Tavfer–Ovos Matinados–Mortágua (UCI team code: TAV) 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

As of 16 February 2024.[2]
Rider Date of birth
 Gonçalo Amado (POR) (1994-02-09) 9 February 1994 (age 30)
 Rafael Barbas (POR) (2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 (age 19)
 António Barbio (POR) (1993-12-16) 16 December 1993 (age 30)
 Gonçalo Carvalho (POR) (1997-12-03) 3 December 1997 (age 26)
 Leangel Linarez (VEN) (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 26)
 César Martingil (POR) (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995 (age 29)
Rider Date of birth
 João Matias (POR) (1991-05-26) 26 May 1991 (age 33)
 Francisco Morais (POR) (1998-08-27) 27 August 1998 (age 25)
 Nicolás Sáenz (COL) (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 26)
 Ángel Sánchez (ESP) (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993 (age 31)
 Bruno Silva (POR) (1998-05-17) 17 May 1998 (age 26)
 Andres Taboada (ESP) (2002-12-12) 12 December 2002 (age 21)

Major wins

Sources:[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

2003
 Portugal Under-23 Road Race Championships, Hélio Costa
2004
Stage 1 Volta a Portugal do Futuro, Manuel Cardoso
2006
Volta a Portugal do Futuro
Stages 1 & 4, Bruno Sancho
Stage 5, Márcio Barbosa
2009
 Portugal Under-23 Road Race Championships, Vasco Pereira
2010
Volta a Portugal do Futuro
A white jersey Points classification, Pedro Paulinho
Prologue, Team time trial[N 1]
Stage 2, António Carvalho
Stage 4, Pedro Paulinho
Stage 4 Volta à Madeira, Pedro Paulinho
2011
Volta a Portugal do Futuro
Stage 2, Pedro Paulinho
A white jersey Points classification, António Carvalho
2014
 Portugal Under-23 Road Race Championships, Joaquim Silva
Volta a Portugal do Futuro
Stage 2, Carlos Ribeiro
Team classification[N 2]
A red jersey Points classification, Carlos Ribeiro
2015
 Portugal Under-23 Time Trial Championships, José Fernandes
2017
 Portugal Under-23 Road Race Championships, Francisco Campos
2018
Volta a Portugal do Futuro
Stages 3 & 4, Francisco Campos
Stage 5, Jorge Magalhaes
2021
Stages 2 & 3 Volta ao Alentejo, Iúri Leitão
2022
Stage 3 Volta ao Alentejo, Leangel Linarez
Stages 2 & 4 Volta a Portugal, João Matias

National champions

2003
Portuguese Under-23 Road race, Hélio Costa
2009
Portuguese Under-23 Road race, Vasco Pereira
2014
Portuguese Under-23 Road race, Joaquim Silva
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.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Tavfer-Ovos Matinados-Mortágua". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Anicolor - Mortágua 2003". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Anicolor - Mortágua 2004". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Anicolor - Mortágua 2005". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Anicolor - Siper 2006". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  7. ^ "ERA - Mortágua - Siper 2007". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Mortágua - ERA - DR Seguros 2008". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Mortágua - DR Seguros 2009". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Mortágua - Basi 2010". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Anicolor 2013". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Anicolor - Mortagua 2014 victories". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Anicolor - Mortágua 2015". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  14. ^ "2017 Miranda-Mortagua victories". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Victories for Miranda - Mortágua 2018". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Victories for Miranda - Mortágua 2019". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Victories for Miranda - Mortágua 2020". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Victories for Tavfer-Measindot-Mortágua 2021". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  19. ^ "Victories for Tavfer-Mortágua-Ovos Matinados 2022". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  20. ^ "Victories for Tavfer-Mortágua-Ovos Matinados 2023". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

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