Manuel António Cardoso Leal (born April 7, 1983, in Paços de Ferreira) is a Portuguese former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2006 and 2015 for the , , , , and teams. He made his Grand Tour debut in the 2010 Tour de France, but had to pull out after the Prologue due to injuries sustained in a crash.
Major results
2006 1st Stage 2 Volta a Portugal 5th Overall Grande Prémio Internacional Costa Azul 2007 Vuelta a Extremadura 1st Points classification 1st Stages 4 & 5 2008 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid Volta ao Alentejo 1st Stages 2 & 5 Volta ao Distrito de Santarém 1st Stages 1 & 4 2009 1st Road race, National Road Championships 1st Stage 1 Volta a Portugal Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 1st Stages 1 & 4 1st Stage 1 GP CTT Correios de Portugal 1st Stage 1 Circuit de Lorraine 8th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 1st Stage 5 2010 1st Stage 3 Tour Down Under 3rd Trofeo Cala Millor 3rd Trofeo Magaluf-Palmanova 5th Trofeo Palma 2011 1st Stage 4 Volta a Catalunya 8th Vattenfall Cyclassics 2012 1st Road race, National Road Championships 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Castilla y León 4th Trofeo Palma 4th Trofeo Migjorn 2013 Volta a Portugal 1st Points classification 1st Stage 5 2014 Tour du Maroc 1st Points classification 1st Stages 1, 7, 8 & 9 1st Stage 3 Volta ao Alentejo 1st Stage 10 Volta a Portugal 2015 5th Overall Volta ao Alentejo 1st Stage 2
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References
External links Profile at Cycling News website Profile and results at Cycling Quotient website