União Ciclista da Maia

União Ciclista da Maia
Team information
UCI code	POV
Registered	Portugal
Founded	1994
Disbanded	2008
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	Trade Team II (1998–2001); Trade Team I (2002–2004); Continental (2005–2008)
Bicycles	Orbea
Key personnel
General manager	Manuel Zeferino
Team name history
1994; 1995; 1996; 1997–1999; 2000; 2001–2003; 2004–2005; 2006; 2007; 2008	Maia–Jumbo–Serrata-Beirão (MAI); Maia–Jumbo (MAI); Maia–Jumbo–CIN (MAI); Maia–CIN (MAI); União Ciclista da Maia–MSS (MAI); Milaneza–MSS (MIL); Milaneza–Maia (MIL); Maia–Milaneza (MAI); LA–MSS (MAI); LA–MSS (POV)
	Jersey

LA-MSS (UCI team code: POV) was a Portuguese UCI Continental cycling team originally based in Maia, Portugal, later in Póvoa de Varzim, that disbanded by mid 2008 after a police raid at the headquarters.^[1]

The team received wildcard invitations to the Vuelta a España in 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2003.

Major wins[]

1998

Portuguese National Road Race, Carlos Carneiro

Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, José Azevedo

Stage 3 & 5, José Azevedo

Stage 5 Volta a Portugal, José Azevedo

2004

Mountains classification Volta ao Algarve, Gonçalo Amorim

Stage 5 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme, Ángel Edo

Overall , Ángel Edo

Points classification, Ángel Edo

Stage 1, Ángel Edo

Stage 3 & 4,

Mountains classification Volta ao Alentejo, Bruno Pires

Stage 2, Hugo Sabido

Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, David Bernabeu

Team classification

Stage 2, Ángel Edo

Overall Volta a Portugal, David Bernabeu

Team classification

Team classification Tour de Pologne

Stage 7, Hugo Sabido

2005

Stage 3 Volta ao Algarve, Alexei Markov

Team classification GP Internacional do Oeste/RTP

Stages 2 & 4, Alexei Markov

Overall GP CTT Correios de Portugal, Alexei Markov

Points classification, Alexei Markov

Stage 1 & 2, Alexei Markov

Team classification Troféu Joaquim Agostinho

Points classification, Danail Petrov

Mountains classification, Danail Petrov

Stage 1, Alexei Markov

Stage 3, Danail Petrov

2006

Mountains classification GP Costa Azul, Danail Petrov

Overall Volta ao Algarve, João Cabreira

Team classification

Stage 5, João Cabreira

Mountains classification GP CTT Correios de Portugal,

Portuguese Road Race Championship, Bruno Pires

Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Danail Petrov

Stage 3, Danail Petrov

Stage 7 Volta a Portugal, João Cabreira

2007

Stage 4 Volta ao Alentejo, Bruno Pires

Team classification GP Rota dos Móveis

Stage 4, Bruno Pires

Overall GP CTT Correios de Portugal,

Team classification

Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Xavier Tondo

Team classification

Prologue, Xavier Tondo

Overall Volta a Portugal, Xavier Tondo

2008

Team classification Volta ao Alentejo

Stage 4, Bruno Pires

Subida al Naranco, Xavier Tondo

Overall Vuelta a Asturias, Ángel Vicioso

Team classification

Stage 1, Ángel Vicioso

Overall GP Rota dos Móveis, Constantino Zaballa

Team classification

Points classification, Ángel Vicioso

Stage 3, Constantino Zaballa

Portuguese Road Race Championship, João Cabreira

Team classification Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid

Points classification, Ángel Vicioso

Sprints classification, José Antonio Garrido

Stage 2, Ángel Vicioso

National champions[]

1996: Portuguese Time Trial Championship, José Azevedo
1997: Portuguese Time Trial Championship, José Azevedo
1998: Portuguese Road Race Championship, Carlos Alberto Carneiro
1999: Portuguese Road Race Championship, Carlos Alberto Carneiro
2002: Portuguese Road Race Championship, Rui Lavarinhas
2004: Portuguese Road Race Championship, Bruno Castanheira
2006: Portuguese Road Race Championship, Bruno Pires
2008: Portuguese Road Race Championship, João Cabreira

Team roster[]

As of January 2008

	Rider	Date of birth
(POR)		(1984-07-18)18 July 1984 (aged 23)
(POR)		(1983-02-12)12 February 1983 (aged 24)
João Cabreira (POR)		(1982-05-12)12 May 1982 (aged 25)
(POR)		(1974-04-12)12 April 1974 (aged 33)
(POR)		(1977-10-01)1 October 1977 (aged 30)
José Antonio Garrido (ESP)		(1975-11-28)28 November 1975 (aged 32)
Bruno Neves (POR)		(1981-05-09)9 May 1981 (aged 26)
Bruno Pires (POR)		(1981-05-15)15 May 1981 (aged 26)
(ESP)		(1982-06-04)4 June 1982 (aged 25)
(POR)		(1986-10-06)6 October 1986 (aged 21)
Xavier Tondo (POR)		(1978-11-05)5 November 1978 (aged 29)
Ángel Vicioso (ESP)		(1977-04-13)13 April 1977 (aged 30)
Constantino Zaballa (ESP)		(1978-05-15)15 May 1978 (aged 29)

References[]

^ Prell, Monika (2008-05-20). "Police raid LA MSS headquarters". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media. Retrieved 2017-08-13.

External links[]

Maia Milaneza-website

[1] Prell, Monika (2008-05-20). "Police raid LA MSS headquarters". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media. Retrieved 2017-08-13.

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