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originally based in

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, later in

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, that disbanded by mid 2008 after a

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raid at the headquarters. The team received wildcard invitations to the

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

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and

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

Major wins

;1998 :

Portuguese National Road Race, Carlos Carneiro : Jersey yellow

Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, José Azevedo ::Stage 3 & 5, José Azevedo :Stage 5 Volta a Portugal, José Azevedo ;2004 : Jersey red

Mountains classification Volta ao Algarve, Gonçalo Amorim :Stage 5

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, Ángel Edo : Jersey yellow

Overall GP MR Cortez-Mitsubishi, Ángel Edo ::Points classification, Ángel Edo ::Stage 1, Ángel Edo ::Stage 3 & 4, Pedro Cardoso : Jersey blue

Mountains classification Volta ao Alentejo, Bruno Pires ::Stage 2, Hugo Sabido : Jersey yellow

Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, David Bernabeu ::Team classification ::Stage 2, Ángel Edo : Jersey yellow

Overall Volta a Portugal, David Bernabeu ::Team classification :Team classification

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::Stage 7, Hugo Sabido ;2005 :Stage 3 Volta ao Algarve,

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:Team classification GP Internacional do Oeste/RTP ::Stages 2 & 4,

Overall GP CTT Correios de Portugal,

Points classification,

::Stage 1 & 2,

:Team classification Troféu Joaquim Agostinho :: Jersey green

Points classification, Danail Petrov :: Jersey blue

Mountains classification, Danail Petrov ::Stage 1,

::Stage 3, Danail Petrov ;2006 :Mountains classification GP Costa Azul, Danail Petrov : Jersey yellow

Overall Volta ao Algarve, João Cabreira ::Team classification ::Stage 5, João Cabreira : Jersey orange

Mountains classification GP CTT Correios de Portugal, Pedro Cardoso : MaillotPortugal

Portuguese Road Race Championship, Bruno Pires : Jersey yellow

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 : Jersey red

Overall GP CTT Correios de Portugal, Pedro Cardoso ::Team classification : Jersey yellow

Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Xavier Tondo ::Team classification ::Prologue, Xavier Tondo : Jersey yellow

Overall Volta a Portugal, Xavier Tondo ;2008 :Team classification Volta ao Alentejo ::Stage 4, Bruno Pires : Subida al Naranco, Xavier Tondo : Jersey yellow

Overall Vuelta a Asturias, Ángel Vicioso ::Team classification ::Stage 1, Ángel Vicioso : Jersey yellow

Overall GP Rota dos Móveis, Constantino Zaballa ::Team classification :: Jersey white

Points classification, Ángel Vicioso ::Stage 3, Constantino Zaballa : MaillotPortugal

Portuguese Road Race Championship, João Cabreira :Team classification Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid :: Jersey green

Points classification, Ángel Vicioso :: Jersey light_blue

Sprints classification, José Antonio Garrido ::Stage 2, Ángel Vicioso

National champions

;1996 :

Portuguese Time Trial Championship, José Azevedo ;1997 : MaillotPortugal

Portuguese Time Trial Championship, José Azevedo ;1998 : MaillotPortugal

Portuguese Road Race Championship, Carlos Alberto Carneiro ;1999 : MaillotPortugal

Portuguese Road Race Championship, Carlos Alberto Carneiro ;2002 : MaillotPortugal

Portuguese Road Race Championship, Rui Lavarinhas ;2004 : MaillotPortugal

Portuguese Road Race Championship, Bruno Castanheira ;2006 : MaillotPortugal

Portuguese Road Race Championship, Bruno Pires ;2008 : MaillotPortugal

Portuguese Road Race Championship, João Cabreira

Team roster

References

External links

Maia Milaneza-website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Uniao Ciclista da Maia

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Maia Milaneza Cycling teams established in 1991 Cycling teams disestablished in 2008 1991 establishments in Portugal Maia, Portugal