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Vitória S.C. (cycling team)

Vitória–ASC (UCI code: ASC) was a Portuguese cycling team in the UCI Continental category that was formed from the association between União Ciclista de Vila do Conde and Vitória SC of Guimarães. The professional team was dissolved in 2007 due to a lack of support and investment in the team, however, continuing with basic training.[1]

Vitória-ASC
Team information
UCI codeASC
Registered Portugal
Founded1998 (1998)
Disbanded2007 (Pro Team)
Discipline(s)Road
Cross-country
StatusCycling team (1998-2001)
Trade Team III (2002)
Trade Team II (2003)
Trade Team III (2004)
UCI Continental (2005-2007)
Cycling team (2008-present)
BicyclesDynatek(2002-2005)
Lapierre(2006)
Colnago(2007)
WebsiteTeam home page
Key personnel
General managerAntónio da Silva Campos
Team manager(s)José Augusto Oliveira e Silva
Team name history
1998-2001
2002-2004
2005
2006-2007
2008-2011
2012-present
ASC–Guilhabreu–Vila do Conde
ASC–Vila do Conde
ASC–Chenco Jeans
Vitória–ASC
ASC–Vitória–RTL
ASC–KTM–Vitória
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Jersey

History

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União Ciclista de Vila do Conde is a Portuguese cycling team that is currently only under-23 and also races predominantly in cyclocross. The team was founded in 1998, at the time under the name ASC–Guilhabreu–Vila do Conde, and was professional between 2002 and 2007 with the intention of asserting itself as a professional road cycling team.[2][3]

However, it was in the last three years, 2005, 2006 and 2007, as a professional team that it achieved the European status of UCI Continental Tour, just one category below the UCI WorldTour. The first of these three years the team operated under the name ASC–Chenco Jeans. In the following two years, the União Ciclista de Vila do Conde joined Vitória SC de Guimarães and was therefore renamed Vitória–ASC and had an initial budget of 350 thousand euros.[4][5]

During the 2000s, it tried to assert itself with a road race professional cycling team, achieving European UCI Continental Tour status.[1]

From 2008 to 2011, U.C. de Vila do Conde has continued to be associated with Vitória and only in under-23 road cycling, its most common name being ASC–Vitória–RTL.[6]

Since 2012, the team has been called ASC–KTM–Vitória in national road cycling races.[7][8][9]

It was also in 2011 that Vitória SC began cross-country cycling with an amateur team called Vitória SC–Bikeworld, participating in regional and national competitions.[10][11]

Team roster

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As of January 2007

Rider Date of birth
  Paulo Barroso (POR) (1972-10-29)29 October 1972 (aged 34)
  Pedro Costa (POR) (1977-11-20)20 November 1977 (aged 29)
  Ángel Edo (ESP) (1970-08-04)4 August 1970 (aged 36)
  Juan Gomis (ESP) (1978-03-28)28 March 1978 (aged 28)
  Micael Isidoro (POR) (1982-08-12)12 August 1982 (aged 24)
  José Martins (POR) (1984-04-01)1 April 1984 (aged 22)
  Yong Li Ng (MAS) (1985-10-06)6 October 1985 (aged 21)
  José Rodrigues (POR) (1978-07-04)4 July 1978 (aged 28)
  Gilberto Sampaio (POR) (1981-08-06)6 August 1981 (aged 25)
  Daniel Silva (POR) (1985-06-08)8 June 1985 (aged 21)
  José Sousa (POR) (1980-09-20)20 September 1980 (aged 26)

Major wins

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2002
  Overall Circuito Montañés: Óscar Serrano
  Points classification: Óscar Serrano
Stage 4: Rafael Milá
Stage 5 & 7: Óscar Serrano
Stage 1 Volta ao Alentejo: Rubén Galván
  Portuguese Under-23 Time Trial Championship: Sérgio Paulinho
Teams classification Volta a Portugal do Futuro[N 1]
  Points classification: Sérgio Paulinho
  Mountains classification: Sérgio Paulinho
  Prologue, Stage 2, 3 & 4: Sérgio Paulinho
2003
Sprints classification Volta ao Algarve: Óscar Serrano
  Points classification Circuito Montañés: Óscar Serrano
Stage 5a & 6
Stage 3 Volta a Portugal: Victoriano Fernández
2004
  Young rider classification GP M.R. Cortez–Mitsubishi: Sérgio Ribeiro
Sprints classification Volta ao Alentejo: Óscar Serrano
2005
Stage 1 Volta a Portugal: Fidel Chacón
2006
Stage 1 GP Abimota: Pedro Costa
2007
Winner Clássica de Amarante: José Rodrigues
Winner Circuito de São Bernardo, Alcobaça: Gilberto Sampaio
Winner Circuito de Nafarros: José Rodrigues
Stage 4b GP Vinhos da Estremadura: José Rodrigues   Points classification: José Rodrigues
2010
Stage 3 Volta às Terras de Santa Maria Feira: Bruno Borges
Winner of Portuguese Under-23 Cup: Bruno Borges[12]
2011
Winner of Troféu Festival da Bicicleta, cyclocross, Elite/Under-23: Mário Costa
National Championship, Track, Speed, Under-23: Leonel Coutinho
Stage 3 & 5 Volta a Portugal do Futuro: Leonel Coutinho
2012
Stage 1 Volta a Portugal do Futuro: David Rodrigues[13]
  Mountains classification Under-23 Stage 1 GP Liberty Seguros: Rui Barros[14]
  Young rider classification Under-23 GP Liberty Seguros: David Rodrigues[15]

Notable cyclists

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Some Portuguese cyclists passed through Vitória-ASC, such as:[16][17]

Notes

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  1. ^ The riders on the squad were Sérgio Paulinho, Hermano Vieira, Sérgio Ribeiro, Bruno Pires, Gilberto Sampaio, Bruno Neves and Ricardo Santos
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From CyclingArchives, ProCyclingStats, Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu and cyclingnews[19]

  

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References

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  2. ^ "União Ciclista de Vila do Conde". paralimpicos.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "ASC - Vila do Conde 2002". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Vimaranenses apresentam equipa de ciclismo". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Wayback Machine". web.archive.org. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Vitória/ASC/Real Objetiva | Equipa de Ciclismo". 16 February 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  7. ^ "5 de setembro :: 20.ª Volta a Portugal do Futuro tem início em Águeda". www.cm-agueda.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  8. ^ digital, guimarães (13 March 2012). "CICLISMO: ASC/KTM/Vitória na estrada em 2012".
  9. ^ Trofa, O. Notícias da (3 February 2013). "Pedro Martins no Club Ciclista Rias Baixas". O Notícias da Trofa (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  10. ^ "BIKE WORLD". Roots & Rain. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Guimarães consagrou primeiros Campeões do Minho de BTT MaratonasAssociação de Ciclismo do Minho". www.acm.pt. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Minhoto Bruno Borges venceu a Taça de Portugal de Sub 23 - Liberty Seguros | Associação de Ciclismo do Minho". www.acm.pt. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  13. ^ digital, guimarães (6 September 2012). "CICLISMO: David Rodrigues lidera Volta a Portugal do Futuro". GUIMARAESDIGITAL.COM (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  14. ^ Rodrigues, Carlos Viana (5 September 2012). "Jovem do BTT lidera Futuro". Atletismo Magazine Modalidades Amadoras (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  15. ^ Informação, Sul (22 April 2012). "Ricardo Mestre conquista GP Liberty Seguros". Sul Informação (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Who are the last winners in Guimarães, Portugal?". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Who are the last winners in Vila do Conde, Portugal?". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Pedro Costa". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Pedro Costa". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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  23. ^ "ASC - Vila do Conde 2004". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  24. ^ "ASC - Vila do Conde 2004". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  25. ^ "ASC - Chenco Jeans 2005". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  26. ^ "ASC - Chenco Jeans - QConstroi 2005". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  27. ^ "Asc - Chenco Jeans". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  28. ^ "Vitória - ASC 2006". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  29. ^ "Vitória de Guimarães - ASC 2006". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  30. ^ "Vitória - ASC". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  31. ^ "Vitória - ASC 2007". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  32. ^ "Vitória de Guimarães - ASC - RTL 2007". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  33. ^ "Vitória - ASC". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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  35. ^ "Vitória de Guimarães - ASC - RTL 2011". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  36. ^ "ASC - KTM - Vitoria - Sportwereld - Sportwereld".
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