Nelson Ismael Sánchez Jiménez (born 17 June 1982) is a Dominican cyclist, who currently rides for amateur teams HG Corratec and La Vega. He was the Dominican National Road Race champion in 2007 and 2017 and is a five time winner of the Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional.

Career

2007

Sánchez won the National Road Race championship.

Ismael Sánchez

2017

Sánchez won for the third time the Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional after winning the mountainous Moca - Constanza stage.

Ismael Sánchez

He also won for the second time the National Road Race championships.

Ismael Sánchez

Major results

2003

7th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

2004

4th Overall Tour de Martinique

1st Mountains classification

1st Young rider classification

2005

1st Stages 1, 3 & 8 Tour de Martinique

3rd Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

1st Stages 2 and 7b

6th Overall Tour du Sénégal

8th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe

1st Stage 7

2006

1st Stage 6 Tour de Martinique

7th Overall Vuelta a El Salvador

2007

1st Road race, National Road Championships

1st Stage 1 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

1st Stage 7 (ITT) Vuelta al Ecuador

2nd Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cibao

1st Stage 4

5th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe

2008

1st Stage 2 Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

3rd Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

1st Stage 3

3rd Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cibao

1st Stage 3

6th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe

2009

4th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

7th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe

1st Stage 7

2010

1st Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cibao

1st Stage 3

1st Stage 5 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

2011

2nd Overall Pre-Vuelta Independencia

1st Stage 1

5th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

2012

1st Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

2013

1st Stage 5 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

2nd Overall Pre-Vuelta Independencia

1st Stages 2 & 4

2014

1st Overall Pre-Vuelta Independencia

1st Stage 2

2015

1st Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cibao

1st Stage 2

2016

1st Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

1st Stages 1 (TTT), 3 & 4

9th Tobago Cycling Classic

2017

1st Road race, National Road Championships

1st Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

1st Mountains classification

1st Stages 1 & 7

1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Hispaniola

2019

5th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

2020

1st Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

1st Stages 1 & 5

References

1982 births

Living people

Dominican Republic male cyclists

People from La Vega Province

Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games