Ivan Dominguez
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Iván Domínguez was a Cuba
n professional road bicycle racer for the Franco MRI Racing Team. In 2009 Dominguez also known as "The Cuban Missile" acquired U.S. citizenship.
Dominguez originally rode for the Cuban National Team on the track and was a Pan-American Gold Medalist in 1997. He defected in 1998 to live with his uncle in Miami. He spoke no English and worked in a shoe factory before starting to become successful in local bike races in Miami.
His opportunity to return to high level bicycle racing came in 2000 via the elite amateur Cycle Science(FL) racing team. The small team was built around him and toured in a refurbished bus from Florida to California to New England and back to Wisconsin before he signed his first professional contract in August.
He turned professional in 2001, when offered a spot on the Saturn Professional Cycling Team. In 2004, he switched to Colavita Olive Oil presented by Bolla Wines and he rode for Health Net Presented by Maxxis in 2005, before joining Toyota-United in 2006. In November 2008 Rock Racing
announced that they had reached a deal for Dominguez to ride for them the following year. On December 10, 2008, Fuji-Servetto announced that Dominguez had signed, causing Rock Racing to remove him from their roster,however as of June 2009 Dominguez has gone from Fuji-Servetto to Rock Racing as one of their sprinters.
He was a sprinter and was widely regarded as one of the best sprinters racing in America. He highlighted this by winning Stage 7 of the 2007 Tour of California, out-sprinting sprinters such as Thor Hushovd
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Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n professional road bicycle racer for the Franco MRI Racing Team. In 2009 Dominguez also known as "The Cuban Missile" acquired U.S. citizenship.
Dominguez originally rode for the Cuban National Team on the track and was a Pan-American Gold Medalist in 1997. He defected in 1998 to live with his uncle in Miami. He spoke no English and worked in a shoe factory before starting to become successful in local bike races in Miami.
His opportunity to return to high level bicycle racing came in 2000 via the elite amateur Cycle Science(FL) racing team. The small team was built around him and toured in a refurbished bus from Florida to California to New England and back to Wisconsin before he signed his first professional contract in August.
He turned professional in 2001, when offered a spot on the Saturn Professional Cycling Team. In 2004, he switched to Colavita Olive Oil presented by Bolla Wines and he rode for Health Net Presented by Maxxis in 2005, before joining Toyota-United in 2006. In November 2008 Rock Racing
Rock Racing
Rock Racing is a cycling team founded in 2007 by Michael Ball. The team is affiliated with Ball's Rock & Republic clothing. Rock Racing received media attention for hiring outcasts in the sport, including those tainted by performance enhancing drug scandals...
announced that they had reached a deal for Dominguez to ride for them the following year. On December 10, 2008, Fuji-Servetto announced that Dominguez had signed, causing Rock Racing to remove him from their roster,however as of June 2009 Dominguez has gone from Fuji-Servetto to Rock Racing as one of their sprinters.
He was a sprinter and was widely regarded as one of the best sprinters racing in America. He highlighted this by winning Stage 7 of the 2007 Tour of California, out-sprinting sprinters such as Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road...
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Career highlights
2002- 1st, New York City Cycling Championship (NY)
1997
- 1st, Cuban National Champion, 4km Pursuit
- 2nd, Pan Am Games, 4km Team Pursuit
1996
- 1st, Pan Am Games, Madison
Palmares
2008- Tour de Georgia2008 Tour de GeorgiaThe 2008 Tour de Georgia was a seven-stage professional bicycle race held from April 21 through April 27, 2008 across the state of Georgia. The race was part of the 2008 USA Cycling Pro Tour and 2007-2008 UCI America Tour, and was presented by AT&T....
1st Overall after 1st Stage- 1st, Stage #1
2007
- 1st, USA Crits World Criterium Championship
- 1st, Stage #1 Tour of MissouriTour of MissouriThe Tour of Missouri is a professional road bicycle racing stage race in Missouri that started on September 11, 2007 with six days of racing. The organizers, who also run the Tour de Georgia and the Amgen Tour of California, billed it as the third highest profile race in the United States.The 2009...
- 1st, Stage #6 Tour of Missouri
- 1st, Sprint Competition Tour of Missouri
- 1st, Stage #3 Tour of Elk Grove
- 1st, Hanes Park Classic
- 1st, Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium
- 1st, Stage #4 Cascade Cycling ClassicCascade Cycling ClassicThe Cascade Cycling Classic is the longest consecutively run elite road bicycle racing stage race in the United States . It takes place in the Central Oregon region and is based in Bend, Oregon. It is a regular fixture for most of North America's top cyclists and teams. In recent years the race has...
- 1st, Stage #1 Joe Martin Stage Race
- 1st, IndioIndioIndio may refer to:* Indio, California* Indio, person of indigenous peoples of the Americas* The Spanish Colonial racial term for the native Austronesian peoples of the Philippines between the 16th and 19th centuriesSpecific people:...
Grand Prix - 1st, Garrett Lemire Memorial Grand Prix
- 1st, Quand Knopf Sequia Cycling Classic Criterium
- 1st, Merco Credit Union Cycling Classic Down Town Grand Prix
- 1st, Stage #7 Amgen Tour of California
- 1st, Roger Millikan Memorial Criterium
- 1st, Red Trolley Classic Criterium
- 2nd, Chris Thater Memorial
- 2nd, Stage #1 TTT International Tour de Toona
- 2nd, Chevron Manhatton Beach Grand Prix
- 3rd, Stage #4 Tour of Missouri
- 3rd, Merco Credit Union Cycling Classic Road Race
- 4th, Overall Tour of Elk Grove
- 4th, Stage #2 International Tour de Toona
- 4th, Stage #7 Tour de GeorgiaTour de GeorgiaThe Tour de Georgia is a U.S. professional cycling stage race across the state of Georgia. The race began in 2003 and has been contested six times. It is one of the three events in North America ranked as Hors Classe stage race events by the UCI, which is cycling's international governing body,...
- 5th, Stage #6 Tour de Georgia
- 5th, Stage #1 Tour de Georgia
- 7th, Stage #2 Tour of Elk Grove
- 8th, Stage #4 International Tour de Toona
- 8th, Stage #2 Amgen Tour of California
- 9th, Stage #4 Joe Martin Stage Race
- 10th, Infineon Cougar Mountain Classic Criterium
2006
- 1st, Men’s Pro 1/2 International Challenge (Downers Grove, IL)
- 1st, Walterboro Criterium
- 1st, GreenwoodGreenwood- Canada :* Greenwood, Calgary, Alberta, a neighbourhood* Greenwood, British Columbia, a city* Greenwood, Nova Scotia, a village* Greenwood, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, a community in the Halifax Regional Municipality...
Criterium - 1st, Overall USA Crit Series
- 2nd, Commerce Bank Philadelphia International Championship
- 2nd, Stage#1 Tri-Peaks Challenge
- 2nd, Sunny King Criterium
- 2nd, Historic Roswell Criterium
- 2nd, McLane Pacific Foothills Road Race
- 2nd, Central Valley Classic Criterium
- 3rd, Stage #2 Fitchburg Longsjo ClassicFitchburg Longsjo ClassicFitchburg Longsjo Classic is an annual road bicycle racing stage race held in and around Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States. It is notably the second oldest cycling race in the United States....
- 3rd, Overall Tri-Peaks Challenge
- 4th, Stage #1 Vuelta a Valencia Stage Race (Valencia, CA)
- 6th, Spartanburg Criterium
- 8th, Athens Twilight
- 9th, CapTech Classic
2005
- 1st, CSC Invitational (Arlington, VA)
- 1st, Stage #3, San Dimas Stage Race
- 1st, Stage #4, Vuelta Ciclista Independencia (Dominican Republic)
- 1st, Stage #5, Vuelta Ciclista Independencia (Dominican Republic)
- 2nd, Central Valley Classic Kearney Park Circuit Race
- 2nd, Central Valley Classic Tower District Criterium
- 2nd, Athens Twilight Criterium
- 3rd, Historic Roswell Criterium
- 3rd, Wachovia Invitational (Lancaster, PA)
2004
- 1st, Bank of America InvitationalPresbyterian Hospital Invitational CriteriumThe Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium, or Charlotte Criterium, is an annual criterium bicycle race along an course located in Uptown, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States...
(Charlotte, NC) - 1st, Stage #3 Tour of Connecticut
- 1st, Stage #1 GP de Beauce (Quebec)
- 1st, Stage #3 Redlands Cycling Classic (CA)
- 2nd, Points Competition Dodge Tour de GeorgiaTour de GeorgiaThe Tour de Georgia is a U.S. professional cycling stage race across the state of Georgia. The race began in 2003 and has been contested six times. It is one of the three events in North America ranked as Hors Classe stage race events by the UCI, which is cycling's international governing body,...
- 2nd, Stage #1 Dodge Tour de Georgia
- 2nd, Stage #2 Dodge Tour de Georgia
- 2nd, Stage #3 Dodge Tour de Georgia
- 3rd, Stage #4 Redlands Bicycle Classic
- 3rd, Stage #2 Valley of the Sun stage race
2003
- 1st, Festival of Speed (FL)
- 1st, Stage #4 Vuelta a Sinaloa (Sinaloa, Mexico)
2002
- 1st, New York City Cycling Championships (NY, NY)
- 1st, Stage #4 Fitchburg Longsjo ClassicFitchburg Longsjo ClassicFitchburg Longsjo Classic is an annual road bicycle racing stage race held in and around Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States. It is notably the second oldest cycling race in the United States....
(Fitchburg,MA) - 2nd, Sequoia Cycling Classic Criterium (Visalia, CA)
- 4th, Sequoia Cycling Classic Road Race (Exeter, CA)
2001
- 1st, PYA / Monarch Criterium
- 1st, Solano Bicycle Classic Circuit Race (CA)
- 3rd, McClane Pacific Classic Grand Prix
- 3rd, Sequoia Cycling Classic Downtown Criterium
- 3rd, Sequoia Cycling Classic Rocky Hill Road Race
2000
- 1st, Sunshine Cycling Classic