Diego Milán

Diego Milán Jiménez (born 10 July 1985) is a Spanish-born professional road bicycle racer, who competes for Inteja Imca–Ridea. Milán has also competed for Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo, Caja Rural and Differdange–Losch. Since 2012, Milán competes under a licence from the Dominican Republic,[1] having been born in Spain.[2]

Diego Milán
Personal information
Full nameDiego Milán Jiménez
Born (1985-07-10) 10 July 1985
Almansa, Spain
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamInteja Imca–Ridea
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2010Areperos
2012–2013Aro & Pedal–Inteja
Professional teams
2006–2007Grupo Nicolás Mateos
2008–2009Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo
2011Caja Rural
2013–2014Differdange–Losch
2015–Inteja–MMR Dominican Cycling Team
Major wins
National Road Race Championships (2013, 2014)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Milán and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.

Professional career

Born in Almansa, Spain, Milán won the Dominican Republic National Road Race Championships in 2013[3] and 2014.[4]

Milán was the first Dominican cyclist to ever participate in the Olympic Games when he participated in the individual road race, but did not finish.[5]

Milán was fourth overall during the 2015 Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay, riding for the Inteja–MMR Dominican Cycling Team.[6]

Major results
2006
7th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
1st Stage 2
2007
5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23
5th Circuito de Getxo
2008
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a La Rioja
1st Stage 2 GP Paredes Rota dos Móveis
2009
5th Overall Tour of Turkey
2010
5th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
6th Overall Tour do Rio
2011
5th Circuito de Getxo
7th Clásica de Almería
2012
7th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1, 4 & 5
7th Bucks County Classic
2013
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Stage 6 Tour de Beauce
8th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
1st Stages 4 & 9
2014
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Stage 5 Tour de Guadeloupe
2015
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
1st Stage 7
4th Overall Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay
5th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
10th Road race, Pan American Games
2016
5th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
2017
7th Road race, Pan American Road Championships
7th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
1st Points classification
1st Mountains classification
7th Overall Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay
2018
4th Winston-Salem Cycling Classic
8th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
9th Overall Tour du Maroc
2019
1st Stage 5 Tour de Beauce
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay
5th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
6th Overall Tour du Maroc
6th Winston-Salem Cycling Classic

References
  1. "XXXIV Vta. Ciclista Independencia Nacional" (PDF). Edosof. AS&A. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  2. "XXXIII Vta. Ciclista Independencia Nacional" (PDF). Edosof. AS&A. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  3. "Milán y Rodríguez lideran Campeonato Nacional Ciclismo Élite". 7 Dias (in Spanish). San Cristobal. 22 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  4. "Milán y Rodríguez revalidan títulos en Campeonato Nacional de Ruta" (in Spanish). FEDOCI. 2014. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  5. "Diego Milán: "Orgulloso de haber representado al País"". Metro (in Spanish). 9 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  6. "Langlois wins stage 4 finale". cyclingnews.com. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2016.


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