The Most Famous
CYCLISTS from Brazil
This page contains a list of the greatest Brazilian Cyclists. The pantheon dataset contains 1,613 Cyclists, 1 of which were born in Brazil. This makes Brazil the birth place of the 51st most number of Cyclists behind Kyrgyzstan, and Malta.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Brazilian Cyclists of all time. This list of famous Brazilian Cyclists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Murilo Fischer (b. 1979)
With an HPI of 31.49, Murilo Fischer is the most famous Brazilian Cyclist. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Murilo Antonio Fischer (born 16 June 1979) is a Brazilian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2016 for the Naturino–Sapore di Mare, Liquigas, Garmin–Sharp and FDJ teams. He represented Brazil in five Olympic Games between 2000 and 2016, and competed at thirteen Grand Tours.
2. Henrique Avancini (b. 1989)
With an HPI of 0.00, Henrique Avancini is the 2nd most famous Brazilian Cyclist. His biography has been translated into different languages.
Henrique Avancini (born 30 March 1989) is a Brazilian mountain bike racer. He is a two-time winner of the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships (2018 and 2023), 17 times winner at the National Cross-country cycling championship (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022), and four times Pan American champion. Partnered with German rider Manuel Fumic at the 2016 and 2017 Absa Cape Epic, he won the prologue time trial and stage 1 in 2017, and the stage 7 finale in 2016. He represented Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics. He is considered the most successful Brazilian mountain bike athlete.
3. Anna Pujol (b. 1990)
With an HPI of 0.00, Anna Pujol is the 3rd most famous Brazilian Cyclist. Her biography has been translated into different languages.
Anna Cristina Pujol Muñoz (born 29 October 1990) is a Spanish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for Spanish UCI Women's Continental Team Team Farto–BTC Women's Cycling Team.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Brazilian cyclists born between 1979 and 1990. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Brazilian cyclists include Murilo Fischer, Henrique Avancini, and Anna Pujol. As of April 2024, 2 new Brazilian cyclists have been added to Pantheon including Henrique Avancini, and Anna Pujol.
Living Brazilian Cyclists
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Murilo Fischer
1979 - Present
HPI: 31.49
Henrique Avancini
1989 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Anna Pujol
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
