Iúri Gabriel Dantas Leitão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈjuɾi ɡɐbɾiˈɛl ˈdɐ̃tɐʃ lejˈtɐ̃w̃]; born 3 July 1998) is a Portuguese road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Caja Rural–Seguros RGA. He won a silver medal in the elimination event at the 2021 World Championships. Two years later, Leitão took the highest place on the podium after winning the 2023 World Championships omnium event, becoming the first Portuguese rider to win a world championship title in track cycling. Competing in his first Olympic Games in Paris 2024, he won a gold medal in the Madison event alongside Rui Oliveira and the silver medal in the omnium event, making him the first Portuguese track cyclist to win an Olympic medal, the first Portuguese sportsperson to win two Olympic medals in a single edition, and his country's first-ever Olympic champion in a sport other than athletics.
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| Full name | Iúri Gabriel Dantas Leitão | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 July 1998 Viana do Castelo, Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | Miranda–Mortágua | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Sicasal–Constantinos–Delta Cafés | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Super Froiz[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2021 | Tavfer–Measindot–Mortágua[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Major results
editRoad
edit- 2018
- 1st Stage 5 Volta a Portugal do Futuro
- 2021
- Volta ao Alentejo
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 1st
- 2022
- 6th Overall Ronde de l'Oise
- 1st Stage 2
- 2023 (3 pro wins)
- 1st
Overall International Tour of Hellas
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- GP Beiras e Serra da Estrela
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 1st Stage 2 CRO Race
- 2024 (1)
- Volta ao Alentejo
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 5
- 1st
- 1st Stage 1a (ITT) International Tour of Hellas
- 1st Stage 2 GP Beiras e Serra da Estrela
Track
edit- 2016
- 1st
Points race, National Junior Championships - 2018
- 3rd Scratch, National Championships
- 2019
- 3rd Madison, National Championships (with Wilson Esperanca)
- 2020
- UEC European Championships
- 1st
Scratch - 2nd
Elimination - 3rd
Omnium
- 1st
- National Championships
- 1st Scratch
- 2nd Individual pursuit
- 2nd Points race
- 1st
- UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 2nd Scratch
- 2nd Points race
- 2nd Elimination
- 2nd
- 2021
- National Championships
- 1st Madison (with Daniel Dias)
- 1st Omnium
- 1st
- UCI Champions League
- 1st Elimination, London
- 2nd Scratch, Palma
- 2nd
Elimination, UCI World Championships - UEC European Championships
- 2nd Points race
- 3rd Madison (with Rui Oliveira)
- 2nd
- UCI Nations Cup, St. Petersburg
- 2nd Madison (with João Matias)
- 2nd Omnium
- 2022
- 1st Scratch, UEC European Championships
- National Championships
- 1st Madison (with João Matias)
- 1st Scratch
- 2nd Omnium
- 1st
- 2023
- 1st
Omnium, UCI World Championships - 2024
- Olympic Games
- 1st
Madison (with Rui Oliveira) - 2nd
Omnium
- 1st
- 1st Scratch, UEC European Championships
References
edit- ^ "Primeiro podio do ano para o Super Froiz. Iuri Leitao, proclámase campión de Portugal" [First podium of the year for the Super Froiz. Iuri Leitao, proclaimed champion of Portugal]. Pontevedra Viva (in Galician). Virtual Vedra Comunicación, SL. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Tavfer-Measindot-Mortágua". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "El campeón de Europa de Scratch, Iuri Leitao, ficha por el Tavfer-Mortagua" [European Scratch champion Iuri Leitao signs for Tavfer-Mortagua]. Biciciclismo (in Spanish). Cycling Total comunicación y servicios S.L. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
External links
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- Iúri Leitão at UCI
- Iúri Leitão at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Iúri Leitão at ProCyclingStats
- Iúri Leitão at Cycling Quotient
- Iúri Leitão at CycleBase
