Murilo Fischer

Murilo Antonio Fischer (born 16 June 1979) is a Brazilian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2016 for the , , and teams. He represented Brazil in five Olympic Games between 2000 and 2016, and competed at thirteen Grand Tours.

Career Fischer was born in Brusque, Santa Catarina. Prior to moving to the team in 2010, Fischer had raced his whole career with Italian teams, having begun his career with in 2004, before the team moved up to UCI Professional Continental level as for the 2005 and 2006 seasons. At , Fischer proved his consistency over a season by winning the 2005 UCI Europe Tour. In 2007, Fischer made the step up to the UCI ProTour with . He became the second Brazilian to win a UCI World Tour race stage, winning stage five at the 2007 Tour de Pologne.

Fischer signed with on 3 January 2010, to be part of Tyler Farrar's leadout train in the 2010 season. Fischer left at the end of the 2012 season, and joined on a two-year contract from the 2013 season onwards.

Major results

2000 1st Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho 2nd Tour do Rio 2001 2nd Copa América de Ciclismo 2002 1st Stage 4 Giro Ciclistico d'Italia 2nd Tour do Rio 2003

2004 4th Overall Uniqa Classic 6th Overall Tour Down Under 6th Criterium d'Abruzzo 2005 1st Overall UCI Europe Tour 1st Giro del Piemonte 1st Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato 1st Trofeo Città di Castelfidardo 1st Due Giorni Marchigiana 1st Memorial Cimurri 1st Stage 3 Tour of Qinghai Lake 2nd Overall Uniqa Classic 1st Stages 1 & 3 2nd Giro del Lazio 3rd Coppa Bernocchi 3rd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese 4th Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau 4th Gran Premio Città di Misano – Adriatico 4th Coppa Sabatini 5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships 7th Overall Circuit de Lorraine 2006 8th Overall Giro della Provincia di Lucca 2007 1st Stage 5 Tour de Pologne 2nd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato 3rd Trofeo Calvia 10th Dwars door Vlaanderen 2008 4th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese 4th Vattenfall Cyclassics 6th Coppa Bernocchi 2009 1st Giro della Romagna 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 7th Giro del Friuli 10th Grand Prix de Fourmies 2010

2nd Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie 2011

1st Trofeo Magaluf-Palmanova 4th Trofeo Inca 2012 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour of Qatar

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish