Luciano Pagliarini
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Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonça (born April 18, 1978 in Arapongas
Arapongas
Arapongas is a municipality in Paraná. The population was estimated at 103,186 in 2007.It is served by Alberto Bertelli Airport.- Notable natives :*Luciano Pagliarini - Brazilian cyclist....

, state of Paraná
Paraná (state)
Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the South of the country, bordered on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the Misiones Province of Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and the republic of Paraguay,...

) is a retired Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian cyclist. A renowned sprinter, he has been regarded as one of Brazil's finest cyclists. Pagliarini has taken part in the road cycling race
Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics had 18 events in three disciplines:*Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre ....

 at 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 (from which he withdrew due to mechanical trouble) and the 2005 Tour de France
2005 Tour de France
The 2005 Tour de France was the 92nd Tour de France, taking place from July 2 to July 24, 2005. It comprised 21 stages over 3592.5 km, the winner's average speed was 41.654 km/h. The first stages were held in the département of the Vendée, for the third time in 12 years. The 2005 Tour was...

 (best position: 5th on stage 2, withdrawal on stage 9).

2007

Due to health problems, Pagliarini had a bad start in the 2007 season, until the Pan American Games in July, where he won the bronze medal. Ten days after the birth of his first daughter, he won the fifth stage of the Eneco Tour, being the first Brazilian to acquire a victory in the UCI ProTour
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...

, with this victory he rebuilt his morale and later won a stage in the Tour of Missouri. This excellent end of the season convinced his team, Saunier Duval to renew his contract.

2008

Pagliarini had a good season start placing third in the last stage of Tour of Qatar and finishing 15th overall. He also won the 6th Stage of the Tour of California, ahead of Juan Jose Haedo and the world champion Paolo Bettini, two days before the Beijing Olympics Men's Road Race he was diagnosed with kidney stones and due to this fact he was the last rider to finish the course.

2009

This year was a dark year for the Brazilian sprinter after the team whose he had signed a contract, TelTech H2O, did not get a license from UCI and thereafter was disbanded. Luciano stayed out of contact for some months and gained some weight. In July he announced the comeback to his homecountry to race the Tour of Brazil with team Memorial-Santos and also his preparation on track cycling for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

2010

Following economical problems in the team Scott-Marcondes Cesar-São José dos Campos
Scott-Marcondes Cesar-São José dos Campos
Team Scott-Marcondes Cesar-São José dos Campos was a Brazilian UCI Continental road bicycle racing team, based on São José dos Campos. The team was created in 1993 by José Carlos Monteiro, who is the general team manager since its foundation...

, including a lack of payment to Pagliarini, he withdrew from cycling to become a trainer for the Brazilian track team.

Major achievements

1998 – Caloí
1st, Stage 3, Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
1998 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
The 21st edition of the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile was held from March 19 to March 29, 1998 in Southern Chile over a distance of 1519 km.-1999-03-19: Pelluco — Puerto Montt :-1999-03-20: Puerto Montt — Osorno :...


2001 – Lampre-Daikin
2002 – Lampre-Daikin
2003 – Lampre
1st, Stages 2, 3 and 4, Tour de Langkawi
1st, Clásica de Almería
Clásica de Almería
The Clásica de Almería is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in March in Almería, Spain, starting and finishing in Almería itself. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event in its first six years...


2004 – Lampre
1st, Stages 7 and 8, Tour de Langkawi
1st, Stage 5, Vuelta a Murcia
Vuelta a Murcia
The Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia is a road bicycle race held in and around Murcia, Spain. The race consists of a men's competition over five stages and is part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 2.1 event. The first four editions were reserved to amateurs....


2005 – Liquigas-Bianchi
2006 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
2007 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
1st, Stage 5, Eneco Tour of Benelux
2007 Eneco Tour of Benelux
The 2007 Eneco Tour of Benelux road cycling race took place from August 22 to August 29. The third edition of the Eneco Tour of Benelux covered parts of the Netherlands and Belgium. Instead of 23 teams like before, only 21 teams take part in the race this year...

, Pan American Games
Cycling at the 2007 Pan American Games
There were four cycling events at the 2007 Pan American Games: road cycling, track cycling, mountain bike and bmx racing.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Men's events:-Women's events:-Mountain bike:-BMX:-Medal table:-References:*...

, Men's Road Roace
1st, Stage 4, Tour of Missouri
2007 Tour of Missouri
The 2007 Tour of Missouri is the inaugural edition of a professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Missouri that made its debut on September 11, 2007 with six days of racing. Run by same organizers as the Tour de Georgia and the Amgen Tour of California, the Tour of Missouri is being...


2008 – Saunier Duval-Scott
1st, Stage 6, Tour of California
2008 Tour of California
The 2008 Tour of California was the third edition of an eight-day, 650-mile stage race, which began in Palo Alto , then raced through the California redwoods, wine country and the Pacific Coast and finished in Pasadena. The road bicycle racing event was held February 17–24...


2010 – Scott-Marcondes Cesar-São José dos Campos
1st, Stage 1, 5 and 6, Rutas de América
Rutas de América
Rutas de América is a stage road bicycle race held annually in February in Uruguay. Since 2009, the race is organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI America Tour.- Winners :...



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