Acácio da Silva

Acácio da Silva
Personal information
Full name	Acácio Mora da Silva
Born	2 January 1961; Montalegre, Portugal
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
1980–1981	CC Dudelange
Professional teams
1982	Royal-Wrangler
1983	Eorotex–Magniflex
1984–1985	Malvor–Bottecchia
1986–1988	Kas
1989–1990	Carrera Jeans–Vagabond
1991–1993	Lotus–Festina
1994	Maia–Jumbo–Serrata-Beirão
Major wins
	Grand Tours Tour de France 3 individual stages (1987, 1988, 1989) Giro d'Italia 5 individual stages (1985, 1986, 1989) One-day races and Classics Züri-Metzgete (1986) Coppa Agostoni (1985) Giro dell'Emilia (1985) National Road Race Championships (1986)

Acácio Mora da Silva (born 2 January 1961 in Montalegre, Portugal) is a Portuguese former professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional from 1982 to 1994 during which he won stages in the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and stages in many other stage races. He won three stages in total in the Tour de France, one in 1987, one in 1988, and one in 1989. After his stage win in 1989, he wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for four days. In 1986, he won the Züri-Metzgete and was also the Portuguese national road champion.

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