Sport Lisboa e Benfica (cycling team) is the cycling team of the multisports club Sport Lisboa e Benfica, from Lisbon, Portugal. The current head of this department is the former Portuguese cyclist Orlando Rodrigues.
History
Cycling was the second sports department established within Sport Lisboa e Benfica, and along with football, is one of only two sports referenced in the club logo. The sport was in activity from 1906 to 1941, 1947 to 1978, and once again for two seasons in 1999 and 2000. Benfica won the Volta a Portugal in 1999, with Spanish cyclist David Plaza capturing the leader's yellow jersey. Historically, the club has had great national successes in cycling, and after some interruptions and delays, approved in 2006 the re-introduction of a cycling department to start in 2007. The team joined the UCI Professional Continental Division.
2007 Elite team
Major results
- 1st, Team classification, Tour de Luxembourg
Team roster
José Azevedo (from Discovery Channel)
Javier
Benitez (from Mateos)- Bruno
Castanheira (from Maia Milaneza)
- Rui
Lavarinhas (from Riberalves-Alcobaça)
- Pedro
Lopes (from LA Aluminios / Liberty Seguros)
- Hélder
Miranda (from Riberalves-Alcobaça)
- Sérgio
Ribeiro (from Barbot-Halcon)
- Renato
Silva (from Imoholding-Jardim Hotel Loulé)
Danail
Petrov (from Maia Milaneza)- Didac
Ortega (from Barcelona)
- José António
Pecharroman (from Comunitat Valenciana)
- Hugo
Sancho (from Mortágua)
- Rui
Costa (from Feira)
2007 Under-23 team
- Márcio
Barbosa (from Anicolor/Siper)
- José
Mendes
- Bruno
Sancho (from Anicolor/Siper)
- Edgar
Anselmo
- Fábio
Cera
- Rui
Carriço
- Fábio
Coelho
- Mário
Costa
- André
Ferreira
- Edgar
Pinto
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