João Benta

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cardoso and the second or paternal family name is Benta.

João Ricardo Cardoso Benta (born 21 December 1986) is a Portuguese former cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2022.

João Benta

Personal information
Full name	João Ricardo Cardoso Benta
Born	(1986-12-21) 21 December 1986 (age 38) Portugal
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2005	Gondomar–Coração de Ouro
2006	ASC–Cycles Oliveira–União Ciclista Vila do Conde
2007	Casactiva–Quinta das Arcas–Madeilongo
2008	Santa Maria da Feira–E. Leclerc–Moreira Congelados
2014	Concello do Porriño–CC Spol
Professional teams
2009–2010	Madeinox–Boavista
2015–2016	Louletano–Ray Just Energy
2017–2021	Rádio Popular–Boavista[1][2]
2022	Efapel Cycling[3]

Major results

2008

1st Overall Volta a Portugal do Futuro

2015

1st Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho

1st Stage 1

1st Points classification

1st Mountains classification

2016

4th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho

1st Stage 1

9th Overall Volta Internacional Cova da Beira

2017

3th Overall Vuelta a Asturias

6th Overall Volta Internacional Cova da Beira

7th Overall Volta a Portugal

2018

5th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho

6th Overall Volta a Portugal

10th Time trial, National Road Championships

2019

6th Overall Volta a Portugal

1st Stage 8

2020

5th Overall Volta a Portugal

7th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho