Porto–Lisboa
OPorto–Lisbon (Portuguese: Porto-Lisboa) was an annual road cycling race held in Portugal on 10 June in celebration of Portugal Day. Covering a distance of approximately 330-340 kilometres, the race was the longest on the professional calendar after the disappearance of Bordeaux–Paris in 1988. It started in Porto, Portugal's second-largest city, and finished in the Portuguese capital Lisbon around eight or nine hours later.
Race details | |
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Date | June 10 |
Region | Portugal |
English name | OPorto–Lisbon |
Local name(s) | Porto–Lisboa (in Portuguese) |
Discipline | Road race |
Competition | Classic race |
Type | Single-day |
Organiser | UVP-FPC |
History | |
First edition | 1911 |
Editions | 74 |
Final edition | 2004 |
First winner | Charles George (FRA) |
Most wins | 3 times: João Francisco (POR) José Maria Nicolau (POR) Fernando Mendes (POR) Alexandre Ruas (POR) |
Final winner | Pedro Soeiro (POR) |
Although it was the most important classic in Portugal, in its later days it was usually only contested by Portuguese cycling teams. In 2002 Porto–Lisbon was held as a team-race divided in three sectors between Porto and Lisboa. In 2004 the last edition of the race was held. Since its cancellation, Milan–San Remo is the longest one-day race of the year, at approximately 298 km.
Winners
Year | Country | Rider | Team |
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1911 | France | Charles George | Lusitano |
1912 | Portugal | Laranjeira Guerra | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
1913 | Portugal | Joaquim Dias Maia | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
1923 | Portugal | José Conceição | Bombarralense |
1924 | Portugal | José Conceição | Bombarralense |
1925 | Portugal | Anibal Carreto | Individual |
1926 | Portugal | Anibal Carreto | Individual |
1927 | Portugal | João Francisco | Campo de Ourique |
1928 | Portugal | João Francisco | Campo de Ourique |
1932 | Portugal | José Maria Nicolau | SL Benfica |
1933 | Portugal | João Francisco | Campo de Ourique |
1934 | Portugal | José Maria Nicolau | SL Benfica |
1935 | Portugal | José Maria Nicolau | SL Benfica |
1936 | Portugal | Alfredo Trindade | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
1937 | Portugal | José Brás Júnior | Campo de Ourique |
1938 | Portugal | Filipe Melo | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
1939 | Portugal | Ildefonso Rodrigues | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
1940 | Portugal | Alfredo Oliveira | SL Benfica |
1941 | Portugal | Francisco Inácio | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
1942 | Portugal | Eduardo Lopes[2] | Iluminante |
1949 | Portugal | Fernando Moreira | FC Porto |
1951 | Portugal | Amândio Cardoso | FC Porto |
1952 | Portugal | Luciano Moreira de Sá | FC Porto |
1953 | Portugal | Luciano Moreira de Sá | FC Porto |
1954 | Portugal | Américo Raposo | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
1956 | Portugal | Fernando Henriques Silva | Sangalhos |
1957 | Portugal | Sousa Santos | FC Porto |
1958 | Portugal | Carlos Carvalho | FC Porto |
1959 | Portugal | Mário Sá | FC Porto |
1960 | Portugal | Pedro Polainas | FC Porto |
1961 | Portugal | Azevedo Maia | FC Porto |
1962 | Portugal | Antonino Baptista | Sangalhos |
1963 | Portugal | João Roque | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
1964 | Portugal | Alcino Rodrigo | S.L. Benfica |
1965 | Portugal | José Pacheco | FC Porto |
1966 | Portugal | Joaquim Leão | FC Porto |
1967 | Belgium | Walter Godefroot | Flandria |
1968 | Belgium | Eric Leman | Flandria |
1969 | Portugal | Emiliano Dionísio | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
1970 | Portugal | Joaquim Leite | FC Porto |
1971 | Portugal | Fernando Mendes | SL Benfica |
1972 | Portugal | Fernando Mendes | SL Benfica |
1973 | Portugal | Fernando Mendes | SL Benfica |
1974 | Portugal | Leonel Miranda | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
1975 | Portugal | Fernando Vieira | S.L. Benfica |
1976 | Portugal | Venceslau Fernandes | Sangalhos |
1977 | Portugal | Flávio Henriques | Sangalhos |
1978 | Portugal | José Luís Pacheco | Lusotex |
1979 | Portugal | Manuel Gonçalves | Loulé |
1980 | Portugal | Alexandre Ruas | Coelima |
1981 | Portugal | José Amaro | FC Porto |
1982* | Portugal | Alexandre Ruas | Lousa-Trinaranjus |
1983 | Portugal | Marco Chagas | Mako-Jeans |
1984 | Portugal | Alexandre Ruas | FC Porto |
1985 | Portugal | Vitor Rodrigues | Bombarralense |
1986 | Portugal | Carlos Santos | Lousa |
1987 | Portugal | Américo Neves da Silva | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
1988 | Portugal | José Xavier | Louletano |
1989 | Portugal | Fernando Valente | Torreense |
1990 | Portugal | Joaquim Adrego Andrade | Torreense |
1991 | Portugal | Paulo Pinto | Campocarne |
1992 | Russia | Oleg Lokvin | Feirense |
1993 | Portugal | Rui Bela | W52 Quintanilha |
1994 | Portugal | Paulo Ferreira | Sicasal-Acral |
1995 | Portugal | Jorge Henriques | Atum Bom Petisco-Tavira |
1996 | Brazil | Cássio Freitas | Recer-Boavista |
1997 | Portugal | Cândido Barbosa | Maia-Jumbo-Cin |
1998 | Bulgaria | Atanas Petrov | Gresco-Tavira-Progecer |
1999 | Portugal | Quintino Rodrigues | SL Benfica |
2000 | Spain | Melchor Mauri | SL Benfica |
2001 | Spain | Unai Yus | Cantanhede-Marques de Marialva |
2002 | Portugal | Team Event | Carvalhelhos-Boavista |
2003 | Portugal | Pedro Soeiro | Carvalhelhos-Boavista |
2004 | Portugal | Pedro Soeiro | Carvalhelhos-Boavista |
* The 1982 "Porto - Lisboa" de 1982 was interrupted in Alcobaça (due to protest from the local population), and the winner of the section "Porto - Coimbra" was considered the overall winner.
References
- http://www.uvp-fpc.pt/ficheirossite/17112011072642.pdf Winners official list by UVP-FPC
- Holder of the longest record of the race (14 years)