Bruno Pires (cyclist)

Bruno Pires
Pires at the 2011 Tour de Romandie.
Personal information
Full nameBruno Manuel Pires Silva
Born (1981-05-15) 15 May 1981 (age 43)
Redondo, Portugal
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur teams
2001Vitória de Setúbal
2003ASC–Guilhabreu–Vila do Conde
Professional teams
2002ASC–Vila do Conde
2004–2008Milaneza–Maia
2009–2010Barbot–Siper
2011Leopard Trek
2012–2015Team Saxo Bank[1]
2016Team Roth
Major wins
National Road Race Championships (2006)

Bruno Manuel Pires Silva (born 15 May 1981) is a Portuguese former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2002 and 2016.

Born in Redondo, Portugal, Pires began his professional career at the ASC-Vila do Conde team and was part of Milaneza–Maia and Barbot–Siper, before joining his first foreign team, Leopard Trek, in 2011. He then competed for four years with Tinkoff–Saxo, and his final season in 2016 was with Team Roth.

  1. ^ "Pires from Leopard Trek to Saxo Bank-SunGard". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.