Wendy Ramón Cruz Martínez (born 7 March 1976 in Santiago de los Caballeros) is a former professional cyclist from the Dominican Republic. He still competes as an amateur, currently riding for Santiago–Asocisa.[1] Nicknamed El Ciclon he won the gold medal in the men's individual road race at the 2007 Pan American Games.
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| Full name | Wendy Ramón Cruz Martínez | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 1976 Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Santiago–Asocisa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2005 | Asosica | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Edenorte–CDP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | VCSM–Santiago | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Ciclón Bike | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Ochoa Finauto | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Ochoa Finauto | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Santiago–Asocisa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | ECC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Santiago–Asocisa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Caico Cycling Team | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2012, Cruz tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO) and received a two-year doping suspension.[2]
Major results edit
- 1999
- 1st Stages 1 & 3 Vuelta a Chiriquí
- 2000
- 1st Stages 1, 2 & 7a Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
- 1st Prologue Vuelta a Ciclista a Costa Rica
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Chiriquí
- 2003
- 1st Stage 5a Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
- 2005
- 1st Overall Tour of Puerto Rico
- 1st Stages 1 & 3
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
- 9th Road race, Pan American Road Championships
- 2006
- 3rd
Team pursuit, Central American and Caribbean Games - 2007
- 1st
Road race, Pan American Games - 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
- 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a Chiriquí
- 2008
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 6th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
- 1st Stage 3
- 2009
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
- 2010
- 7th San Antonio de Padua Classic
- 2012
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
- 2015
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
References edit
- ^ "Wendy Cruz". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Publication". UCI.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
External links edit
- Wendy Cruz at UCI
- Wendy Cruz at ProCyclingStats
- Wendy Cruz at Cycling Archives
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