João Lourenço (cyclist)

João Cândido Lourenço (25 February 1917 – September 1998) was a Portuguese racing cyclist. Professional from 1939 to 1950, he notably won a stage of the Vuelta a España, 21 stages of the Volta a Portugal and the 1942 Portuguese national road race championships.

Major results

 * 1939
 * 1st Stage 1 Tour du Maroc


 * 1940
 * 1st Stages 1, 3, 5, 7, 12, & 14 Volta a Portugal


 * 1941
 * 1st Stages 2a, 2b, 3, 5, 8b, 9a, 11a, 14, 15a & 15b Volta a Portugal
 * 2nd Sprint, National Track Championships


 * 1942
 * 1st MaillotPortugal.PNG National Road Race Championships
 * 1st MaillotPortugal.PNG Sprint, National Track Championships
 * 1st Overall Vuelta a Mallorca
 * 1st Stage 3 Volta a Catalunya


 * 1943
 * 1st MaillotPortugal.PNG Sprint, National Track Championships


 * 1944
 * 1st MaillotPortugal.PNG Sprint, National Track Championships


 * 1946
 * 1st Stage 7 Vuelta a España
 * 1st Stages 8 & 15 Volta a Portugal


 * 1947
 * 1st Stages 2, 12 & 15 Volta a Portugal