Diego Milán Jiménez (born 10 July 1985) is a Spanish-born Dominican road bicycle racer, who rides for Dominican amateur team Inteja Imca DCT.[1] Milán has also competed for Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo, Caja Rural and Differdange–Losch.

Diego Milán
Milán in 2014
Personal information
Full nameDiego Milán Jiménez
Born (1985-07-10) 10 July 1985 (age 38)
Almansa, Spain
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamInteja Imca DCT
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2010Areperos
2012–2013Aro & Pedal–Inteja
2020–2021Team Inteja
2021–2022C.D. Yourbike–Almansa
2022Inteja Imca DCT
2023Suministros Dama
2023–Inteja Imca DCT
Professional teams
2006–2007Grupo Nicolás Mateos
2008–2009Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo
2011Caja Rural
2013–2014Differdange–Losch
2015–2019Inteja–MMR Dominican Cycling Team
Major wins
National Road Race Championships (2013, 2014)

Since 2012, Milán competes under a licence from the Dominican Republic,[2] having been born in Spain.[3]

Professional career edit

Born in Almansa, Spain, Milán won the Dominican Republic National Road Race Championships in 2013[4] and 2014.[5]

Milán was the first Dominican cyclist to ever participate in the Olympic Games when he participated in the individual road race, but did not finish.[6]

Milán was fourth overall during the 2015 Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay, riding for the Inteja–MMR Dominican Cycling Team.[7]

Major results edit

Source: [8]

2006
3rd Clásica Memorial Txuma
7th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
1st Stage 2
2007
5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23
5th Circuito de Getxo
7th Clásica Memorial Txuma
2008
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a La Rioja
1st Stage 2 GP Paredes Rota dos Móveis
2009
5th Overall Tour of Turkey
2010
5th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
6th Overall Tour do Rio
2011
5th Circuito de Getxo
7th Clásica de Almería
2012
7th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
1st   Points classification
1st Stages 1, 4 & 5
7th Bucks County Classic
2013
1st   Road race, National Road Championships
1st Stage 6 Tour de Beauce
8th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
1st Stages 4 & 9
2014
1st   Road race, National Road Championships
1st Stage 5 Tour de Guadeloupe
2015
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
1st Stage 7
4th Overall Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay
5th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
10th Road race, Pan American Games
2016
5th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
2017
7th Road race, Pan American Road Championships
7th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
1st   Points classification
1st   Mountains classification
7th Overall Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay
2018
4th Winston-Salem Cycling Classic
8th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
9th Overall Tour du Maroc
2019
1st Stage 5 Tour de Beauce
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay
5th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
6th Overall Tour du Maroc
6th Winston-Salem Cycling Classic

References edit

  1. ^ "Diego MILAN JIMENEZ". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ^ "XXXIV Vta. Ciclista Independencia Nacional" (PDF). Edosof. AS&A. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  3. ^ "XXXIII Vta. Ciclista Independencia Nacional" (PDF). Edosof. AS&A. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Milán y Rodríguez lideran Campeonato Nacional Ciclismo Élite". 7 Dias (in Spanish). San Cristobal. 22 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Milán y Rodríguez revalidan títulos en Campeonato Nacional de Ruta" (in Spanish). FEDOCI. 2014. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Diego Milán: "Orgulloso de haber representado al País"". Metro (in Spanish). 9 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Langlois wins stage 4 finale". cyclingnews.com. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Diego Milan". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

External links edit