Acácio da Silva
Acácio Mora da Silva (born January 2, 1961, in Montalegre, Portugal) is a former Portuguese professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional from 1982 to 1994 during which he won stages in the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and stages in many other stage races. He won three stages in total in the Tour de France, one in 1987, one in 1988 and one in 1989. After his stage win in 1989, he wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for four days.[1] In 1986 he won the Züri-Metzgete and was also Portuguese road champion.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Acácio Mora da Silva |
| Born | January 2, 1961 Montalegre, Portugal |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1982 | Royal-Wrengler |
| 1983 | Eorotex-Magniflex |
| 1984–1985 | Malvor-Bottecchia |
| 1986–1988 | Kas |
| 1989–1990 | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond |
| 1991–1993 | Festina-Lotus |
| 1994 | Hippermercados Jumbo |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Major results
- 1982
- Tour de Kaistenberg
- 1983
- Tour de Kaistenberg
- Tour du Limousin
- 1984
- Tour de Kaistenberg
- Coppa Placci
- 1985
- Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stages 8B and 10
- Giro dell'Emilia
- 1986
- Züri-Metzgete
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stages 9 and 21
- 1987
- Hegiberg-Rundfahrt
- Schlossberg
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 3
- 1988
- Trofeo Luis Puig
- Schynberg Rundfahrt Sulz
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 4
- 1989
- GP Charly Gaul
- 1989
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stage 2
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 1
- 1991
- Elgg
- 1992
- Elgg
- Langenthal
- 1994
- Fontanelas
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References
- "Acacio da Silva dans le Tour de France". le dico du tour. Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
External links
- Acacio Mora Da Silva at CycleBase.nl
- "Acacio Mora Da Silva at Memoire-du-cyclisme.net". Archived from the original on 2007-10-18. Retrieved 2017-06-26.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- Acacio Mora Da Silva at Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu
- Official Tour de France results for Acacio Da Silva
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