The Volta a Portugal, or the Tour of Portugal, starts.
But Portuguese cycling was recently overwhelmed by judicial inquiries, to the point that the race, now in its 83rd edition, risked suspension.
So its director, Joaquim Gomes, in a statement yesterday to the Lusa, had to ensure that the "Volta" will take place, even if it does not deny the bad moment for national cycling. "The judicial police carried out other searches in the offices of some important teams and in the homes of at least two athletes, as part of the anti-doping operation called 'Prova limpa' (clean test). week the decision of the
International Cycling Union to prevent the participation in the 'Volta' of the entire W52 / FC Porto team, on the recommendation of the Portuguese anti-doping authority, which had suspended eight athletes and two technicians of the cycling team which boasted a partnership (temporarily suspended) with Porto's most famous football team.
"How many sponsors will there be next year? This will be the end for some teams," an executive from one of the teams involved in the investigation anonymously told sports daily 'O Jogo'.
which had suspended eight athletes and two technicians of the cycling team which boasted a partnership (temporarily suspended) with the most famous football team of Porto.
"How many sponsors will there be next year? This will be the end for some teams," an executive from one of the teams involved in the investigation anonymously told sports daily 'O Jogo'.
which had suspended eight athletes and two technicians of the cycling team which boasted a partnership (temporarily suspended) with the most famous football team of Porto.
"How many sponsors will there be next year? This will be the end for some teams," an executive from one of the teams involved in the investigation anonymously told sports daily 'O Jogo'.