Iván Domínguez (born May 28, 1976 in Havana) is a Cuban professional road bicycle racer for the Franco MRI Racing Team. In 2009 Dominguez also known as "The Cuban Missile" acquired U.S. citizenship.[1]
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Dominguez originally rode for the Cuban National Team on the track and was a Pan-American Gold Medalist in 1997. He defected in 1998 to live with his uncle in Miami. He spoke no English and worked in a shoe factory before starting to become successful in local bike races in Miami.
His opportunity to return to high level bicycle racing came in 2000 via the elite amateur Cycle Science (FL) racing team. The small team was built around him and toured in a refurbished bus from Florida to California to New England and back to Wisconsin before he signed his first professional contract in August.
He turned professional in 2001, when offered a spot on the Saturn Professional Cycling Team. In 2004, he switched to Colavita Olive Oil presented by Bolla Wines and he rode for Health Net Presented by Maxxis in 2005, before joining Toyota-United in 2006. In November 2008 Rock Racing announced that they had reached a deal for Dominguez to ride for them the following year. On December 10, 2008, Fuji-Servetto announced that Dominguez had signed, causing Rock Racing to remove him from their roster, however as of June 2009 Dominguez has gone from Fuji-Servetto to Rock Racing as one of their sprinters.[2]
He was a sprinter and was widely regarded as one of the best sprinters racing in America. He highlighted this by winning Stage 7 of the 2007 Tour of California, out-sprinting future road race world champion Thor Hushovd.
- 2002
- 1st, New York City Cycling Championship (NY)
- 1997
- 1st, Cuban National Champion, 4km Pursuit
- 2nd, Pan Am Games, 4km Team Pursuit
- 1996
- 1st, Pan Am Games, Madison
- 2008
- Tour de Georgia
1st Overall after 1st Stage- 1st, Stage #1
- 2007
- 1st, USA Crits World Criterium Championship
- 1st, Stage #1 Tour of Missouri
- 1st, Stage #6 Tour of Missouri
- 1st, Sprint Competition Tour of Missouri
- 1st, Stage #3 Tour of Elk Grove
- 1st, Hanes Park Classic
- 1st, Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium
- 1st, Stage #4 Cascade Cycling Classic
- 1st, Stage #1 Joe Martin Stage Race
- 1st, Indio Grand Prix
- 1st, Garrett Lemire Memorial Grand Prix
- 1st, Quand Knopf Sequia Cycling Classic Criterium
- 1st, Merco Credit Union Cycling Classic Down Town Grand Prix
- 1st, Stage #7 Amgen Tour of California
- 1st, Roger Milliken Memorial Criterium
- 1st, Red Trolley Classic Criterium
- 2nd, Chris Thater Memorial
- 2nd, Stage #1 TTT International Tour de Toona
- 2nd, Chevron Manhatton Beach Grand Prix
- 3rd, Stage #4 Tour of Missouri
- 3rd, Merco Credit Union Cycling Classic Road Race
- 4th, Overall Tour of Elk Grove
- 4th, Stage #2 International Tour de Toona
- 4th, Stage #7 Tour de Georgia
- 5th, Stage #6 Tour de Georgia
- 5th, Stage #1 Tour de Georgia
- 7th, Stage #2 Tour of Elk Grove
- 8th, Stage #4 International Tour de Toona
- 8th, Stage #2 Amgen Tour of California
- 9th, Stage #4 Joe Martin Stage Race
- 10th, Infineon Cougar Mountain Classic Criterium
- 2006
- 1st, Men’s Pro 1/2 International Challenge (Downers Grove, IL)
- 1st, Walterboro Criterium
- 1st, Greenwood Criterium
- 1st, Overall USA Crit Series
- 2nd, Commerce Bank Philadelphia International Championship
- 2nd, Stage#1 Tri-Peaks Challenge
- 2nd, Sunny King Criterium
- 2nd, Historic Roswell Criterium
- 2nd, McLane Pacific Foothills Road Race
- 2nd, Central Valley Classic Criterium
- 3rd, Stage #2 Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
- 3rd, Overall Tri-Peaks Challenge
- 4th, Stage #1 Vuelta a Valencia Stage Race (Valencia, CA)
- 6th, Spartanburg Criterium
- 8th, Athens Twilight
- 9th, CapTech Classic
- 2005
- 1st, CSC Invitational (Arlington, VA)
- 1st, Stage #3, San Dimas Stage Race
- 1st, Stage #4, Vuelta Ciclista Independencia (Dominican Republic)
- 1st, Stage #5, Vuelta Ciclista Independencia (Dominican Republic)
- 2nd, Central Valley Classic Kearney Park Circuit Race
- 2nd, Central Valley Classic Tower District Criterium
- 2nd, Athens Twilight Criterium
- 3rd, Historic Roswell Criterium
- 3rd, Wachovia Invitational (Lancaster, PA)
- 2004
- 1st, Bank of America Invitational (Charlotte, NC)
- 1st, Stage #3 Tour of Connecticut
- 1st, Stage #1 GP de Beauce (Quebec)
- 1st, Stage #3 Redlands Cycling Classic (CA)
- 2nd, Points Competition Dodge Tour de Georgia
- 2nd, Stage #1 Dodge Tour de Georgia
- 2nd, Stage #2 Dodge Tour de Georgia
- 2nd, Stage #3 Dodge Tour de Georgia
- 3rd, Stage #4 Redlands Bicycle Classic
- 3rd, Stage #2 Valley of the Sun stage race
- 2003
- 1st, Festival of Speed (FL)
- 1st, Stage #4 Vuelta a Sinaloa (Sinaloa, Mexico)
- 2002
- 1st, New York City Cycling Championships (NY, NY)
- 1st, Stage #4 Fitchburg Longsjo Classic (Fitchburg, MA)
- 2nd, Sequoia Cycling Classic Criterium (Visalia, CA)
- 4th, Sequoia Cycling Classic Road Race (Exeter, CA)
- 2001
- 1st, PYA / Monarch Criterium
- 1st, Solano Bicycle Classic Circuit Race (CA)
- 3rd, McClane Pacific Classic Grand Prix
- 3rd, Sequoia Cycling Classic Downtown Criterium
- 3rd, Sequoia Cycling Classic Rocky Hill Road Race
- 2000
- 1st, Sunshine Cycling Classic
United States
Cuba
1st Overall after 1st Stage
