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André Cardoso

André Cardoso

Portuguese road racing cyclist

André Fernando Cardoso Santos Martins (born 3 September 1984) is a Portuguese professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team NSJBI Victoria Sports Pro Cycling Team. In 2018, he was suspended for four years – backdated to June 2017 – after failing a drugs test for erythropoietin (EPO).[2]

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cardoso and the second or paternal family name is Santos Martins.

Career

Following a two-year stint with Caja Rural, Cardoso signed with Garmin–Sharp for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.[3][4] Born in Porto, Portugal, Cardoso resides in Andorra la Vella, Andorra and Gondomar, Portugal.[5]

In September 2016, Trek–Segafredo announced that Cardoso would join them for the 2017 season with a role as a mountain domestique for Alberto Contador and Bauke Mollema.[6] On 27 June 2017, the UCI announced Cardoso tested positive for Erythropoietin in an out-of-competition control nine days earlier and had been provisionally suspended.[7] He was given a four-year ban in November 2018, backdated to June 2017.[2]

Following the conclusion of his ban, Cardoso joined the Efapel team for the remainder of the 2021 season,[1] riding the Troféu Joaquim Agostinho and Volta a Portugal with the team. For the 2022 season, Cardoso will join the ABTF–Feirense team.[8]

Major results

2006
9th Overall Volta ao Algarve
2007
1st Mountains classification Volta a Portugal
1st Young rider classification GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis
2008
5th Road race, National Road Championships
2009
3rd Overall GP CTT Correios de Portugal
7th Overall Volta a Portugal
9th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
9th Gran Premio de Llodio
2010
4th Overall Tour of Bulgaria
4th Subida al Naranco
8th Overall Tour de Gironde
9th Overall Volta a Portugal
2011
2nd Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Stage 10
6th Gran Premio de Llodio
7th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
10th Overall Tour of Bulgaria
2012
1st Mountains classification Tour of Norway
10th Overall Tour of Turkey
10th Rogaland GP
2013
4th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
5th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
6th Overall Tour of Norway
2014
4th Road race, National Road Championships
4th GP Miguel Induráin
2016
10th Overall Tour de San Luis
2017
7th Clássica Aldeias do Xisto

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References

  1. [1]
    "André Cardoso regressa ao pelotão na Efapel" [André Cardoso returns to the squad at Efapel]. Record (in Portuguese). Cofina. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. [2]
    Fletcher, Patrick (15 November 2018). "Cardoso handed four-year ban for EPO". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. [3]
    Matthew Beaudin (24 September 2013). "Garmin set for dramatic overhaul in 2014". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  4. [4]
    "André Cardoso certo na Garmin-Sharp". Jornal Record. Lisbon, Portugal: Cofina, SGPS. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  5. [5]
    "Profile of André Cardoso". Garmin–Sharp. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  6. [6]
    "Cardoso signs with Trek-Segafredo for 2017". cyclingnews.com. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  7. [7]
    "UCI statement on André Cardoso". 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  8. [8]
    Brito, Marcelo (29 November 2021). "Feirense tem novo naming para a época 2022 (e, para já, seis reforços)" [Feirense team has new naming for the 2022 season (and six reinforcements for now)]. Correio da Feira (in Portuguese). Jornal Correio da Feira. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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