About José Mendes
Born 1985. José Mendes is a Portuguese sport cyclist.
José João Pimenta Costa Mendes (born 24 April 1985) is a Portuguese former professional cyclist, who competed from 2008 to 2024 for ten different teams, including the cycling teams of the Portuguese Big Three clubs – , and .
He competed in six Grand Tours between 2013 and 2018, the road race at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and was a two-time winner at the Portuguese National Road Race Championships,
2003
2005 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships 2008 9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg 10th Overall Vuelta a Chihuahua 2009 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 3rd Circuit de Lorraine 2010 1st Stage 3 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 2012 6th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 2014 7th Vuelta a Murcia 2015 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 5th Overall Critérium International 5th Overall Coppa Bernocchi 6th Overall Giro del Trentino 1st Stage 1 (TTT) 2016 National Road Championships
2nd Time trial 6th Overall Tour of Norway 7th Overall Tour of Slovenia 2017 4th Time trial, National Road Championships 2018 6th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 2019
2023 5th Overall Aziz Shusha 6th Overall Tour of Małopolska 6th The Tour Oqtosh-Chorvoq-Mountain 7th Tour of Bostonliq II 8th Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
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Who is José Mendes?
Portuguese cyclist
When was José Mendes born?
José Mendes was born on 24 April 1985 in Guimarães.
What is José Mendes's occupation?
José Mendes is a sport cyclist.
What nationality is José Mendes?
José Mendes is Portuguese.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: José Mendes (cyclist)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). José Mendes. https://biography.guide/jose-mendes/
MLA: "José Mendes." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jose-mendes/.
Chicago: "José Mendes." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/jose-mendes/.
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