União Ciclista da Maia explained
União Ciclista da Maia |
Code: | POV |
Registered: | Portugal |
Discipline: | Road |
Status: | Trade Team II (1998–2001) Trade Team I (2002–2004) Continental (2005–2008) |
Bicycles: | Orbea |
Generalmanager: | Manuel Zeferino |
Season: | 1994 1995 1996 1997–1999 2000 2001–2003 2004–2005 2006 2007 2008 |
Oldname: | Maia–Jumbo–Serrata-Beirão (MAI) Maia–Jumbo (MAI) Maia–Jumbo–CIN (MAI) Maia–CIN (MAI) União Ciclista da Maia–MSS (MAI) Milaneza–MSS (MIL) Milaneza–Maia (MIL) Maia–Milaneza (MAI) LA–MSS (MAI) LA–MSS (POV) |
Pattern La1: | _yellowarmpits |
Pattern B1: | _whitesides3 |
Pattern Ra1: | _yellowarmpits |
Leftarm1: | 0094BA |
Body1: | 0094BA |
Rightarm1: | 0094BA |
LA-MSS was a Portuguese UCI Continental cycling team originally based in Maia, Portugal, later in Póvoa de Varzim, that disbanded by mid 2008 after a police raid at the headquarters.[1]
The team received wildcard invitations to the Vuelta a España in 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2003.
Major wins
- 1998
Portuguese National Road Race, Carlos Carneiro
Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, José Azevedo
Stage 3 & 5, José Azevedo
Stage 5 Volta a Portugal, José Azevedo
- 2004
Mountains classification Volta ao Algarve, Gonçalo Amorim
Stage 5 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme, Ángel Edo
Overall GP MR Cortez-Mitsubishi, Ángel Edo
Points classification, Ángel Edo
Stage 1, Ángel Edo
Stage 3 & 4, Pedro Cardoso
Mountains classification Volta ao Alentejo, Bruno Pires
Stage 2, Hugo Sabido
Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, David Bernabeu
Team classification
Stage 2, Ángel Edo
Overall Volta a Portugal, David Bernabeu
Team classification
Team classification Tour de Pologne
Stage 7, Hugo Sabido
- 2005
Stage 3 Volta ao Algarve, Alexei Markov
Team classification GP Internacional do Oeste/RTP
Stages 2 & 4, Alexei Markov
Overall GP CTT Correios de Portugal, Alexei Markov
Points classification, Alexei Markov
Stage 1 & 2, Alexei Markov
Team classification Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
Points classification, Danail Petrov
Mountains classification, Danail Petrov
Stage 1, Alexei Markov
Stage 3, Danail Petrov
- 2006
Mountains classification GP Costa Azul, Danail Petrov
Overall Volta ao Algarve, João Cabreira
Team classification
Stage 5, João Cabreira
Mountains classification GP CTT Correios de Portugal, Pedro Cardoso
Portuguese Road Race Championship, Bruno Pires
Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Danail Petrov
Stage 3, Danail Petrov
Stage 7 Volta a Portugal, João Cabreira
- 2007
Stage 4 Volta ao Alentejo, Bruno Pires
Team classification GP Rota dos Móveis
Stage 4, Bruno Pires
Overall GP CTT Correios de Portugal, Pedro Cardoso
Team classification
Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Xavier Tondo
Team classification
Prologue, Xavier Tondo
Overall Volta a Portugal, Xavier Tondo
- 2008
Team classification Volta ao Alentejo
Stage 4, Bruno Pires
Subida al Naranco, Xavier Tondo
Overall Vuelta a Asturias, Ángel Vicioso
Team classification
Stage 1, Ángel Vicioso
Overall GP Rota dos Móveis, Constantino Zaballa
Team classification
Points classification, Ángel Vicioso
Stage 3, Constantino Zaballa
Portuguese Road Race Championship, João Cabreira
Team classification Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
Points classification, Ángel Vicioso
Sprints classification, José Antonio Garrido
Stage 2, Ángel ViciosoNational champions
- 1996
Portuguese Time Trial Championship, José Azevedo
- 1997
Portuguese Time Trial Championship, José Azevedo
- 1998
Portuguese Road Race Championship, Carlos Alberto Carneiro
- 1999
Portuguese Road Race Championship, Carlos Alberto Carneiro
- 2002
Portuguese Road Race Championship, Rui Lavarinhas
- 2004
Portuguese Road Race Championship, Bruno Castanheira
- 2006
Portuguese Road Race Championship, Bruno Pires
- 2008
Portuguese Road Race Championship, João CabreiraExternal links
Notes and References
- Web site: Prell. Monika. Police raid LA MSS headquarters. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media. 2017-08-13. 2008-05-20.