Luis Macias (cyclist)

Luis Fernando Macías Hernández (born May 14, 1982 in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco) is a Mexican former professional cyclist. He won the Mexican national under-23 time trial championships in 2005. He returned to Mexico in 2006, after racing in Spain in 2004 and 2005, to compete for the Continental team Chivas Cycling Team and a year later Tecos-Trek. In 2008 he was the Mexican road race champion and won the silver medal in the road race at the Pan American Cycling Championships.

After the disbanding of the Tecos-Trek team in late 2009, for the 2010 season he signed with the American team. The team had requested a position as a Professional Continental but was refused and was eventually downgraded to amateur. Macías competed for the team at the Vuelta Mexico Telmex and won the fourth stage. At the end of the year, he left the team and joined the Mexican team Canel's Turbo, also amateur, and competed in the Vuelta a Guatemala. For the 2011 season, Macias returned to professional cycling with the.

Road

 * 2003
 * 1st MaillotMexicano.PNG Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships


 * 2004
 * 7th Coppa Citta di Asti


 * 2006
 * 3rd Road race, National Road Championships


 * 2007
 * 1st Stage 11b Vuelta a Cuba


 * 2008
 * 1st MaillotMexicano.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
 * 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Chihuahua
 * 2nd Silver medal america.svg Road race, Pan American Road Championships


 * 2009
 * 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Puebla
 * 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Oaxaca


 * 2010
 * 1st Stage 4 Vuelta Mexico Telmex
 * 3rd Bronze medal america.svg Road race, Central American and Caribbean Games


 * 2011
 * 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a Chiriquí
 * 5th Road race, Pan American Road Championships


 * 2012
 * 1st Clasica León-San Luis


 * 2014
 * 1st Stage 3 Ruta del Centro

Track

 * 2002
 * 1st Gold medal america.svg Madison, Central American and Caribbean Games


 * 2006
 * 1st Six Days of Aguascalientes (with Franco Marvulli)
 * 1st Six Days of Mexico (with Franco Marvulli)


 * 2009
 * 1st Gold medal america.svg Madison, Pan American Track Championships


 * 2010
 * Central American and Caribbean Games
 * 2nd Silver medal america.svg Madison
 * 3rd Bronze medal america.svg Team pursuit


 * 2014
 * 1st MaillotMexicano.PNG Team pursuit, National Track Championships
 * 3rd Bronze medal america.svg Points race, Central American and Caribbean Games