Márcio May (born 22 May 1972) is a Brazilian
road bicycle
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and
track cyclist
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles.
History
Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...
, who competed in three
Summer Olympics
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(1992, 1996 and 2004) for his native country.
He won two bronze medals during his career at the
Pan American Games
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(1995 and 1999). May retired from professional cycling in January 2008. His last race was the
Copa América de Ciclismo
The Copa América de Ciclismo is a single-day road bicycle racing event held in Brazil.
From 2001 to 2007 and in 2009 it took place at Autódromo José Carlos Pace, in São Paulo. The 2008 edition was held in a street circuit around Flamengo Pa ...
, in which he rode for the
Scott–Marcondes Cesar–São José dos Campos
Team Scott–Marcondes Cesar–São José dos Campos () was a Brazilian UCI Continental road bicycle racing team, based on São José dos Campos. The team was created in 1993 by José Carlos Monteiro, who is the general team manager since its fo ...
team.
Major results
;1995
: 3rd
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
,
Pan American Games
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;1997
: 1st Overall
Tour de Santa Catarina
The Tour de Santa Catarina (also Volta Ciclística Internacional de Santa Catarina – Portuguese for ''International Cycling Tour of Santa Catarina'') is a multi-stage road bicycle racing event held in the state of Santa Catarina, in the sout ...
;1998
: 1st Overall
Tour de Santa Catarina
The Tour de Santa Catarina (also Volta Ciclística Internacional de Santa Catarina – Portuguese for ''International Cycling Tour of Santa Catarina'') is a multi-stage road bicycle racing event held in the state of Santa Catarina, in the sout ...
;1999
: 3rd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
,
Pan American Games
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;2000
: 2nd
Time trial,
Pan American Road Championships
: 3rd Overall
Tour de Santa Catarina
The Tour de Santa Catarina (also Volta Ciclística Internacional de Santa Catarina – Portuguese for ''International Cycling Tour of Santa Catarina'') is a multi-stage road bicycle racing event held in the state of Santa Catarina, in the sout ...
;2001
: 2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships
;2002
: 1st Stage 6
Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
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: 2nd Overall
Tour do Rio
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::1st Stage 3
: 2nd Overall
Tour de Santa Catarina
The Tour de Santa Catarina (also Volta Ciclística Internacional de Santa Catarina – Portuguese for ''International Cycling Tour of Santa Catarina'') is a multi-stage road bicycle racing event held in the state of Santa Catarina, in the sout ...
::1st Prologue
;2003
: National Road Championships
::2nd
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::3rd
Road race
: 3rd Overall
Tour de Santa Catarina
The Tour de Santa Catarina (also Volta Ciclística Internacional de Santa Catarina – Portuguese for ''International Cycling Tour of Santa Catarina'') is a multi-stage road bicycle racing event held in the state of Santa Catarina, in the sout ...
;2004
: 1st Overall
Tour do Rio
Tour do Rio is a road cycling stage race held in Brazil between 2000 and 2015. The race was a 2.2 event in the UCI America Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the U ...
::1st Stage 2
;2005
: 1st Overall
Tour de Santa Catarina
The Tour de Santa Catarina (also Volta Ciclística Internacional de Santa Catarina – Portuguese for ''International Cycling Tour of Santa Catarina'') is a multi-stage road bicycle racing event held in the state of Santa Catarina, in the sout ...
::1st Stage 4
: 2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships
: 2nd Overall
Volta Ciclística de Porto Alegre
: 5th Overall
Volta de Ciclismo Internacional do Estado de São Paulo
The Tour do Brasil, also known as the International Cycling Tour of the State of São Paulo () is a road cycling stage race held in the state of São Paulo. The race exists since 2004 as an elite men's competition over a prologue and 8 to 9 stages ...
;2006
: 1st Overall
Volta do Paraná
The Volta Ciclística Internacional do Paraná was a stage race held between 2004 and 2010, and from 2014 to 2015 in Brazil. It was rated 2.2 and was part of the UCI America Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing c ...
::1st Stage 1
: 9th Overall
Tour de Santa Catarina
The Tour de Santa Catarina (also Volta Ciclística Internacional de Santa Catarina – Portuguese for ''International Cycling Tour of Santa Catarina'') is a multi-stage road bicycle racing event held in the state of Santa Catarina, in the sout ...
;2007
: 1st Stage 1 (
TTT)
Tour de Santa Catarina
The Tour de Santa Catarina (also Volta Ciclística Internacional de Santa Catarina – Portuguese for ''International Cycling Tour of Santa Catarina'') is a multi-stage road bicycle racing event held in the state of Santa Catarina, in the sout ...
: 10th Overall
Volta do Paraná
The Volta Ciclística Internacional do Paraná was a stage race held between 2004 and 2010, and from 2014 to 2015 in Brazil. It was rated 2.2 and was part of the UCI America Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing c ...
References
External links
Official websiteProfile
1972 births
Living people
Brazilian male cyclists
Brazilian road racing cyclists
Brazilian track cyclists
Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 1999 Pan American Games
Cyclists at the 2003 Pan American Games
Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists for Brazil
Vuelta Ciclista de Chile stage winners
Sportspeople from Santa Catarina (state)
Pan American Games medalists in cycling
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
21st-century Brazilian people
20th-century Brazilian people
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