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João Cândido Lourenço (25 February 1917 – September 1998) was a Portuguese
racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...
. Professional from 1939 to 1950, he notably won a stage of the
Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...
, 21 stages of the
Volta a Portugal The Volta a Portugal (), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week span. History The competition started in 1927, alt ...
and the 1942 Portuguese national road race championships.


Major results

;1939 : 1st Stage 1
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;1940 : 1st Stages 1, 3, 5, 7, 12, & 14
Volta a Portugal The Volta a Portugal (), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week span. History The competition started in 1927, alt ...
;1941 : 1st Stages 2a, 2b, 3, 5, 8b, 9a, 11a, 14, 15a & 15b
Volta a Portugal The Volta a Portugal (), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week span. History The competition started in 1927, alt ...
: 2nd Sprint, National Track Championships ;1942 : 1st National Road Race Championships : 1st Sprint, National Track Championships : 1st Overall
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: 1st Stage 3
Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; Tour of Catalonia, ) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of the Basque Country. The race has had ...
;1943 : 1st Sprint, National Track Championships ;1944 : 1st Sprint, National Track Championships ;1946 : 1st Stage 7
Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...
: 1st Stages 8 & 15
Volta a Portugal The Volta a Portugal (), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week span. History The competition started in 1927, alt ...
;1947 : 1st Stages 2, 12 & 15
Volta a Portugal The Volta a Portugal (), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week span. History The competition started in 1927, alt ...


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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 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen {{Portugal-cycling-bio-stub