Volta a Portugal
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | August |
| Region | Portugal |
| English name | Tour of Portugal |
| Local name(s) | Volta a Portugal (Portuguese) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage race 2.1` |
| Race director | Joaquim Gomes |
| History | |
| First edition | 1927 |
| Editions | 77 (as of 2015) |
| First winner |
 Augusto de Carvalho (PRT) |
| Most wins |
 David Blanco (ESP) (5) |
| Most recent |
Rui Vinhas (POR) |
The Volta a Portugal em bicicleta is a long distance road bicycle race for professionals held in Portugal. The competition takes place annually during a two-week span.
History
The competition started in 1927, although its second edition only occurred in 1931. In 1936 and 1937 the tour did not take place. During World War II the race was cancelled between 1942 and 1945. In 1975 the competition was skipped due to the Carnation Revolution.
In the period 1940-1980 the competition was staged over three weeks. Since the 1980s it was reduced to the period of two weeks. As of 2005 the race consisted only of ten stages. In the last years the race consisted of ten stages and a prologue (a short time trial that starts the race). It is still the longest competition in cycling after the three grand Tours. It is one of the oldest stage races in the world. Although not as important as the three Grand Tours, it has long been a significant competition. In the last few years, however, it has declined in importance, especially due the fact that it now takes place immediately after the Tour de France, and before the Vuelta a España, a schedule that precludes the participation of major teams and cyclists.[1]
List of winners
| Year | 1st General Classification | 2nd General Classification | 3rd General Classification | Team Classification |
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| 1927 | Augusto de Carvalho (Carcavelos) | Nunes Abreu (Leixões) | Quirino Oliveira (Campo de Ourique) | Carcavelos |
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| 1931 | José Maria Nicolau (Benfica) | Alfredo Trindade (Rio de Janeiro) | João Francisco (Campo de Ourique) | Benfica |
| 1932 | Alfredo Trindade (Rio de Janeiro) | José Maria Nicolau (Benfica) | Carlos Domingues Leal (Benfica) | Benfica |
| 1933 | Alfredo Trindade (Sporting CP) | Ezequiel Lino (Sporting CP) | César Luís (Benfica) | Sporting CP |
| 1934 | José Maria Nicolau (Benfica) | Ezequiel Lino (Sporting CP) | Aguiar Cunha (Benfica) | Benfica |
| 1935 | César Luís (Velo Clube–Leões Ferreira do Alentejo) | José Marquez (Campo de Ourique) | Filipe de Melo (Carcavelos) | Campo de Ourique |
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| 1938 | José Albuquerque (Campo de Ourique) | Filipe de Melo (Sporting CP) | Joaquim Fernandes (CUF) | CUF |
| 1939 | Joaquim Fernandes (CUF) | António Bartolomeu (Belenenses) | Aguiar Martins (Benfica) | Benfica |
| 1940 | José Albuquerque (Sporting CP) | Aguiar Martins (Benfica) | Aguiar Cunha (Benfica) | Sporting CP |
| 1941 | Francisco Inácio (Sporting CP) | José Martins (Iluminante) | Aniceto Bruno (FC Porto) | Sporting CP |
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| 1946 | José Martins (Iluminante) | Fernando Moreira (FC Porto) | João Rebelo (Sporting CP) | Iluminante |
| 1947 | José Martins (Benfica) | João Rebelo (Benfica) | Império dos Santos (Benfica) | Benfica |
| 1948 | Fernando Moreira (FC Porto) | Emilio Rodriguez (Sangalhos) | João Rebelo (Benfica) | FC Porto |
| 1949 | Dias dos Santos (FC Porto) |  Attilio Lambertini (FC Porto) | Joaquim de Sá (FC Porto) | FC Porto |
| 1950 | Dias dos Santos (FC Porto) | Mario Fazzio (Sporting CP) | Moreira de Sá (FC Porto) | FC Porto |
| 1951 | Alves Barbosa (Sangalhos) | Manolo Rodriguez (Sangalhos) | Emilio Rodriguez (Sangalhos) | Sangalhos |
| 1952 | Moreira de Sá (FC Porto) | Emilio Rodriguez (Sangalhos) | Manolo Rodriguez (Sangalhos) | FC Porto |
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| 1955 | Ribeiro da Silva (Académico do Porto) | Sousa Santos (FC Porto) | Alves Barbosa (Sangalhos) | FC Porto |
| 1956 | Alves Barbosa (Sangalhos) | Ribeiro da Silva (Académico do Porto) | João Marcelino (Benfica) | Académico do Porto |
| 1957 | Ribeiro da Silva (Académico do Porto) | Sousa Santos (FC Porto) | Agostinho Ferreira (Académico do Porto) | Académico do Porto |
| 1958 | Alves Barbosa (Sangalhos) | Sousa Cardoso (FC Porto) | Carlos Carvalho (FC Porto) | FC Porto |
| 1959 | Carlos Carvalho (FC Porto) | Jorge Corvo (Ginásio de Tavira) | Aquiles Dos Santos (Sangalhos) | FC Porto |
| 1960 | Sousa Cardoso (FC Porto) | António Baptista (Sangalhos) | António Gómez del Moral (Licor 43) | FC Porto |
| 1961 | Mário Silva (FC Porto) | Augusto Marcoletti (Ignis) | Alberto Carvalho (Académico do Porto) | Sporting CP |
| 1962 | José Pacheco (FC Porto) | Peixoto Alves (Benfica) | Jorge Corvo (Ginásio de Tavira) | Sporting CP |
| 1963 | João Roque (Sporting CP) | Jorge Corvo (Ginásio de Tavira) | Peixoto Alves (Benfica) | Benfica |
| 1964 | Joaquim Leão (FC Porto) | Jorge Corvo (Ginásio de Tavira) | João Roque (Sporting CP) | FC Porto |
| 1965 | Peixoto Alves (Benfica) | João Roque (Sporting CP) | Mário Silva (FC Porto) | .svg.png){kind=small} Flandria |
| 1966 | Francisco Valada (Benfica) | Peixoto Alves (Benfica) | Sérgio Páscoa (Ginásio de Tavira) | Benfica |
| 1967 | Antoine Houbrechts (Flandria) | João Roque (Sporting CP) | Manuel Correia (Sporting CP) | Sporting CP |
| 1968 | Américo Silva (Benfica) | Joaquim Agostinho (Sporting CP) | Leonel Miranda (Sporting CP) | Sporting CP |
| 1969 | Joaquim Andrade (Sangalhos) | Fernando Mendes (Benfica) | Mário Silva (FC Porto) | FC Porto |
| 1970 | Joaquim Agostinho (Sporting CP) | Firmino Bernardino (Sporting CP) | José Florêncio (Coelima) | Sporting CP |
| 1971 | Joaquim Agostinho (Sporting CP) |  Alain Santy (Bic) | Firmino Bernardino (Sporting CP) | Sporting CP |
| 1972 | Joaquim Agostinho (Sporting CP) | José Martins (Coelima) | José-Luis Galdamez (Coelima) | Sporting CP |
| 1973 | Jesús Manzaneque (Messias) | Fernando Mendes (Benfica) | José Martins (Coelima) | Sporting CP |
| 1974 | Fernando Mendes (Benfica) | Dinis Silva (Benfica) | António Martins (Benfica) | Benfica |
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| 1976 | Firmino Bernardino (Benfica) | António Fernandes (Sangalhos) | Floriano Mendes (Sangalhos) | Sangalhos |
| 1977 | Adelino Teixeira (Lousa) | Joaquim Sousa Santos (Bombarralense) | Joaquim Andrade (Coimbrões) | Águias |
| 1978 | Belmiro Silva (Coimbrões) | Armindo Lúcio (Lousa) | Adelino Teixeira (Coelima) | Lousa |
| 1979 | Joaquim Sousa Santos (FC Porto) | Belmiro Silva (Coimbrões) | Fernando Fernandes (Bombarral) | FC Porto |
| 1980 | Francisco Miranda (Lousa) | Luis Vargues (Campinense) | Belmiro Silva (FC Porto) | FC Porto |
| 1981 | Manuel Zeferino (FC Porto) | Venceslau Fernandes (Rodovil) | Fernando Fernandes (FC Porto) | FC Porto |
| 1982 | Marco Chagas (FC Porto) | Adelino Teixeira (Bombarralense) | Manuel Zeferino (FC Porto) | Bombarralense |
| 1983 | Marco Chagas (Mako Jeans) | António Pinto (Rodovil) | Belmiro Silva (FC Porto) | Rodovil |
| 1984 | Venceslau Fernandes (Ajacto) | Manuel Zeferino (Sporting CP) | Manuel Cunha (Ovarense) | Sporting CP |
| 1985 | Marco Chagas (Sporting CP) | Eduardo Correia (Sporting CP) | Venceslau Fernandes (Ajacto) | Sporting CP |
| 1986 | Marco Chagas (Sporting CP) | Benedito Ferreira (Sicasal) | António Pinto (Lousa) | Lousa |
| 1987 | Manuel Cunha (Sicasal) | Manuel Neves (Boavista FC) | Fernando Fernandes (Sicasal) | Sicasal |
| 1988 |  Cayn Theakston (Louletano) | Jorge Silva (Sicasal) | Joaquim Gomes (Louletano) | Louletano |
| 1989 | Joaquim Gomes (Sicasal) |  Cássio Freitas (Louletano) | António Alves (Recer–Boavista) | Recer–Boavista |
| 1990 | Fernando Carvalho (Ruquita–Feirense) | Joaquim Gomes (Sicasal) | Jorge Silva (Sicasal) | Sicasal |
| 1991 | Jorge Silva (Sicasal) | Orlando Rodrigues (Ruquita–Feirense) | Vicente Ridaura (Artiach) | Sicasal |
| 1992 | Cássio Freitas (Recer–Boavista) | Quintino Rodrigues (Ruquita–Feirense) | Manuel Abreu (Tensai) | Sicasal |
| 1993 | Joaquim Gomes (Recer–Boavista) | Vítor Gamito (Sicasal) |  Luis Espinosa (Artiach) | Artiach |
| 1994 | Orlando Rodrigues (Artiach) | Vítor Gamito (Sicasal) | Joaquim Gomes (Recer–Boavista) | Artiach |
| 1995 | Orlando Rodrigues (Artiach) | Quintino Rodrigues (Sicasal) | Delmino Pereira (Recer–Boavista) | Sicasal |
| 1996 | Massimiliano Lelli (Saeco) | Vítor Gamito (MXO) | Manuel Abreu (Maia–CIN) | Maia–CIN |
| 1997 |  Zenon Jaskuła (Mapei) | Wladimir Belli (Brescialat) | Joaquim Gomes (LA–Pecol) | Recer–Boavista |
| 1998 | Marco Serpellini (Brescialat) | Orlando Rodrigues (Banesto) | Wladimir Belli (Festina) | Festina |
| 1999 | David Plaza (Benfica) | Vítor Gamito (Porta da Ravessa) | Melcior Mauri (Benfica) | Benfica |
| 2000 | Vítor Gamito (Porta da Ravessa) |  Claus Møller (Maia–MSS) |  Andrei Zintchenko (LA–Pecol) | LA–Pecol |
| 2001 |  Fabian Jeker (Milaneza–MSS) | Andrei Zintchenko (LA–Pecol) | Juan Miguel Mercado (iBanesto) | Porta da Ravessa |
| 2002 | Claus Møller (Milaneza–MSS) | Juan Horrach (Milaneza–MSS) | Rui Sousa (Milaneza–MSS) | Milaneza–MSS |
| 2003 | Nuno Ribeiro (LA–Pecol) | Claus Møller (Milaneza–MSS) | Rui Lavarinhas (Milaneza–MSS) | Milaneza–MSS |
| 2004 | David Bernabeu (Milaneza–Maia) | David Arroyo (LA–Pecol) | Nuno Ribeiro (LA–Pecol) | Milaneza–Maia |
| 2005 | Vladimir Efimkin (Team Barloworld) | Cândido Barbosa (LA–Liberty) | Adolfo García Quesada (Comunidad Valenciana) | LA–Liberty |
| 2006 | David Blanco (Comunidad Valenciana) | Héctor Guerra (LA–Liberty) | Cândido Barbosa (LA–Liberty) | LA–Liberty |
| 2007 | Xavier Tondo (LA–MSS) | Cândido Barbosa (Liberty Seguros) | Héctor Guerra (Liberty Seguros) | LA–MSS |
| 2008 | David Blanco (Palmeiras Resort–Tavira) | Héctor Guerra (Liberty Seguros) | Rubén Plaza (Benfica) | Liberty Seguros |
| 2009 | David Blanco (Palmeiras Resort–Tavira) | David Bernabeu (Barbot–Siper) | Rubén Plaza (Liberty Seguros) | Palmeiras Resort–Tavira |
| 2010 | David Blanco (Palmeiras Resort–Prio) | David Bernabeu (Barbot–Siper) | Sergio Pardilla (Carmiooro) | Barbot–Siper |
| 2011 | Ricardo Mestre (Tavira–Prio) | André Cardoso (Tavira–Prio) | Rui Sousa (Barbot–Efapel) | Tavira–Prio |
| 2012 | David Blanco (Efapel–Glassdrive) | Hugo Sabido (LA–Antarte) | Rui Sousa (Efapel–Glassdrive) | Efapel–Glassdrive |
| 2013 | Alejandro Marque (OFM–Quinta da Lixa) | Gustavo Veloso (OFM–Quinta da Lixa) | Rui Sousa (Efapel–Glassdrive) | Efapel–Glassdrive |
| 2014 | Gustavo Veloso (OFM–Quinta da Lixa) | Rui Sousa (Radio Popular-Onda) | Delio Fernández (OFM–Quinta da Lixa) | OFM–Quinta da Lixa |
| 2015 | Gustavo Veloso (W52–Quinta da Lixa) | Joni Brandão (Efapel) | Alejandro Marque (Efapel) | W52–Quinta da Lixa |
| 2016 | Rui Vinhas (W52–FC Porto) | Gustavo Veloso (W52–FC Porto) | Daniel Silva (Rádio Popular–Boavista) | W52–FC Porto |
Wins by cyclist
In bold cyclist still active.
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Wins by team
| Team | Individual titles | General classification | Team titles | Team classification |
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| FC Porto |
13 | 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1979, 1981, 1982, 20161 | 14 | 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1969, 1979, 1980, 1981, 20161 |
| Sporting CP |
9 | 1933, 1940, 1941, 1963, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1985, 1986 | 13 | 1933, 1940, 1941, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1984, 1985 |
| Benfica |
9 | 1931, 1934, 1947, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1974, 1976, 1999 | 9 | 1931, 1932, 1934, 1939, 1947, 1963, 1966, 1974, 1999 |
| Maia–CIN/Milaneza–MSS/Milaneza–Maia/LA–MSS |
4 | 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007 | 5 | 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 |
| OFM–Quinta da Lixa/W52–Quinta da Lixa/W52–FC Porto–Porto Canal |
4 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 20161 | 3 | 2014, 2015, 20161 |
| Sangalhos |
4 | 1951, 1956, 1958, 1969 | 2 | 1951, 1976 |
| Palmeiras Resort–Tavira/Palmeiras Resort–Prio/Tavira–Prio |
4 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 | 2 | 2009, 2011 |
| Sicasal |
3 | 1987, 1989, 1991 | 5 | 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 |
| Académico do Porto |
2 | 1955, 1957 | 2 | 1956, 1957 |
| Lousa |
2 | 1977, 1980 | 2 | 1978, 1986 |
| Artiach |
2 | 1994, 1995 | 2 | 1993, 1994 |
| Recer–Boavista |
2 | 1992, 1993 | 2 | 1989, 1997 |
| Águias/LA–Pecol/LA–Liberty/Liberty Seguros |
1 | 2003 | 5 | 1977, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008 |
| Barbot–Siper/Efapel–Glassdrive |
1 | 2012 | 3 | 2010, 2012, 2013 |
| Carcavelos |
1 | 1927 | 1 | 1927 |
| Campo de Ourique |
1 | 1938 | 1 | 1935 |
| CUF |
1 | 1939 | 1 | 1938 |
| Iluminante |
1 | 1946 | 1 | 1946 |
| Flandria |
1 | 1967 | 1 | 1965 |
| Porta da Ravessa |
1 | 2000 | 1 | 2001 |
| Louletano–Vale do Lobo |
1 | 1988 | 1 | 1988 |
| Rio de Janeiro |
1 | 1932 | 0 | — |
| Velo Clube "Os Leões" |
1 | 1935 | 0 | — |
| Messias |
1 | 1973 | 0 | — |
| Coimbrões |
1 | 1978 | 0 | — |
| Mako Jeans |
1 | 1983 | 0 | — |
| Ajacto |
1 | 1984 | 0 | — |
| Ruquita–Feirense |
1 | 1990 | 0 | — |
| Saeco |
1 | 1996 | 0 | — |
| Mapei |
1 | 1997 | 0 | — |
| Brescialat |
1 | 1998 | 0 | — |
| Team Barloworld |
1 | 2005 | 0 | — |
| Comunidad Valenciana |
1 | 2006 | 0 | — |
| Bombarralense |
0 | — | 1 | 1982 |
| Rodovil |
0 | — | 1 | 1983 |
| Festina |
0 | — | 1 | 1998 |
- 1FC Porto and W52 formed a partnership in 2016.
Wins by country
| Country | Wins |
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| Portugal | 57 |
| Spain | 12 |
| Italy | 2 |
| Belgium | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Russia | 1 |
Classifications
As of the 2016 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:
- Yellow Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
- green Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
- Blue Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climbing classification.
- White Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.
References
- ↑ "Volta a Portugal (2.1), Portugal Winners, podium, distance, average speed". bikeraceinfo.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta past winners". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "Official winners list". volta-portugal.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "Volta de Portugal winners" (PDF). www.uvp-fpc.pt/. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
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