Alejandro Manuel Marque Porto (born 23 October 1981 in Pontevedra) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team .
Career
Marque was in fine form at the 2013 Volta a Portugal, winning the ninth stage, a individual time trial, before winning the race overall. This earned him a contract with the for the 2014 season. However, Marque tested positive for betamethasone during the race. Marque claimed that the UCI had known about the use of the substance as he had used in the days leading up to the race to treat a bad knee. The result still stands, but Marque never went to the as a clause in the contract he had signed allowed the team to terminate the contract if there were any problems with doping.
Major results
2006
9th Overall Vuelta a Extremadura
2007
10th Overall Volta ao Distrito de Santarém
2008
8th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
2009
1st Stage 4 Grande Prémio Crédito Agrícola de Costa Azul
7th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
8th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
9th Overall Volta ao Algarve
2010
2nd Overall Volta ao Alentejo
2011
3rd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
10th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
2012
1st Stage 9 (ITT) Volta a Portugal
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
5th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
1st Stage 1
2013
1st Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Stage 9 (ITT) 3rd Overall Volta ao Alentejo 2015 3rd Overall Volta a Portugal 9th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León 2017 5th Overall Vuelta a Asturias 5th Overall Volta a Portugal 2018 1st Overall Tour of China II 7th Overall Tour of China I 2019 7th Overall Volta ao Alentejo 8th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 2020 8th Overall Volta a Portugal 2021 3rd Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Stage 3
References
External links
1981 births
Living people
Spanish male cyclists
Volta a Portugal winners
Sportspeople from Pontevedra
Cyclists from Galicia (Spain)