Miranda–Mortágua

Miranda–Mortágua
Team information
UCI code MIR
Registered Portugal
Founded 1999 (1999)
Discipline Road
Status Continental (2018–)
Bicycles Orbea
Components Miranda
Website Team home page
Key personnel
General manager Pedro Silva
Team name history
2002
2003–2006
2007
2008
2009
2010–2011
2012
2013–2016
2017
2018–		 Labialfarma–Mortágua
Mortágua–Anicolor
ERA–Mortágua–SIPER
Mortágua–ERA–DR Seguros
Mortágua–DR Seguros
Mortágua–Basi
Mortágua
Anicolor
Miranda–Mortágua
Miranda–Mortágua (MIR)
Jersey

Miranda–Mortágua (UCI team code: MIR) is a Portuguese men's cycling team focusing on junior development. The team was founded by former professional racing cyclist Pedro Silva.

History

Velo Clube do Centro was established in 1999 as Mortágua Clube duas Rodas. Based in Mortágua, the club achieved several national championships in diverse categories.

For the 2018 season, Federação Portuguesa de Ciclismo allotted three new licenses for development teams, the team was promoted to UCI Continental status with sponsorship from Miranda e Irmão, a bicycle components company based in Águeda, and Mortágua municipality, supporters from the very beginning.[1]

Team roster

Rider Date of birth
 António Barbio (POR) (1993-12-16) December 16, 1993
 Francisco Campos (POR) (1997-10-10) October 10, 1997
 Gonçalo Carvalho (POR) (1997-12-03) December 3, 1997
 Artur Chaves (POR) (1999-08-20) August 20, 1999
 Damien Cordeiro (FRA) (1997-12-09) 9 December 1997
 Tiago Leal (POR) (1999-10-22) October 22, 1999
 Jorge Magalhães (POR) (1997-02-10) February 10, 1997
Rider Date of birth
 Nuno Meireles (POR) (1991-08-13) August 13, 1991
 Hugo Nunes (POR) (1996-11-17) 17 November 1996
 João Rocha (POR) (1998-12-21) 21 December 1998
 José Sousa (POR) (1999-07-16) 16 July 1999
 Pedro Teixeira (POR) (1999-04-03) 3 April 1999

Major wins

2003
Portuguese Under-23 Road Race, Hélio Costa
2004
Stage 1 Volta a Portugal do Futuro, Manuel Cardoso
2006
Stage 1 & 4 Volta a Portugal do Futuro, Bruno Sancho
Stage 5, Márcio Barbosa
2009
Portuguese Under-23 Road Race, Vasco Pereira
2010
Points classification Volta a Portugal do Futuro, Pedro Paulinho
Prologue[N 1]
Stage 2, António Carvalho
Stage 4, Pedro Paulinho
2011
Points classification Volta a Portugal do Futuro, António Carvalho
Stage 2, Pedro Paulinho
2014
Portuguese Under-23 Road Race, Joaquim Silva
Team classification Volta a Portugal do Futuro[N 2]
Points classification Volta a Portugal do Futuro, Carlos Ribeiro
Stage 2, Carlos Ribeiro
2015
Portuguese Under-23 Time Trial, José Fernandes
2017
Portuguese Under-23 Road Race, Francisco Campos

Notes

  1. ↑ The riders on the squad were António Carvalho, João Caetano, Fábio Costa, Nuno Meireles, Pedro Paulinho, Guilherme Lourenço, Rui Carvalho and Renato Avelar
  2. ↑ The riders on the squad were Rui Rodrigues, Gaspar Gonçalves, Carlos Ribeiro, Joaquim Silva, João Fernandes, Hugo Vaz, Xavier Silva and Rodrigo Gomes

References

  1. ↑ "Miranda- Mortágua na Volta a Portugal 2018". Jornal do Centro (in Portuguese). 2017-03-09. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
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