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Alex Correia Diniz (born 20 October 1985) is a Brazilian professional
Overall Volta de São Paulo
::1st Stage 7
: 3rd Road race, Overall 1st Overall
::1st Stage 4
;2012
: 2nd Overall 
Points classification
: 8th Overall 7th Overall
Alex Correia Diniz' profile on Cycling Base
1985 births Living people Brazilian male cyclists Brazilian road racing cyclists Sportspeople from Recife Doping cases in cycling 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-cycling-bio-stub
racing cyclist
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, who is currently suspended from the sport. He was born in Recife
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, and his specialties are climbing and endurance races.
He served a two-year drugs ban between 2009 and 2011, after testing positive for erythropoietin
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(EPO) and his 2009 results were cancelled. In 2013, racing for , Diniz won the queen stage
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of the Tour de San Luis
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. He soloed to victory after attacking at the foot of the final climb, the Mirador del Potrero, taking the leader's jersey in the process.
In 2017, Diniz was given an eight-year ban for anomalies in his biological passport.
Major results
;2005 : 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2006 : 1st Overall Volta de São Paulo
::1st Stage 7
: 3rd Road race, Pan American Cycling Championships
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: 5th Overall Volta do Paraná
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;2007
: 1st Overall Tour de Santa Catarina
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::1st Stages 1 (TTT), 2 & 7
: 6th Overall Volta do Paraná
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: 8th Overall Tour do Rio
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;2008
: 1st Stage 3 Volta do Paraná
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;2009
: Overall Tour de Santa Catarina
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Tour do Rio
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::1st Mountains classification
: 8th Overall Rutas de América
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: 8th Overall Tour do Brasil
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::1st Stage 7
;2013
: 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
: 3rd Overall Tour de San Luis
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::1st Stage 3
;2014
: 2nd Overall Tour do Brasil
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::1st Points classification
: 8th Overall Tour of Utah
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: 10th Overall Tour do Rio
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;2015
: 3rd Overall Tour do Rio
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;2016
: Tour of Hainan
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References
External links
*Alex Correia Diniz' profile on Cycling Base
1985 births Living people Brazilian male cyclists Brazilian road racing cyclists Sportspeople from Recife Doping cases in cycling 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-cycling-bio-stub