Murilo Fischer
 Fischer at the 2007 Tour de Pologne | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Murilo Antonio Fischer |
| Born | 16 June 1979 Brusque, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 2004–2006 | Domina Vacanze |
| 2007–2009 | Liquigas |
| 2010–2012 | Garmin–Transitions |
| 2013–2016 | FDJ |
| Major wins | |
| |
Murilo Antonio Fischer (born 16 June 1979) is a Brazilian former professional
road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2016 for the Naturino–Sapore di Mare, Liquigas, Garmin–Sharp and FDJ teams.[1] He represented Brazil in five Olympic Games between 2000 and 2016,[2] and competed at thirteen Grand Tours
.
Career
Fischer was born in
UCI Professional Continental level as Naturino–Sapore di Mare for the 2005 and 2006 seasons. At Naturino–Sapore di Mare, Fischer proved his consistency over a season by winning the 2005 UCI Europe Tour. In 2007, Fischer made the step up to the UCI ProTour with Liquigas. He became the second Brazilian to win a UCI World Tour race stage, winning stage five at the 2007 Tour de Pologne
.
Fischer signed with Garmin–Transitions on 3 January 2010, to be part of Tyler Farrar's leadout train in the 2010 season.[3] Fischer left Garmin–Sharp at the end of the 2012 season, and joined FDJ on a two-year contract from the 2013 season onwards.[1]
Fisher completed the 2015 Vuelta a España and he became the first Brazilian rider to have completed all Grand Tours.[4]
Major results
- 2000
- 1st Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho
- 2nd Tour do Rio
- 2001
- 2nd Copa América de Ciclismo
- 2002
- 1st Stage 4 Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
- 2nd Tour do Rio
- 2003
- 1st
Road race, UCI B World Championships - 2004
- 4th Overall Uniqa Classic
- 6th Overall Tour Down Under
- 6th Criterium d'Abruzzo
- 2005
- 1st Overall UCI Europe Tour
- 1st Giro del Piemonte
- 1st Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
- 1st Trofeo Città di Castelfidardo
- 1st Due Giorni Marchigiana
- 1st Memorial Cimurri
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 2nd Overall Uniqa Classic
- 1st Stages 1 & 3
- 2nd Giro del Lazio
- 3rd Coppa Bernocchi
- 3rd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese
- 4th Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau
- 4th Gran Premio Città di Misano – Adriatico
- 4th Coppa Sabatini
- 5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 7th Overall Circuit de Lorraine
- 2006
- 8th Overall Giro della Provincia di Lucca
- 2007
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de Pologne
- 2nd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
- 3rd Trofeo Calvia
- 10th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 2008
- 4th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese
- 4th Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 6th Coppa Bernocchi
- 2009
- 1st Giro della Romagna
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 7th Giro del Friuli
- 10th Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 2010
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 2nd Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
- 2011
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Trofeo Magaluf-Palmanova
- 4th Trofeo Inca
- 2012
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour of Qatar
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | 112 | DNF | — | 147 | 135 | 130 | 152 |
 Tour de France
|
101 | 76 | — | — | — | — | 133 | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | DNF | 156 | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ^ a b "Fischer joins FDJ-BigMat". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "Murilo Fischer « SB5 - Eventos & Marketing Esportivo". Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ Benson, Daniel; Tyler, Richard (3 January 2010). "Garmin-Transitions signs Murilo Fischer". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "La Vuelta".
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Murilo Fischer.
- Murilo Fischer at UCI
- Murilo Fischer at Cycling Archives
- Murilo Fischer at ProCyclingStats
- Murilo Fischer at Cycling Quotient
- Murilo Fischer at CycleBase
- Palmares on Cycling Base (French)
