Joaquim Gomes

Joaquim Augusto Gomes Oliveira (born November 21, 1965, in Lisbon) is a former road bicycle racer from Portugal. He is considered one of the best Portuguese cyclists of all time, being best known for his mountain climbing capabilities.

During his career he won two editions of Volta a Portugal (1989 and 1993), participating in 18 editions of the competition. Currently he is the director of Volta a Portugal.

Major results

1987 1st Overall Grande Prémio Abimota 1st Stage 3 1st Stage 7 Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias 1988 1st Overall Volta ao Algarve 1st Overall Volta ao Alentejo 1st Stage 6b (ITT) 1st Stage 5a Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 1st Stage 6 Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias 3rd Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Stage 3 (TTT) 1989 1st Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Stages 10b, 15 & 19 6th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 1990 1st Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 2nd Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Stages 9 & 13 1991 2nd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 1st Stage 5 2nd Overall Volta ao Algarve 1st Stage 4 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 1992 1st Overall Volta ao Algarve 1st Stage 3a 1st Stage 4 Tour du Vaucluse 1st Stage 1 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 3rd Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Stage 8 1993 1st Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Stages 8 & 9 1st Stage 8 Vuelta del Uruguay 10th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1994 1st Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 1st Stage 5 3rd Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Stages 10 & 14 3rd Overall Volta ao Alentejo 1995 1st Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias 1st Stage 3 1st Prologue (ITT) Volta a Portugal 1996 2nd Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias 4th Overall Volta a Portugal 1997 2nd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 1st Stage 4a (ITT) 3rd Overall Volta a Portugal 5th Overall Volta ao Algarve 1998 5th Overall Volta a Portugal 10th Overall Volta ao Alentejo 1999 4th Overall Volta ao Algarve 9th Overall Vuelta Asturias 2000 7th Overall Volta a Portugal 8th Overall G.P. Portugal Telecom 2001 5th Overall Volta a Portugal 10th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho