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AP Hotels & Resorts–Tavira–SC Farense (in accordance with sponsorship and naming rights agreements), also known as Clube de Ciclismo de Tavira (the official, legal name of the sports organization since its foundation) is a Portuguese professional cycling team, founded in 1979, which is based in Tavira, in the Portuguese region of Algarve. It is one of the European teams in the UCI Continental Tour.^[1]

History

Founded in 1979, and the oldest Portuguese professional cycling team in continuous operation, it became professional in 1980.^[2] José Manuel Brito da Mana, known simply as Brito da Mana, was its founder and one of the longest-serving directors of the team, leaving the post in 2003.^[3] For several years, the team was sponsored by Atum Bom Petisco, a leading Portuguese canned tuna brand.^[4][5] From 2016 until 2019, the team had the commercial designation of Sporting Clube de Portugal/Tavira, as the result of a sponsorship from Sporting Clube de Portugal.^[6] In 2022, the Clube de Ciclismo de Tavira celebrated an agreement with SC Farense valid for three years.^[7]

Team roster

As of 28 May 2023.^[8]

Rider Date of birth  Diogo Barbosa (POR) (2000-06-13) 13 June 2000 (age 23)  Jose Bicho (POR) (2004-01-04) 4 January 2004 (age 20)  Samuel Blanco (ESP) (1994-06-03) 3 June 1994 (age 29)  Venceslau Fernandes (POR) (1996-01-24) 24 January 1996 (age 28)  Delio Fernández (ESP) (1986-02-17) 17 February 1986 (age 38)  David Livramento (POR) (1983-12-18) 18 December 1983 (age 40)

Rider Date of birth  Rafael Lourenço (POR) (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 26)  Válter Pereira (POR) (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 (age 34)  Carlos Salgueiro (POR) (1999-06-09) 9 June 1999 (age 24)  Rúben Simão (POR) (2000-10-08) 8 October 2000 (age 23)  Álvaro Trueba (ESP) (1993-01-10) 10 January 1993 (age 31)

Major wins

References

External links

• Official website