Miguel Ubeto
Miguel Armando Ubeto Aponte (born 2 September 1976 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan road racing cyclist. He turned professional in 2012 with Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela before signing with the UCI World Tour team Lampre–Merida for 2013.[1] In 2011 he won the UCI America Tour.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Armando Ubeto Aponte | 
| Born | 2 September 1976 Caracas, Venezuela  | 
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | 
| Team information | |
| Current team | MU Training–Banesco | 
| Discipline | Road | 
| Role | Rider | 
| Amateur teams | |
| 2001 | Distribuidora Japonesa-Lotería Oriente TLM | 
| 2003–2005 | Triple Gordo Lara | 
| 2006–2007 | Espoir Du Sud | 
| 2007 | Fundadeporte Carabobo | 
| 2008–2011 | Gobernación de Carabobo | 
| 2010–2011 | Gwada Bikers 118 | 
| 2011–2012 | Lotería del Táchira | 
| 2014 | Gobernación del Táchira–Concafé | 
| 2015 | Amo Táchira–Concafé–Táchira | 
| 2015–2016 | Gobernación de Nueva Esparta | 
| 2016 | Kino Táchira | 
| 2017 | Lotería del Táchira | 
| 2018 | Team Nicolas Dubois | 
| 2018–2020 | Venezuela País de Futuro | 
| 2021– | MU Training–Venezuela País de Futuro | 
| Professional teams | |
| 2012 | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | 
| 2013 | Lampre–Merida | 
Career
    
In May 2013, Ubeto was provisionally suspended for an adverse finding of GW501516.[3] He was later banned for two years,[4] before being reduced to 14 months.[5]
Following this suspension, Ubeto won the gold medal in the road race at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.[6]
On 7 July 2018, while riding for the team "Venezuela País de Futuro", Ubeto won the 3rd stage in the Vuelta a Venezuela.[7] On 1 August 2018, Ubeto was provisionally suspended[8] by the UCI for "Use of Prohibited Methods and/or Prohibited Substances",[9][10] serving a further ban.
Major results
    
- 1998
 - 2nd 
 Team pursuit, Central American and Caribbean Games - 2002
 - Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
- 1st Stages 1 & 3
 
 - 3rd 
 Madison, Central American and Caribbean Games - 2004
 - 1st Stage 2 Vuelta al Táchira
 - 2nd Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
 - 3rd 
 Road race, Pan American Road Championships - 10th Overall Vuelta a Cuba
 - 2005
 - 1st Clasico Ciudad de Caracas
 - 1st Stage 13 Vuelta a Venezuela
 - 6th Road race, Pan American Road Championships
 - 2007
 - 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
 - 1st Stage 3 Vuelta Internacional al Estado Trujillo
 - 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Venezuela
 - 8th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
 - 2008
 - 8th Overall Vuelta a Cuba
 - 2009
 - 1st Stage 1 Vuelta al Táchira
 - 2nd Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
 - 2010
 - Vuelta al Táchira
- 1st Stages 1 (TTT), 2 & 5
 
 - 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Cuba
 - 9th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
- 1st Stages 2b (TTT) & 8a
 
 - 2011
 - 1st 2010–11 UCI America Tour
 - 1st 
 Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Clasico Corre Por La Vida
 - Vuelta al Táchira
- 1st Stages 3 & 7
 
 - Vuelta a Venezuela
- 1st Stages 4b & 10
 
 - 2nd 
 Road race, Pan American Games - 5th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
- 1st Stage 2b
 
 - 7th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
 - 2012
 - 1st 
 Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Overall Vuelta a Venezuela
 - 1st Stage 1 Vuelta al Táchira
 - 6th Road race, Pan American Road Championships
 - 2015
 - 1st 
 Road race, Pan American Games - 1st Clasico FVCiclismo Corre Por la VIDA
 - 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
 - 4th Copa Federación Venezolana de Ciclismo
 - 2017
 - 1st 
 Road race, National Road Championships - 8th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
 - 2018
 - 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Venezuela
 - 2021
 - 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Venezuela
 
References
    
- "Lampre-Merida (LAM) – ITA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
 - UCI America Tour: Ubeto Aponte wins season title by one point
 - "Ubeto Aponte provisionally suspended following a doping test". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
 - Stokes, Shane (30 July 2013). "Four riders each handed two year bans for use of GW501516". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
 - http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/CleanSport/16/67/91/FINAL20141009SanctionsADRVEN_English.pdf
 - "Pan Am Games - Road Cycling 2015: Road Race - Men Results". 26 July 2015.
 - "Vuelta a Venezuela: Miguel Ubeto gana la tercera, Ángel Rivas continúa líder". 7 July 2018.
 - "Puntomedionoticias.info".
 - http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/CleanSport/18/56/48/20180731ProvisionalsuspensionsEN_English.PDF
 -  "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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External links
    
- Miguel Ubeto at Cycling Archives
 - Miguel Ubeto at Cycling Quotient
 - Miguel Ubeto at Olympedia
 - Miguel Ubeto's profile on Cycling Base