Luis Fernando Macías Hernández (born May 14, 1982 in

Lagos de Moreno Lagos de Moreno () is a city and municipality in the State of Jalisco, Mexico. Lagos is located in the region of Los Altos de Jalisco, within the macroregion of the Bajío, one of the most highly developed areas in Latin America. Lagos de Moreno ...

Jalisco Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...

) is a Mexican former professional cyclist. He won the Mexican national under-23 time trial championships in 2005. He returned to Mexico in 2006, after racing in Spain in 2004 and 2005, to compete for the Continental team Chivas Cycling Team and a year later Tecos-Trek. In 2008 he was the Mexican road race champion and won the silver medal in the road race at the

Pan American Cycling Championships The Pan American Cycling Championships are the continental cycling championships for road bicycle racing held annually for member nations of the Pan American Cycling Confederation. The events were first held in 1974 in Cali Santiago de Cali ...

. After the disbanding of the Tecos-Trek team in late 2009, for the 2010 season he signed with the American team . The team had requested a position as a Professional Continental but was refused and was eventually downgraded to amateur. Macías competed for the team at the

Vuelta Mexico Telmex Vuelta Ciclista Mexico Telmex was an annual road cycling race in Mexico that took place over the course of eight days, involving eight stages. The Mexico national tour had a rich history dating back to the 1940s, and the latest incarnation was rev ...

and won the fourth stage. At the end of the year, he left the team and joined the Mexican team Canel's Turbo, also amateur, and competed in the

Vuelta a Guatemala The ''Vuelta a Guatemala'' (Spanish for Tour of Guatemala) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually and typically during late October and early November in several locations in Guatemala. The competition carries a UCI rating o ...

. For the 2011 season, Macias returned to professional cycling with the .

Major results

Road

;2003 : 1st MaillotMexicano

Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...

, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2004 : 7th Coppa Citta di Asti ;2006 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;2007 : 1st Stage 11b

Vuelta a Cuba The Vuelta a Cuba (''English'': Tour of Cuba) was a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually each February in Cuba. It was held from 1964 to 2010. When the UCI Continental Circuits were created in 2005, the Vuelta a Cuba was added ...

;2008 : 1st MaillotMexicano

Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Chihuahua : 2nd Silver medal america

Road race,

Pan American Road Championships The Pan American Road Championships are the continental cycling championships for road bicycle racing held annually for member nations of the Pan American Cycling Confederation. Riders competing in the Pan American Cycling Championships are sel ...

;2009 : 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Puebla : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Oaxaca ;2010 : 1st Stage 4

: 3rd Road race,

Central American and Caribbean Games The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for 32 countries and ...

;2011 : 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a Chiriquí : 5th Road race,

;2012 : 1st Clasica León-San Luis ;2014 : 1st Stage 3 Ruta del Centro

Track

;2002 : 1st Gold medal america

Madison,

;2006 : 1st Six Days of Aguascalientes (with

Franco Marvulli Franco Marvulli (born 11 November 1978 in Zürich) is a Swiss former professional racing cyclist. He won a silver medal in the Madison with Bruno Risi at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was also a two time world champion in both the Madison, also w ...

) : 1st Six Days of Mexico (with

) ;2009 : 1st Gold medal america

Madison,

Pan American Track Championships The Pan American Track Championships are the continental cycling championships for track cycling held annually for member nations of the Pan American Cycling Confederation. Riders competing in the Pan American Cycling Championships are selected ...

;2010 :

::2nd

Madison ::3rd

Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

;2014 : 1st MaillotMexicano

Team pursuit, National Track Championships : 3rd

Points race A points race is a mass start track cycling event involving large numbers of riders simultaneously on track. It was an Olympic event for men from 1984 to 2008 and for women from 1996 to 2008. Since 2012, the points race has been one of the omniu ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Macias, Luis Living people Mexican male cyclists 1982 births Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games 21st-century Mexican sportsmen Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games People from Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco Sportspeople from Jalisco Cyclists at the 2011 Pan American Games