# Murilo Fischer

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.

## Career

Fischer was born in Brusque, Santa Catarina. Prior to moving to the Garmin–Transitions team in 2010, Fischer had raced his whole career with Italian teams, having begun his career with Domina Vacanze in 2004, before the team moved up to UCI Professional Continental level as Naturino–Sapore di Mare for the 2005 and 2006 seasons. At Naturino–Sapore di Mare, Fischer proved his consistency over a season by winning the 2005 UCI Europe Tour. In 2007, Fischer made the step up to the UCI ProTour with Liquigas. He became the second Brazilian to win a UCI World Tour race stage, winning stage five at the 2007 Tour de Pologne.
Fischer signed with Garmin–Transitions on 3 January 2010, to be part of Tyler Farrar's leadout train in the 2010 season. Fischer left Garmin–Sharp at the end of the 2012 season, and joined FDJ on a two-year contract from the 2013 season onwards.
Fisher completed the 2015 Vuelta a España and he became the first Brazilian rider to have completed all Grand Tours.

## Major results
### 2000

    1st Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho
    2nd Tour do Rio

### 2001

    2nd Copa América de Ciclismo

### 2002

    1st Stage 4 Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
    2nd Tour do Rio

### 2003

    1st Road race, UCI B World Championships

### 2004

    4th Overall Uniqa Classic
    6th Overall Tour Down Under
    6th Criterium d'Abruzzo

### 2005

    1st Overall UCI Europe Tour
    1st Giro del Piemonte
    1st Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
    1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
    1st Trofeo Città di Castelfidardo
    1st Due Giorni Marchigiana
    1st Memorial Cimurri
    1st Stage 3 Tour of Qinghai Lake
    2nd Overall Uniqa Classic
       1st Stages 1 & 3
    2nd Giro del Lazio
    3rd Coppa Bernocchi
    3rd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese
    4th Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau
    4th Gran Premio Città di Misano – Adriatico
    4th Coppa Sabatini
    5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
    7th Overall Circuit de Lorraine

### 2006

    8th Overall Giro della Provincia di Lucca

### 2007

    1st Stage 5 Tour de Pologne
    2nd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
    3rd Trofeo Calvia
    10th Dwars door Vlaanderen

### 2008

    4th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese
    4th Vattenfall Cyclassics
    6th Coppa Bernocchi

### 2009

    1st Giro della Romagna
    3rd Road race, National Road Championships
    7th Giro del Friuli
    10th Grand Prix de Fourmies

### 2010

    1st Road race, National Road Championships
    2nd Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie

### 2011

    1st Road race, National Road Championships
    1st Trofeo Magaluf-Palmanova
    4th Trofeo Inca

### 2012

    1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour of Qatar

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | 112 | DNF | — | 147 | 135 | 130 | 152 |
| Tour de France | 101 | 76 | — | — | — | — | 133 | — | — | — |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | DNF | 156 | DNF |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |