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.
 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 | |
Career
editFischer was born in Brusque, Santa Catarina. Prior to moving to the Garmin–Transitions team in 2010, Fischer had raced his whole career with Italian teams, having begun his career with Domina Vacanze in 2004, before the team moved up to 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
edit- 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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
edit
- 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)
