Bruno Manuel Pires Silva (born 15 May 1981) is a
Portuguese former professional
road bicycle racer
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...
, who competed professionally between 2002 and 2016.
Born in
Redondo, Portugal
Redondo () is a municipality in the District of Évora (district), Évora in Portugal. The population in 2016 was 6, 567, in an area of 369.51 km2.
Etymology
"Redondo" is a Spanish and Portuguese word that translates to "round" or "rounde ...
, Pires began his professional career at the ASC-Vila do Conde team and was part of Milaneza–Maia and , before joining his first foreign team, , in 2011. He then competed for four years with , and his final season in 2016 was with .
Major results
;2004
: 8th Overall
Volta ao Alentejo
The Volta ao Alentejo ( Portuguese; ) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Alentejo, Portugal. Since 2010, it has been organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle ...
;2005
: 4th Overall
Volta ao Alentejo
The Volta ao Alentejo ( Portuguese; ) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Alentejo, Portugal. Since 2010, it has been organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle ...
: 5th Overall
Vuelta a Asturias
Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI ...
;2006
: 1st
Road race, National Road Championships
: 2nd Overall
Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
The Grande Prémio Internacional de Torres Vedras – Troféu Joaquim Agostinho is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Torres Vedras, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Cont ...
: 7th Overall
Volta a Portugal
The Volta a Portugal (), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week span.
History
The competition started in 1927, alt ...
: 10th Overall
Volta ao Alentejo
The Volta ao Alentejo ( Portuguese; ) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Alentejo, Portugal. Since 2010, it has been organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle ...
;2007
: 1st Stage 4
Volta ao Alentejo
The Volta ao Alentejo ( Portuguese; ) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Alentejo, Portugal. Since 2010, it has been organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle ...
: 3rd Overall
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::1st Stage 4
;2008
: 2nd
Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia – Clásica de Ordizia is a Spanish professional cycle road race held in Ordizia, Basque Country. The first edition was held in 1922. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour ...
: 3rd Overall
Vuelta a Asturias
Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI ...
: 5th Overall
Volta ao Alentejo
The Volta ao Alentejo ( Portuguese; ) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Alentejo, Portugal. Since 2010, it has been organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle ...
::1st Stage 4
: 7th
Subida al Naranco
Subida al Naranco is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early June each year. The event was first run in 1941 but was not held consistently until 1981. Between 2005 and 2010, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Eur ...
;2009
: 2nd Overall
Volta Ciclística de São Paulo
: 9th Overall
Volta a Portugal
The Volta a Portugal (), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week span.
History
The competition started in 1927, alt ...
;2010
: 6th Overall
Volta ao Alentejo
The Volta ao Alentejo ( Portuguese; ) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Alentejo, Portugal. Since 2010, it has been organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle ...
::1st Stage 2
;2011
: 9th Overall
USA Pro Cycling Challenge
The USA Pro Cycling Challenge, also known as USA Pro Challenge, was an annual multi-day professional road bicycle racing stage race that first took place in Colorado in 2011. Originally announced on August 4, 2010 by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter ...
;2012
: 4th Overall
Tour of Slovenia
Tour of Slovenia (Dirka po Sloveniji) is a five day road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race held since 1993.
Between 2005 and 2018, it was organised as a 2.1 race on the UCI Europe Tour. The 2019 edition was classified as a 2.HC race. It b ...
;2014
: 10th Overall
USA Pro Cycling Challenge
The USA Pro Cycling Challenge, also known as USA Pro Challenge, was an annual multi-day professional road bicycle racing stage race that first took place in Colorado in 2011. Originally announced on August 4, 2010 by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter ...
;2016
: 7th Overall
Tour d'Azerbaïdjan
Tour d'Azerbaïdjan was a 2.1 multi-stage bicycle race of the UCI Europe Tour, which took place in Azerbaijan around May between 2012 and 2017. Each day, participants started on a new phase of the race. The race was held in 7 regions of Azerbaij ...
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
Portuguese male cyclists
21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
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