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Vítor Manuel Gamito Gomes (born 21 April 1970, in
Lisbon Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainlan ...
) is a Portuguese former cyclist. Professional between 1992 and 2004, he was the National Time Trial Champion in 1999 and 2000. His biggest win was 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 ...
, which he won in 2000 after finishing four times in second place (1993, 1994, 1997 and 1999). He participated in the
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three times, but failed to finish all three. Gamito also represented
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at the
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, participating in the road race and in the
time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
. Forced to quit cycling in May 2004 due to a heart problem, Gamito returned to the sport in 2014, riding for .


Major results

;1993 : 1st Overall Grand Prix Jornal de Noticias ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 2nd Overall
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 ...
::1st Stage 10 ;1994 : 1st Overall Grand Prix Jornal de Noticias ::1st Prologue & Stage 4 : 1st Overall
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::1st Stages 4 & 7 : 2nd Overall
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 ...
::1st Stage 13 : 3rd Overall
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;1995 : 1st Stage 3 (ITT)
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:
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 ...
::1st Stages 4 & 13 (ITT) :
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::1st 2 Stages : 2nd Overall Rapport Toer ;1996 : 2nd Overall
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 ...
;1997 : 4th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana ;1998 : 2nd
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, National Road Championships : 2nd Overall
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: 2nd Overall
Troféu Joaquim Agostinho The Grande Prémio Internacional de Torres Vedras – Troféu Joaquim Agostinho is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Torres Vedras, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Cont ...
::1st Stage 4a : 2nd Overall Grand Prix Jornal de Notícias ::1st Stage 4 ;1999 : 1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
, National Road Championships : 1st Stage 1 Grand Prix Sport Noticias : 2nd Overall
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 ...
::1st Stage 5 : 3rd Overall Grand Prix Abimota ::1st Stage 2 ;2000 : 1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
, National Road Championships : 1st Overall
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 ...
::1st Stages 10 & 13 : 5th Overall
Volta ao Algarve Volta may refer to: Persons * Alessandro Volta (1745–1827), Italian physicist and inventor of the electric battery, count and eponym of the volt * Giovanni Volta (1928–2012), Italian Roman Catholic bishop * Giovanni Serafino Volta (1764–1 ...
;2001 :2nd Grand Prix Mosqueteiros - Rota do Marques ;2003 : 1st Stage 6
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 ...
: 1st Stage 4
Volta ao Alentejo The Volta ao Alentejo ( Portuguese; ) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Alentejo, Portugal. Since 2010, it has been organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle ...
;2014 : 10th
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
, National Road Championships


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* 1970 births Living people Portuguese male cyclists Sportspeople from Lisbon Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Portugal Volta a Portugal winners {{Portugal-cycling-bio-stub