 Vuelta a España
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: 1st Stages 8 & 15 Volta a Portugal
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;1947
: 1st Stages 2, 12 & 15 Volta a Portugal
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References
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* 1917 births 1998 deaths Portuguese male cyclists Portuguese Vuelta a España stage winners People from Silves, Portugal Sportspeople from Faro District {{Portugal-cycling-bio-stub