Wendy Ramón Cruz Martínez (born 7 March 1976 in Santiago de los Caballeros) is a former professional cyclist from the Dominican Republic. He still competes as an amateur, currently riding for Santiago–Asocisa. Nicknamed El Ciclon he won the gold medal in the men's individual road race at the 2007 Pan American Games.

In 2012, Cruz tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO) and received a two-year doping suspension.

Wendy Cruz

Major results

1999

1st Stages 1 & 3

2000

1st Stages 1, 2 & 7a Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

1st Prologue Vuelta a Ciclista a Costa Rica

1st Stage 1

2003

1st Stage 5a Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

2005

1st Overall Tour of Puerto Rico

1st Stages 1 & 3

1st Stage 5 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

9th Road race, Pan American Road Championships

2006

3rd Team pursuit, Central American and Caribbean Games

2007

1st Road race, Pan American Games

1st Stage 3 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

1st Stage 9

2008

1st Road race, National Road Championships

6th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

1st Stage 3

2009

2nd Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

2010

7th San Antonio de Padua Classic

2012

1st Stage 3 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

2015

3rd Road race, National Road Championships

References

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1976 births

Living people

Doping cases in cycling

Dominican Republic sportspeople in doping cases

Dominican Republic male cyclists

Cyclists at the 1999 Pan American Games

Cyclists at the 2007 Pan American Games

Cyclists at the 2011 Pan American Games

Sportspeople from Santiago de los Caballeros

Pan American Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic

Pan American Games medalists in cycling

Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for the Dominican Republic

Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in cycling

Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games

Wendy Cruz