José Azevedo

José Bento Azevedo Carvalho (born 19 September 1973) is a Portuguese retired road racing cyclist, and most recently, general manager of UCI WorldTeam Team Katusha–Alpecin. During his racing career, Azevedo rode for ONCE–Eroski between 2001 and 2003 and for U.S. Postal Service between 2004 and 2006.

José Azevedo
Azevedo in 2004
Personal information
Full nameJosé Bento Azevedo Carvalho
NicknameThe Ace
Born (1973-09-19) 19 September 1973
Vila do Conde, Portugal
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider (retired)
Team manager
Rider typeClimbing specialist
Professional teams
1994–1995Recer–Boavista
1996–2000Maia–Jumbo–CIN
2001–2003ONCE–Eroski
2004–2006U.S. Postal Service
2007–2008Benfica
Managerial teams
2010–2011Team RadioShack
2012–2013RadioShack–Nissan
2014–2019Team Katusha
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
2 TTT stages (2004, 2005)
Vuelta a España
1 TTT stages (2002)

Deutschland Tour, 1 stage
One-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships (1996, 1997, 2001)
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