Porto–Lisbon (''Portuguese: Porto–Lisboa'') was an annual

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held in Portugal on 10 June in celebration of

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. Covering a distance of approximately 330-340 kilometres, the race was the longest on the professional calendar after the disappearance of

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in 1988. It started in

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, Portugal's second-largest city, and finished in the Portuguese capital

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around eight or nine hours later. Although it was the most important classic in Portugal, in its later days it was usually only contested by Portuguese cycling teams. In 2002 Porto–Lisbon was held as a team-race divided in three sectors between Porto and Lisboa. In 2004 the last edition of the race was held. Since its cancellation,

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is the longest one-day race of the year, at approximately 298 km. Karte A1 PT

Winners

http://www.uvp-fpc.pt/ficheirossite/17112011072642.pdf Winners official list by UVP-FPC * The 1982 "Porto–Lisboa" de 1982 was interrupted in Alcobaça (due to protest from the local population), and the winner of the section "Porto–Coimbra" was considered the overall winner.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Porto-Lisboa Recurring sporting events established in 1911 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2004 Defunct cycling races in Portugal Men's road bicycle races 1911 establishments in Portugal 2004 disestablishments in Portugal Defunct sports competitions in Portugal