title: Manuel Medina (cyclist)
text: # Manuel Medina (cyclist)
  
  Manuel Eduardo Medina Mariño (born July 14, 1976 in Aragua de Barcelona, Anzoátegui) is a Venezuelan professional bicycle road racing cyclist and former Venezuelan national cycling champion. He was nicknamed "El Gato" during his career.
  
  ## Major results
  
  ### 1998
  
      3rd Overall Vuelta a Venezuela
  
  ### 2002
  
      3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
      3rd Overall Vuelta a Venezuela
         1st Stage 11
  
  ### 2003
  
      10th Overall Vuelta a Venezuela
         1st Mountains classification
  
  ### 2004
  
      1st Stage 6 Vuelta al Táchira
  
  ### 2005
  
      1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista Aragua
         1st Stage 5
      1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Colombia
      1st Stage 3a Vuelta a Venezuela
  
  ### 2006
  
      National Road Championships
         1st Road race
         3rd Time trial
      1st Overall Vuelta al Táchira
         1st Stages 5 & 13
      1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Colombia
      1st Stage 5 Clasico Ciclistico Banfoandes
      5th Overall Vuelta a Venezuela
         1st Stage 8
      8th Central American and Caribbean Games – Road race
  
  ### 2007
  
      1st Overall Vuelta al Oriente
         1st Stage 5
      1st Stages 3 & 7 Vuelta a Colombia
      1st Stage 12 Vuelta a Guatemala
      2nd Pan American Road Race Championships
      2nd Overall Vuelta al Táchira
         1st Stages 6 & 8
      2nd Overall Vuelta a Yacambu-Lara
         1st Stage 6
      2nd Overall Clasico Pedro Infante
      3rd Overall Vuelta a Bramon
  
  ### 2008
  
      1st Overall Vuelta al Táchira
         1st Stages 4, 6, 11 & 13
      1st Overall Vuelta a Guatemala
         1st Stages 3, 8 & 9
      2nd Road race, National Road Championships
      6th Overall Vuelta a Venezuela
  
  ### 2009
  
      3rd Overall Vuelta a Cuba
      6th Overall Vuelta al Táchira
  
  ### 2010
  
      3rd Overall Vuelta a Venezuela
  
  ### 2011
  
      1st Overall Vuelta al Táchira
         1st Stage 5
      1st Stage 9 Vuelta a Venezuela
      2nd Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
         1st Stage 5
  
  ### 2012
  
      1st Mountains classification Vuelta a Venezuela
      3rd Overall Vuelta al Táchira
         1st Stage 9
  
  ### 2013
  
      5th Overall Vuelta al Táchira
         1st Mountains classification
         1st Stages 8 & 9
  
  ### 2017
  
      5th Overall Vuelta a Venezuela
         1st Mountains classification
  
  ### 2019
  
      10th Overall Vuelta al Táchira
  