Porto–Lisbon (Portuguese: Porto–Lisboa) was an annual road cycling race held in Portugal on 10 June in celebration of Portugal Day. Covering a distance of approximately 330-340 kilometres, the race was the longest on the professional calendar after the disappearance of Bordeaux–Paris in 1988. It started in Porto, Portugal's second-largest city, and finished in the Portuguese capital Lisbon around eight or nine hours later.
Race details | |
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Date | June 10 |
Region | Portugal |
English name | OPorto–Lisbon |
Local name(s) | Porto–Lisboa (in Portuguese) |
Discipline | Road race |
Competition | Classic race |
Type | Single-day |
Organiser | UVP-FPC |
History | |
First edition | 1911 |
Editions | 74 |
Final edition | 2004 |
First winner | ![]() |
Most wins | 3 times:![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Final winner | ![]() |
Although it was the most important classic in Portugal, in its later days it was usually only contested by Portuguese cycling teams. In 2002 Porto–Lisbon was held as a team-race divided in three sectors between Porto and Lisboa. In 2004 the last edition of the race was held. Since its cancellation, Milan–San Remo is the longest one-day race of the year, at approximately 298 km.
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Winners
edit* The 1982 "Porto–Lisboa" de 1982 was interrupted in Alcobaça (due to protest from the local population), and the winner of the section "Porto–Coimbra" was considered the overall winner.
References
edit- ^ http://www.uvp-fpc.pt/ficheirossite/17112011072642.pdf Winners official list by UVP-FPC
- ^ Holder of the longest record of the race (14 years)