Alex Correia Diniz (born 20 October 1985) is a Brazilian professional racing cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport. He was born in Recife,[2] and his specialties are climbing and endurance races.[3]

He served a two-year drugs ban between 2009 and 2011,[4] after testing positive for erythropoietin (EPO) and his 2009 results were cancelled.[5] In 2013, racing for Funvic Brasilinvest–São José dos Campos, Diniz won the queen stage of the Tour de San Luis. He soloed to victory after attacking at the foot of the final climb, the Mirador del Potrero, taking the leader's jersey in the process.[6]

In 2017, Diniz was given an eight-year ban for anomalies in his biological passport.[7]

Major results

2005
3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2006
1st Overall Volta de São Paulo
1st Stage 7
3rd Road race, Pan American Cycling Championships
5th Overall Volta do Paraná
2007
1st Overall Tour de Santa Catarina
1st Stages 1 (TTT), 2 & 7
6th Overall Volta do Paraná
8th Overall Tour do Rio
2008
1st Stage 3 Volta do Paraná
2009
1st Overall Tour de Santa Catarina
1st Stage 4
2012
2nd Overall Tour do Rio
1st Mountains classification
8th Overall Rutas de América
8th Overall Tour do Brasil
1st Stage 7
2013
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour de San Luis
1st Stage 3
2014
2nd Overall Tour do Brasil
1st Points classification
8th Overall Tour of Utah
10th Overall Tour do Rio
2015
3rd Overall Tour do Rio
2016
7th Overall Tour of Hainan

References

  1. ^ "Funvic Brasilinvest-São José dos Campos (FUN) – BRA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. ^ BikeMagazine article on the 2007 Volta do Estado de São Paulo (Portuguese)
  3. ^ "October 2007 Interview to Prologo (Portuguese)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  4. ^ "Hushovd på sisteplass i Argentina" [Hushovd in last place in Argentina]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Schibsted. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  5. ^ Moore, Kyle (23 January 2013). "Alex Diniz gets Tour de San Luis stage 3, overall lead". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  6. ^ Daniel Benson (23 January 2013). "Diniz climbs to victory in San Luis". CyclingNews. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  7. ^ "UCI ADT 06.2017 UCI v. Mr Alex Correia Diniz" (PDF). UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

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