Alex Correia Diniz
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Correia Diniz |
| Nickname | Meio-Quilo |
| Born |
20 October 1985 Recife, Brazil |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Soul Brasil Pro Cycling |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2006 | Nossa Caixa-Sundown-São Caetano |
| 2009 | Team Vale/Fapi/O Lojão/Gramado/JKS/SEJELP |
| 2009 | Sejelp/Fapi/Sundown/JKS de Pindamonhangaba |
| 2011 | Padaria Real/Calói/Céu Azul Alimentos |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2007–2008 | Scott–Marcondes Cesar–São José dos Campos |
| 2012 | Real Cycling Team |
| 2013– | Funvic Brasilinvest–São José dos Campos |
| Major wins | |
| 1st overall and U23 – Tour de Santa Catarina (2007) (BRA) 1st overall – Volta de São Paulo (2006) (BRA) |
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Alex Correia Diniz (born 20 October 1985) is a Brazilian professional racing cyclist for the Soul Brasil Pro Cycling team. He was born in Recife, and his specialties are climbing and endurance races.
He served a two-year drugs ban between 2009 and 2011, after testing positive for erythropoietin (EPO) and his 2009 results were cancelled. In 2013, racing for Funvic Brasilinvest–São José dos Campos, Diniz won the queen stage of the Tour de San Luis. He soloed to victory after attacking at the foot of the final climb, the Mirador del Potrero, taking the leader's jersey in the process.
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