Tavfer–Ovos Matinados–Mortágua () is a Portuguese men's cycling team focusing on junior development. The team was founded by former professional racing cyclist Pedro Silva.
History Velo Clube do Centro was established in 1999 as Mortágua Clube duas Rodas. Based in Mortágua, the club achieved several national championships in diverse categories.
For the 2018 season, Federação Portuguesa de Ciclismo allotted three new licenses for development teams, the team was promoted to UCI Continental status with sponsorship from Miranda e Irmão, a bicycle components company based in Águeda, and Mortágua municipality, supporters from the very beginning.
Team roster
Major wins Sources:
2003 Under-23 Road Race Championships, Hélio Costa 2004 Stage 1 Volta a Portugal do Futuro, Manuel Cardoso 2006 Volta a Portugal do Futuro Stages 1 & 4, Bruno Sancho Stage 5, Márcio Barbosa 2009 Under-23 Road Race Championships, Vasco Pereira 2010 Volta a Portugal do Futuro Points classification, Pedro Paulinho Prologue, Team time trialThe riders on the squad were António Carvalho, João Caetano, Fábio Costa, Nuno Meireles, Pedro Paulinho, Guilherme Lourenço, Rui Carvalho and Renato Avelar Stage 2, António Carvalho Stage 4, Pedro Paulinho Stage 4 Volta à Madeira, Pedro Paulinho 2011 Volta a Portugal do Futuro Stage 2, Pedro Paulinho Points classification, António Carvalho 2014 Under-23 Road Race Championships, Joaquim Silva Volta a Portugal do Futuro Stage 2, Carlos Ribeiro Team classificationThe riders on the squad were Rui Rodrigues, Gaspar Gonçalves, Carlos Ribeiro, Joaquim Silva, João Fernandes, Hugo Vaz, Xavier Silva and Rodrigo Gomes Points classification, Carlos Ribeiro 2015 Under-23 Time Trial Championships, José Fernandes 2017 Under-23 Road Race Championships, Francisco Campos 2018 Volta a Portugal do Futuro Stages 3 & 4, Francisco Campos Stage 5, Jorge Magalhaes 2021 Stages 2 & 3 Volta ao Alentejo, Iúri Leitão 2022 Stage 3 Volta ao Alentejo, Leangel Linarez Stages 2 & 4 Volta a Portugal, João Matias
National champions 2003 Portuguese Under-23 Road race, Hélio Costa 2009 Portuguese Under-23 Road race, Vasco Pereira 2014 Portuguese Under-23 Road race, Joaquim Silva 2015 Portuguese Under-23 time trial, José Fernandes 2017 Portuguese Under-23 Road race, Francisco Campos
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