Marco Chagas

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Chagas and the second or paternal family name is Martins.
Marco Chagas
Personal information
Full nameMarco António Chagas Martins
Born (1956-11-19) 19 November 1956 (age 68)
Pontével, Cartaxo, Portugal
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
1981–1982FC Porto–UBP
1983Mako Jeans
Professional teams
1976Costa do Sol
1977–1978CD Os Águias–Clok
1979Lousa–Trinaranjus
1980Puch–Sem–Campagnolo
1984–1987Sporting–Raposeira
1988–1989Louletano–Vale do Lobo
1990Orima–Cantanhede
Major wins
Stage races
Volta a Portugal (1982, 1983, 1985, 1986)
Volta ao Alentejo (1984)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (1976, 1982, 1985)

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.[1] Chagas was stripped from his win at the 1979 Volta a Portugal due to doping.[2][3][4]

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
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — — — — — — —
A yellow jersey Tour de France 41 — — — 77 — — —
A gold jersey Vuelta a España — — — — — — — DNF
Legend
DSQ Disqualified
DNF Did not finish

See also

References

  1. ^ "Marco Chagas". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ "TAS confirma quatro anos de suspensão por doping de Raul Alarcón". Público (in Portuguese). 30 March 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2023. corredor a perder o triunfo na Volta a Portugal por doping, depois de Marco Chagas (1979)
  3. ^ Flórido, Carlos (25 April 2022). "Casos de doping já levaram ao fim de duas equipas do ciclismo português". O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 July 2023. há Voltas a Portugal perdidas por Joaquim Agostinho e Marco Chagas devido a doping
  4. ^ "Volta a Portugal: o historial de vencedores". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 15 August 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2023. ****O vencedor Marco Chagas (Lousa-Trinaranjus) foi desclassificado por doping.


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