Porto – Lisboa
Porto – Lisboa (German Porto – Lisbon) was a Portuguese road bike race . It was held from 1911 to 2004.
history
The race took place annually from 1911 on the Portuguese national holiday Dia de Portugal , June 10th. The distance was around 330 to 340 kilometers. After Bordeaux – Paris took place for the last time in 1988, Porto – Lisboa was the longest one-day race in cycling . The race started in Porto , the second largest city in Portugal, and ended in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon .
Porto – Lisboa was the most important cycling race in Portugal. However, it was mostly only contested by Portuguese cycling teams in later times and lost its importance. In 2002 Porto-Lisboa was held as a relay race for teams of three. The last event took place in 2004. Since then, Milan – San Remo has been the longest one-day race.
With three wins each, the Portuguese João Francisco , José Maria Nicolau , Fernando Mendes and Alexandre Ruas are among the most successful participants. Eight foreigners won the race, including Charles George , the winner of the first race, Walter Godefroot and Melchor Mauri , who was the first to finish the course under eight hours in 2000, holding the course record with seven hours, 56 minutes and 27 seconds .
Palmarès
* In 1982 the race in Alcobaça was canceled due to protests from the population and the winner of the "Porto-Coimbra" route was considered the winner.
Web links
- Porto – Lisboa at fpciclismo.pt
- Porto – Lisboa in the Radsportseiten.net database