Marco Chagas
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Marco António Chagas Martins (born 19 November 1956) is a Portuguese former racing cyclist who is a cycling commentator on RTP. A professional rider from 1976 to 1990, he won the Volta a Portugal four times, in 1982, 1983, 1985 and 1986, making him the second most successful rider in the competition, after David Blanco. Chagas was stripped from his win at the 1979 Volta a Portugal due to doping.
Major results
1976
1st Road race, National Road Championships
6th Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Stages 3, 10b[clarification needed] & 12b (ITT)
1977
2nd Overall Grande Prémio do Minho 1st Stage 3b (ITT)
5th Overall Volta a Portugal
1978
1st Overall Rapport Toer
2nd Overall GP Abimota[fr]
1979
1st Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Stages 3a, 6b (ITT) & 9b
5th Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias
5th Overall Volta ao Algarve
1981
3rd Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias 1st Prologue (TTT)
7th Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Stage 2 (TTT)
1982
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Stages 2 & 10b
3rd Overall Volta ao Algarve
1983
1st Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Stages 7 & 11
1st Porto–Lisboa
1984
1st Overall Volta ao Alentejo 1st Stage 4a (ITT)
1st Prologue & Stages 3a (ITT) & 6b Volta a Portugal
1st Stage 1 Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias
5th Overall Volta ao Algarve 1st Stage 4a
1985
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Prologue & Stages 9 & 13a (ITT)
2nd Overall Volta ao Algarve 1st Stages 2 & 6
1986
1st Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Stages 4, 7 (ITT), 11a & 11b (ITT)
1st Overall Grande Prémio do Minho 1st Stages 1, 3 & 5
2nd Overall Volta ao Algarve
3rd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
1987
1st Stage 5a (ITT) Volta a Portugal
1st Stage 1a Volta ao Alentejo
1988
2nd Overall Volta ao Algarve 1st Stage 10
3rd Overall Volta ao Alentejo
1989
1st Stage 1 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
1st Stage 5 Grande Prémio do Minho
2nd Overall Volta ao Alentejo 1st Stage 7b
2nd Overall Volta ao Algarve
7th Overall GP Costa Azul 1st Prologue (ITT) & Stage 3
10th Overall Volta a Portugal
1990
1st Stages 1 & 3a Volta ao Alentejo
5th Overall Volta a Portugal
7th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | 41 | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | — |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| DNF | Did not finish |
See also
External links
- at Cycling Archives ()