José Mendes (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 – Benfica, Sporting / Tavira and W52 / FC Porto.^[6]

FullnameJosé João Pimenta Costa Mendes

Born (1985-04-24) 24 April 1985 (age 41)
Guimarães, Portugal

Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)

Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st)

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José Mendes

Mendes (front) at the 2014 Tour de France
Personal information
Full name	José João Pimenta Costa Mendes
Born	(1985-04-24) 24 April 1985 (age 41) Guimarães, Portugal
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
2008	Benfica
2009	Liberty Seguros Continental
2010	LA Alumínios–Rota dos Móveis
2011	CCC–Polsat–Polkowice
2012	LA–Antarte
2013–2017	NetApp–Endura[1]
2018	Burgos BH[2]
2019	Sporting / Tavira
2020–2021	W52 / FC Porto[3][4]
2022	Aviludo–Louletano–Loulé Concelho[5]
2023–2024	NSJBI Victoria Sports Pro Cycling Team
Major wins
One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (2016, 2019)

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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,^[6] in 2016 and 2019 – his only two professional victories.