Leangel Linarez
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FullnameLeangel Rubén Linarez Meneses
Born7 August 1997
Barinas, Venezuela
Barinas, Venezuela
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Leangel Rubén Linarez Meneses | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 August 1997 Barinas, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||
| Current team | Tavfer–Ovos Matinados–Mortágua | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||
| Amateur teams | |||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Ona Idt Fona | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Amo Táchira–Concafé | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | EC Cartucho.es–Magro | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Fundación Disjogreca On Bike | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Team Kuota–Construcciones Paulino[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Miranda–Mortágua (stagiaire) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Tavfer–Mortágua–Ovos Matinados[2][3] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Leangel Rubén Linarez Meneses (born 7 August 1997) is a Venezuelan cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Tavfer–Ovos Matinados–Mortágua.[4]
Linarez turned professional in 2020 and took his first victory in a UCI event in 2022, winning stage 3 of the Volta ao Alentejo.[5] In 2023, he won his first fully professional race, taking two stage wins at the Volta a Portugal.[6] In May 2024, he won the Pan American Road Race Championships.[7]
