Miguel Armando Ubeto Aponte[a] (born 2 September 1976) is a Venezuelan road racing cyclist. He turned professional in 2012 with Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela before signing with the UCI World Tour team Lampre–Merida for 2013.[1] In 2011 he won the UCI America Tour.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Armando Ubeto Aponte |
| Born | 2 September 1976 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2001 | Distribuidora Japonesa-Lotería Oriente TLM |
| 2003–2005 | Triple Gordo Lara |
| 2006–2007 | Espoir Du Sud |
| 2007 | Fundadeporte Carabobo |
| 2008–2011 | Gobernación de Carabobo |
| 2010–2011 | Gwada Bikers 118 |
| 2011–2012 | Lotería del Táchira |
| 2014 | Gobernación del Táchira–Concafé |
| 2015 | Amo Táchira–Concafé–Táchira |
| 2015–2016 | Gobernación de Nueva Esparta |
| 2016 | Kino Táchira |
| 2017 | Lotería del Táchira |
| 2018 | Team Nicolas Dubois |
| 2018–2020 | Venezuela País de Futuro |
| 2021–2022 | MU Training–Venezuela País de Futuro |
| Professional teams | |
| 2012 | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela |
| 2013 | Lampre–Merida |
Medal record | |
Career
editIn May 2013, Caracas-born Ubeto was provisionally suspended for an adverse finding of GW501516.[3] He was later banned for two years,[4] before being reduced to 14 months.[5]
Following this suspension, Ubeto won the gold medal in the road race at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.[6]
On 7 July 2018, while riding for the team "Venezuela País de Futuro", Ubeto won the 3rd stage in the Vuelta a Venezuela.[7] On 1 August 2018, Ubeto was provisionally suspended[8] by the UCI for "Use of Prohibited Methods and/or Prohibited Substances",[9][10] serving a further ban.
Major results
editSource:[11]
- 1998
- 2nd
Team pursuit, Central American and Caribbean Games - 2002
- Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
- 1st Stages 1 & 3
- 3rd
Madison, Central American and Caribbean Games - 2004
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta al Táchira
- 2nd Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
- 3rd
Road race, Pan American Road Championships - 10th Overall Vuelta a Cuba
- 2005
- 1st Clasico Ciudad de Caracas
- 1st Stage 13 Vuelta a Venezuela
- 6th Road race, Pan American Road Championships
- 2007
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta Internacional al Estado Trujillo
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Venezuela
- 8th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
- 2008
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Cuba
- 2009
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta al Táchira
- 2nd Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
- 2010
- Vuelta al Táchira
- 1st Stages 1 (TTT), 2 & 5
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Cuba
- 9th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
- 1st Stages 2b (TTT) & 8a
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- 2011
- 1st 2010–11 UCI America Tour
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Clasico Corre Por La Vida
- Vuelta al Táchira
- 1st Stages 3 & 7
- Vuelta a Venezuela
- 1st Stages 4b & 10
- 2nd Road race, Pan American Games
- 5th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
- 1st Stage 2b
- 7th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
- 2012
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Venezuela
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta al Táchira
- 6th Road race, Pan American Road Championships
- 2015
- 1st
Road race, Pan American Games - 1st Clasico FVCiclismo Corre Por la VIDA
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 4th Copa Federación Venezolana de Ciclismo
- 2017
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 8th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
- 2018
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Venezuela
- 2021
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Venezuela
- 2022
- 6th Overall Vuelta a Venezuela
Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ubeto and the second or maternal family name is Aponte.
References
edit- ^ "Lampre-Merida (LAM) – ITA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ UCI America Tour: Ubeto Aponte wins season title by one point
- ^ "Ubeto Aponte provisionally suspended following a doping test". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ Stokes, Shane (30 July 2013). "Four riders each handed two year bans for use of GW501516". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Pan Am Games - Road Cycling 2015: Road Race - Men Results". 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Vuelta a Venezuela: Miguel Ubeto gana la tercera, Ángel Rivas continúa líder". 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Puntomedionoticias.info".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Miguel Ubeto". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
External links
edit- Miguel Ubeto at UCI
- Miguel Ubeto at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Miguel Ubeto at ProCyclingStats
- Miguel Ubeto at CQ Ranking
- Miguel Ubeto at CycleBase
- Miguel Ubeto at Olympedia
- Miguel Ubeto at Olympics.com
