Miguel Ubeto

Miguel Armando Ubeto Aponte^[a] (born 2 September 1976) is a Venezuelan road racing cyclist. He turned professional in 2012 with Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela before signing with the UCI World Tour team Lampre–Merida for 2013.^[1] In 2011 he won the UCI America Tour.^[2]

Miguel Ubeto

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Armando Ubeto Aponte
Born	(1976-09-02) 2 September 1976 (age 48) Caracas, Venezuela
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2001	Distribuidora Japonesa-Lotería Oriente TLM
2003–2005	Triple Gordo Lara
2006–2007	Espoir Du Sud
2007	Fundadeporte Carabobo
2008–2011	Gobernación de Carabobo
2010–2011	Gwada Bikers 118
2011–2012	Lotería del Táchira
2014	Gobernación del Táchira–Concafé
2015	Amo Táchira–Concafé–Táchira
2015–2016	Gobernación de Nueva Esparta
2016	Kino Táchira
2017	Lotería del Táchira
2018	Team Nicolas Dubois
2018–2020	Venezuela País de Futuro
2021–2022	MU Training–Venezuela País de Futuro
Professional teams
2012	Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
2013	Lampre–Merida
Medal record Representing  Venezuela Men's track cycling Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Road race 2011 Guadalajara Road race Central American and Caribbean Games 1998 Maracaibo 4000m Team Pursuit 2002 San Salvador Madison Men's road bicycle racing Pan American Championships 2004 Cojedes Road race

Career

In May 2013, Caracas-born Ubeto was provisionally suspended for an adverse finding of GW501516.^[3] He was later banned for two years,^[4] before being reduced to 14 months.^[5]

Following this suspension, Ubeto won the gold medal in the road race at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.^[6]

On 7 July 2018, while riding for the team "Venezuela País de Futuro", Ubeto won the 3rd stage in the Vuelta a Venezuela.^[7] On 1 August 2018, Ubeto was provisionally suspended^[8] by the UCI for "Use of Prohibited Methods and/or Prohibited Substances",^[9][10] serving a further ban.

Major results

Source:^[11]

1998

2nd Team pursuit, Central American and Caribbean Games

2002

Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

1st Stages 1 & 3

3rd Madison, Central American and Caribbean Games

2004

1st Stage 2 Vuelta al Táchira

2nd Overall Tour de Guadeloupe

3rd Road race, Pan American Road Championships

10th Overall Vuelta a Cuba

2005

1st Clasico Ciudad de Caracas

1st Stage 13 Vuelta a Venezuela

6th Road race, Pan American Road Championships

2007

1st Stage 4 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

1st Stage 3 Vuelta Internacional al Estado Trujillo

1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Venezuela

8th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe

2008

8th Overall Vuelta a Cuba

2009

1st Stage 1 Vuelta al Táchira

2nd Overall Tour de Guadeloupe

2010

Vuelta al Táchira

1st Stages 1 (TTT), 2 & 5

1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Cuba

9th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe

1st Stages 2b (TTT) & 8a

2011

1st 2010–11 UCI America Tour

1st Road race, National Road Championships

1st Clasico Corre Por La Vida

Vuelta al Táchira

1st Stages 3 & 7

Vuelta a Venezuela

1st Stages 4b & 10

2nd Road race, Pan American Games

5th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe

1st Stage 2b

7th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

2012

1st Road race, National Road Championships

1st Overall Vuelta a Venezuela

1st Stage 1 Vuelta al Táchira

6th Road race, Pan American Road Championships

2015

1st Road race, Pan American Games

1st Clasico FVCiclismo Corre Por la VIDA

2nd Road race, National Road Championships

4th Copa Federación Venezolana de Ciclismo

2017

1st Road race, National Road Championships

8th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe

2018

1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Venezuela

2021

1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Venezuela

2022

6th Overall Vuelta a Venezuela

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ubeto and the second or maternal family name is Aponte.