Iván Domínguez
Personal information | |
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Full name | Iván Domínguez |
Born | United States Cuba | May 28, 1976
Team information | |
Current team | Franco MRI |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2001–2003 | Saturn |
2004 | Colavita-Olive Oil |
2005 | Health Net presented by Maxxis |
2006–2008 | Toyota-United |
2009 | Fuji–Servetto |
2009–2010 | Rock Racing |
2010-2011 | Jamis-Sutter Home |
2011- | Franco MRI |
Major wins | |
Tour of California, 1 stage (2007) |
Iván Domínguez (born May 28, 1976 in Havana) is a Cuban professional road bicycle racer for the Franco MRI Racing Team. In 2009 Dominguez also known as "The Cuban Missile" acquired U.S. citizenship.[1]
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 . In 2004, he switched to 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.[2]
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 future road race world champion Thor Hushovd.
Track Results[]
- 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
Major results[]
- 2008
- Tour de Georgia
- 1st Overall after 1st Stage
- 1st, Stage #1
- 2007
- 1st, USA Crits World Criterium Championship
- 1st, Stage #1 Tour of Missouri
- 1st, Stage #6 Tour of Missouri
- 1st, Sprint Competition Tour of Missouri
- 1st, Stage #3 Tour of Elk Grove
- 1st, Classic
- 1st, Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium
- 1st, Stage #4 Cascade Cycling Classic
- 1st, Stage #1 Joe Martin Stage Race
- 1st, Indio Grand Prix
- 1st, 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 Milliken Memorial Criterium
- 1st, Red Trolley Classic Criterium
- 2nd, 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 Georgia
- 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, Greenwood Criterium
- 1st, Overall
- 2nd, Commerce Bank Philadelphia International Championship
- 2nd, Stage#1
- 2nd, Sunny King Criterium
- 2nd, Historic Roswell Criterium
- 2nd, McLane Pacific Foothills Road Race
- 2nd, Central Valley Classic Criterium
- 3rd, Stage #2 Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
- 3rd, Overall Tri-Peaks Challenge
- 4th, Stage #1 Vuelta a Valencia Stage Race (Valencia, CA)
- 6th, Spartanburg Criterium
- 8th,
- 9th,
- 2005
- 1st, (Arlington, VA)
- 1st, Stage #3, San Dimas Stage Race
- 1st, Stage #4, (Dominican Republic)
- 1st, Stage #5, Vuelta Ciclista Independencia (Dominican Republic)
- 2nd, 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 Invitational (Charlotte, NC)
- 1st, Stage #3
- 1st, Stage #1 (Quebec)
- 1st, Stage #3 (CA)
- 2nd, Points Competition Dodge Tour de Georgia
- 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
- 2003
- 1st, Festival of Speed (FL)
- 1st, Stage #4 (Sinaloa, Mexico)
- 2002
- 1st, New York City Cycling Championships (NY, NY)
- 1st, Stage #4 Fitchburg Longsjo Classic (Fitchburg, MA)
- 2nd, Criterium (Visalia, CA)
- 4th, Sequoia Cycling Classic Road Race (Exeter, CA)
- 2001
- 1st, PYA / Monarch Criterium
- 1st, Circuit Race (CA)
- 3rd, Grand Prix
- 3rd, Sequoia Cycling Classic Downtown Criterium
- 3rd, Sequoia Cycling Classic Rocky Hill Road Race
- 2000
- 1st,
References[]
- ^ "Ivan Dominguez is taking his new U.S. passport to Europe this season". velonews.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ "Ivan Dominguez leaves Rock for Fuji". velonews.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-14. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
- 1976 births
- American male cyclists
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Havana
- Cuban male cyclists