União Ciclista da Maia
# União Ciclista da Maia

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.

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 GP MR Cortez-Mitsubishi, Ángel Edo
       Points classification, Ángel Edo
       Stage 1, Ángel Edo
       Stage 3 & 4, Pedro Cardoso
    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, Pedro Cardoso
    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, Pedro Cardoso
       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 |
| - | - | - |
| Afonso Azevedo (POR) | Afonso Azevedo (POR) | (1984-07-18)18 July 1984 (aged 23) |
| Rogério Batista (POR) | Rogério Batista (POR) | (1983-02-12)12 February 1983 (aged 24) |
| João Cabreira (POR) | João Cabreira (POR) | (1982-05-12)12 May 1982 (aged 25) |
| Pedro Cardoso (POR) | Pedro Cardoso (POR) | (1974-04-12)12 April 1974 (aged 33) |
| Claudio Faria (POR) | Claudio Faria (POR) | (1977-10-01)1 October 1977 (aged 30) |
| José Antonio Garrido (ESP) | José Antonio Garrido (ESP) | (1975-11-28)28 November 1975 (aged 32) |
| Bruno Neves (POR) | Bruno Neves (POR) | (1981-05-09)9 May 1981 (aged 26) |
| Bruno Pires (POR) | Bruno Pires (POR) | (1981-05-15)15 May 1981 (aged 26) |
| Pedro Romero Ocampo (ESP) | Pedro Romero Ocampo (ESP) | (1982-06-04)4 June 1982 (aged 25) |
| Tiago Silva (POR) | Tiago Silva (POR) | (1986-10-06)6 October 1986 (aged 21) |
| Xavier Tondo (POR) | Xavier Tondo (POR) | (1978-11-05)5 November 1978 (aged 29) |
| Ángel Vicioso (ESP) | Ángel Vicioso (ESP) | (1977-04-13)13 April 1977 (aged 30) |
| Constantino Zaballa (ESP) | Constantino Zaballa (ESP) | (1978-05-15)15 May 1978 (aged 29) |
