In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Chagas and the second or paternal family name is Martins.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Marco António Chagas Martins |
| Born | (1956-11-19) 19 November 1956 (age 68) Pontével, Cartaxo, Portugal |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1981–1982 | FC Porto–UBP |
| 1983 | Mako Jeans |
| Professional teams | |
| 1976 | Costa do Sol |
| 1977–1978 | CD Os Águias–Clok |
| 1979 | Lousa–Trinaranjus |
| 1980 | Puch–Sem–Campagnolo |
| 1984–1987 | Sporting–Raposeira |
| 1988–1989 | Louletano–Vale do Lobo |
| 1990 | Orima–Cantanhede |
| Major wins | |
Stage races
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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 & 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 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
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France
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41 | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| DNF | Did not finish |
See also
References
- "Marco Chagas". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- "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)
- 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
- "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.
External links
- Marco Chagas at Cycling Archives (archived)
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