Acácio da Silva

Acácio Mora da Silva, born on 2 January 1961 in Montalegre, is a Portuguese former professional road bicycle racer. He rode as a professional from 1982 to 1994 and won stages of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia as well as stages in several other stage races. In the Tour de France he took three stage victories in total, one each in 1987, 1988 and 1989, and after the 1989 win he wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for four days. In 1986 he won the one-day race Züri-Metzgete and he was also Portuguese national road champion.