Team information | ||
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UCI code | ASC | |
Registered | ![]() | |
Founded | 1998 | |
Discipline(s) | Road Cross-country | |
Status | Amateur (1998-2001) Trade Team III (2002) Trade Team II (2003) Trade Team III (2004) UCI Continental (2005-2007) Amateur (2008-present) | |
Bicycles | Dynatek(2005) Lapierre(2006) Colnago(2007) | |
Website | Team home page | |
Key personnel | ||
General manager | António 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–Chenço–Vila do Conde Vitória–ASC ASC/Vitória/RTL ASC/KTM/Vitória | |
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]
History
[edit]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 two years as a professional team, 2006 and 2007, that it achieved the European status of UCI Continental Tour, just one category below the UCI WorldTour. This team had an initial budget of 350 thousand euros when União Ciclista de Vila do Conde joined Vitória SC de Guimarães, the team being known as Vitória–ASC.[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
[edit]As of January 2007[update]
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Major wins
[edit]- 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
[edit]Some Portuguese cyclists passed through Vitória-ASC, such as:[16][17]
- Sérgio Paulinho
- Sérgio Ribeiro
- Bruno Pires
- Bruno Neves
- Rui Costa
- José Mendes
- Daniel Silva
- Márcio Barbosa
- Bruno Lima
- João Cabreira
- Mário Costa
- David Rodrigues
Notes
[edit]- ^ The riders on the squad were Sérgio Paulinho, Hermano Vieira, Sérgio Ribeiro, Bruno Pires, Gilberto Sampaio, Bruno Neves and Ricardo Santos
External links
[edit]- Official website - União Ciclista de Vila do Conde
- Official website - Vitória SC Cycling
From CyclingArchives, ProCyclingStats, Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu and cyclingnews[18]
- 2002 team [3] & [19]
- 2003 team [20] & [21]
- 2004 team [22] & [23]
- 2005 team [24] & [25]
- 2006 team [26] & [27]
- 2007 team [28] & [29]
- 2010 team [30]
- 2011 team [31]
- 2012 team [32]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Conde, União Ciclista Vila do (15 October 2009). "VITORIA – ASC de Novo na Estrada". União Ciclista de Vila do Conde (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "União Ciclista de Vila do Conde". paralimpicos.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ a b "ASC - Vila do Conde 2002". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Vimaranenses apresentam equipa de ciclismo". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Wayback Machine". web.archive.org. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Vitória/ASC/Real Objetiva | Equipa de Ciclismo". web.archive.org. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ digital, guimarães (13 March 2012). "CICLISMO: ASC/KTM/Vitória na estrada em 2012".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "BIKE WORLD". Roots & Rain. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Guimarães consagrou primeiros Campeões do Minho de BTT MaratonasAssociação de Ciclismo do Minho". www.acm.pt. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ digital, guimarães (6 September 2012). "CICLISMO: David Rodrigues lidera Volta a Portugal do Futuro". GUIMARAESDIGITAL.COM (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Rodrigues, Carlos Viana (5 September 2012). "Jovem do BTT lidera Futuro". Atletismo Magazine Modalidades Amadoras (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Informação, Sul (22 April 2012). "Ricardo Mestre conquista GP Liberty Seguros". Sul Informação (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Who are the last winners in Guimarães, Portugal?". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Who are the last winners in Vila do Conde, Portugal?". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Pedro Costa". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "ASC - Vila do Conde 2002". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "ASC - Vila do Conde 2003". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "ASC - Vila do Conde 2003". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "ASC - Vila do Conde 2004". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "ASC - Vila do Conde 2004". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "ASC - Chenco Jeans 2005". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "ASC - Chenco Jeans - QConstroi 2005". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Vitória - ASC 2006". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Vitória de Guimarães - ASC 2006". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Vitória - ASC 2007". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Vitória de Guimarães - ASC - RTL 2007". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "ASC - Vitória de Guimarães - RTL 2010". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Vitória de Guimarães - ASC - RTL 2011". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ https://www.nieuwsblad.be/sportwereld/tag/wielrennen/asc-ktm-vitoria?origin=nemo&season=WREL2012