Manuel Cardoso (cyclist)

Manuel António Cardoso Leal (born April 7, 1983, in Paços de Ferreira) is a Portuguese former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2006 and 2015 for the, , , , and  teams. He made his Grand Tour debut in the 2010 Tour de France, but had to pull out after the Prologue due to injuries sustained in a crash.

Major results

 * 2006
 * 1st Stage 2 Volta a Portugal
 * 5th Overall Grande Prémio Internacional Costa Azul


 * 2007
 * Vuelta a Extremadura
 * 1st Points classification
 * 1st Stages 4 & 5


 * 2008
 * 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
 * Volta ao Alentejo
 * 1st Stages 2 & 5
 * Volta ao Distrito de Santarém
 * 1st Stages 1 & 4


 * 2009
 * 1st MaillotPortugal.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
 * 1st Stage 1 Volta a Portugal
 * Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
 * 1st Stages 1 & 4
 * 1st Stage 1 GP CTT Correios de Portugal
 * 1st Stage 1 Circuit de Lorraine
 * 8th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
 * 1st Stage 5


 * 2010
 * 1st Stage 3 Tour Down Under
 * 3rd Trofeo Cala Millor
 * 3rd Trofeo Magaluf-Palmanova
 * 5th Trofeo Palma


 * 2011
 * 1st Stage 4 Volta a Catalunya
 * 8th Vattenfall Cyclassics


 * 2012
 * 1st MaillotPortugal.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
 * 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Castilla y León
 * 4th Trofeo Palma
 * 4th Trofeo Migjorn


 * 2013
 * Volta a Portugal
 * 1st Jersey red.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stage 5


 * 2014
 * Tour du Maroc
 * 1st Points classification
 * 1st Stages 1, 7, 8 & 9
 * 1st Stage 3 Volta ao Alentejo
 * 1st Stage 10 Volta a Portugal


 * 2015
 * 5th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
 * 1st Stage 2