W52–FC Porto
| Team information | |
|---|---|
| UCI code | W52 |
| Registered | Portugal |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Status |
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| Bicycles | SwiftCarbon |
| Website | Team home page |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Adriano Sousa |
| Team manager(s) |
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| Team name history | |
2004–2005 2006–2007 2008 2009–2010 2011 2012 2013–2014 2015 2016 2017 2018– | Casactiva–Quinta das Arcas–UCS Casactiva–Quinta das Arcas–Madeilongo–UCS Casactiva–Quinta das Arcas–Aluvia Aluvia–Valongo Pauperval–Estanhos Dom António–Valongo OFM/Valongo OFM–Quinta da Lixa–Goldentimes W52–Quinta da Lixa W52–FC Porto–Porto Canal W52–FC Porto–Mestre da Cor W52–FC Porto |
W52–FC Porto (UCI team code: W52) is a professional road bicycle racing team, which participates in UCI Continental Circuits races. This team is based in Felgueiras, Portugal,[1] its title sponsors are clothing brand W52, and sports club FC Porto.[2]
Founded in 2004, the team spent the first eight years competing at youth level (up to under-23) until it was registered as a UCI Continental team in 2013, under the commercial designation of OFM–Quinta da Lixa–Goldentimes. That year, the team competed for the first time in the Volta a Portugal, where it won three stages and, through Alejandro Marque, the general classification.[3] The team won the general classification in the following four editions – through Gustavo César (2), Rui Vinhas and João Rodrigues – and added victories in the team classification.[4][5] In March 2021, W52–FC Porto's rider Raúl Alarcón had 19 victories stripped for doping, including two wins at Volta a Portugal.[6][7]
Team roster[]
- As of 4 March 2021.[8]
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Major wins[]
- 2004
Overall , - 2009
- Overall , Bruno Silva
- Prologue, Team time trial
- Stages 1, 2 & 4, Bruno Silva
- Stage 3, Luís Afonso
- Stage 5,
- Overall ,
- Overall Troféu RTP Jocilma/Ribeiro da Silva/Cidade de Lordelo,
- Overall Troféu RTP Município de Valongo,
- Overall Volta a Portugal do Futuro,
- Stages 2, 3 & 4,
- Stage 5
- 2010
- Stages 2 & 3 Volta a Portugal do Futuro, Bruno Silva
- Overall Volta a Albergaria,
- 2013
- Overall Grande Prémio Liberty Seguros, Delio Fernandez
- Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Eduard Prades
- Stage 3, Eduard Prades
- Overall Volta a Portugal, Alejandro Marque
- Stage 3, Delio Fernandez
- Stage 8, Gustavo Veloso
- Stage 9 (ITT), Alejandro Marque
- 2014
- Stage 2 Volta ao Alentejo, Eduard Prades
- Stage 5 Volta ao Alentejo, Samuel Caldeira
- Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Delio Fernandez
- Overall Volta a Portugal, Gustavo Veloso
- Stage 9 (ITT), Gustavo Veloso
- 2015
- Overall Volta a Portugal, Gustavo Veloso
- Stages 2 & 7, Delio Fernández
- Stages 6 & 9, Gustavo Veloso
- Overall Tour do Rio, Gustavo Veloso
- Stage 2, Gustavo Veloso
- 2016
- Overall Volta a Portugal, Rui Vinhas
- Prologue, Rafael Reis
- Stages 4, 6 & 10, Gustavo Veloso
- 2017
- Stage 5 Volta ao Algarve, Amaro Antunes
Overall Vuelta a Asturias, Raúl AlarcónStage 3, Raúl Alarcón
Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista Comunidad de Madrid, Raúl AlarcónStage 3 GP Beiras e Serra da Estrela, Raúl Alarcón- Overall Trofeu Joaquim Agostinho, Amaro Antunes
- Stage 2, Amaro Antunes
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Overall Volta a Portugal, Raúl AlarcónStages 1 & 4, Raúl Alarcón[6]- Stage 2, Samuel Caldeira
- Stages 5 & 10 (ITT), Gustavo Veloso
- Stage 9, Amaro Antunes
- 2018
- Stage 5 (ITT) Volta ao Alentejo, Gustavo Veloso
- Stage 2 GP Beiras e Serra da Estrela, César Fonte
- Stage 3 Vuelta a Asturias, Ricardo Mestre
- Trofeu Joaquim Agostinho, José Fernandes
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Overall , Raúl AlarcónStage 1, Raúl Alarcón
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Overall Volta a Portugal, Raúl Alarcón[6]Stages 3, 4 & 9, Raúl Alarcón
- 2019
- Overall Volta ao Alentejo, João Rodrigues
- Stage 5 (ITT), João Rodrigues
- GP Beiras e Serra da Estrela, Daniel Mestre
- Stage 3 Vuelta a Asturias, Edgar Pinto
- Prologue GP Internacional Torres Vedras, Gustavo César
- Overall Volta a Portugal, João Rodrigues
- Prologue, Samuel Caldeira
- Stage 3, Daniel Mestre
- Stage 4 & 10 (ITT), João Rodrigues
- Stage 9, António Carvalho
- 2020
- Overall Volta a Portugal, Amaro Antunes
- Prologue & Stage 8 (ITT), Gustavo César
- Stage 2, Amaro Antunes
- 2021
- Overall Volta ao Algarve, João Rodrigues
Portugal Road Race Championships, José Fernandes- Stage 4 Volta ao Alentejo, Daniel Mestre
- Stage 3 Trofeu Joaquim Agostinho, José Fernandes
- Overall Volta a Portugal, Amaro Antunes
National Championships[]
- 2021
Portuguese National Road Race, José Fernandes
References[]
- ^ "W52–FC Porto–Mestre da Cor". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Dragons return to cycling, 31 years later". FC Porto. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "OFM – Quinta da Lixa 2013". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "OFM – Quinta da Lixa 2014". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "W52–Quinta da Lixa 2015". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "Raúl Alarcón is suspended for doping and loses two rounds to Portugal". World Today News. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Raúl Alarcón perde duas Voltas a Portugal devido a suspensão por doping" [Raúl Alarcón loses two Volta a Portugal for doping suspension]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "W52 / FC Porto". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Cycling teams based in Portugal
- Former UCI Professional Continental teams
- UCI Continental Teams (Europe)
- Cycling teams established in 2004