Feirense (cycling team)

Feirense (UCI team code: CDF) is a Portuguese professional road race cycling team founded in 1983 that is currently based in Albergaria-a-Velha (former LA Alumínios / Metalusa Blackjack structure), competing on the UCI Continental Circuits.

Feirense

Team information
UCI code	CDF
Registered	Portugal
Founded	1983 (1983)
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	Professional (1987–1993) Continental (2018–)
Bicycles	Swift
Website	Team home page
Key personnel
General manager	Fernando Pinto
Team manager(s)	Joaquim Andrade
Team name history
1984–1986 1987–1988 1989–1991 1992 1993–1994 1995–2017 2018 2019 2020–	Feirense–Ruquita Ruquita–Feirense Ruquita–Philips–Feirense Philips–Etiel–Feirense (FEI) Imporbor–Feirense (FEI) Clube Desportivo Feirense Vito–Feirense–Blackjack Vito–Feirense–Pnb Feirense
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History

From Santa Maria da Feira, a municipality with a rich cycling tradition, C.D. Feirense established a development team in late 1983 named Feirense–Ruquita that entered the competition the following year.

It was the start of a decade competing in the sport, from 1987 onwards in the professional ranks, where its major achievement was an Volta a Portugal overall victory in 1990, with São Paio de Oleiros native Fernando Carvalho.

On 26 October 2017, to celebrate its centenary, Rodrigo Nunes, C.D. Feirense chairman, revealed the club return to the sport through a partnership with Fernando Vasco, Sport Ciclismo São João de Ver development team manager, and Fernando Pinto.

Fernando Pinto, former General Manager and financial backer of LA Alumínios / Metalusa Blackjack, was retained as General manager and retired cyclist Joaquim Andrade assumed the role of Sports Director.[1][2]

Team roster

As of 26 March 2020.[3]

Rider Date of birth  Gonçalo Amado (POR) (1994-02-09) 9 February 1994  Jesús Arozamena (ESP) (1996-12-24) 24 December 1996  Luís Cabral (POR) (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000  Afonso Eulálio (POR) (2001-09-30) 30 September 2001  António Ferreira (POR) (2000-04-03) 3 April 2000

Rider Date of birth  Rafael Ferreira (POR) (1999-01-24) 24 January 1999  Fábio Oliveira (POR) (1994-10-25) 25 October 1994  Óscar Pelegrí (ESP) (1994-05-30) 30 May 1994  Rafael Reis (POR) (1992-07-15) 15 July 1992  Bernardo Saavedra (POR) (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998

Major wins

1987

Young rider classification Volta a Portugal, Orlando Neves

1988

Combination classification Volta a Portugal, Fernando Carvalho

1990

Stage 1 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Andrzej Dulas

Overall Volta ao Algarve, Fernando Carvalho

Overall Volta a Portugal, Fernando Carvalho

Combination classification, Fernando Carvalho

Prologue[N 1]

Stage 7 & 16, Fernando Carvalho

1992

Porto–Lisboa, Oleg Logvin

Young rider classification Volta a Portugal, Quintino Rodrigues

2018

Stage 4 Volta ao Alentejo, Edgar Pinto

Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Edgar Pinto

Under-23 classification, Xuban Errazkin

Stage 1, Edgar Pinto

Points classification GP Nacional 2 de Portugal, João Matias

Stage 5, João Matias

Notes

1. The riders on the squad were Paulo Silva, José Mendes, Carlos Pereira, Andrzej Dulas, Amilcar Adão Neves and Fernando Carvalho

References

1. "Vito-Feirense-Blackjack é a nova equipa do pelotão nacional de ciclismo". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). Sportinforma. 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
2. "Vito-Feirense-Blackjack é a nova equipa do pelotão nacional de cilcismo". RTP Notícias (in Portuguese). Lusa. 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
3. "Feirense". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)