Armindo Fonseca (born 1 May 1989) is a French former racing cyclist,[1] who rode professionally for the Fortuneo–Samsic team – through various team names – from 2011 to 2018.[2] During his career, Fonseca took two professional victories, both of which came in 2014, with a stage win at the Boucles de la Mayenne and a win in the Tour de Vendée one-day race. He also competed in the Tour de France on three occasions – in 2014,[3] 2015 and 2016.
Major results
Source: [4]
- 2010
- 9th Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites
- 2011
- 2nd Tour du Finistère
- 2012
- 4th Tour de Vendée
- 7th Tour du Finistère
- 2013
- 2nd Circuito de Getxo
- 3rd Boucles de l'Aulne
- 4th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
- 5th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 8th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
- 2014
- 1st Tour de Vendée
- 3rd Tour du Finistère
- 3rd Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
- 4th Overall Tour du Haut Var
- 5th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 1st Stage 1
- 5th La Drôme Classic
- 2015
- 5th Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 7th GP Ouest-France
- 8th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
- 9th Duo Normand (with Benoît Jarrier)
- 2016
- 5th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
- 6th Route Adélie de Vitré
- 9th Cholet-Pays de Loire
- 10th Tour du Finistère
- 2017
- 4th Paris–Camembert
- 6th Paris–Bourges[5]
- 9th Route Adélie de Vitré
- 2018
- 3rd Classic Loire-Atlantique
- 8th Overall Ronde de l'Oise
- 9th Cholet-Pays de la Loire
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
138 | 119 | 146 |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ^ a b "Armindo Fonseca". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "Cyclisme. Armindo Fonseca (Fortuneo-Samsic) met fin à sa carrière" [Cycling. Armindo Fonseca (Fortuneo-Samsic) ends his career]. Ouest-France (in French). Groupe Ouest-France. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Armindo Fonseca". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "Armindo Fonseca". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Rudy Barbier wins Paris-Bourges". cyclingnews.com. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
External links
- Armindo Fonseca at UCI
- Armindo Fonseca at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Armindo Fonseca at ProCyclingStats
- Armindo Fonseca at Cycling Quotient
