Liberty Seguros Continental
Team information | ||
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UCI code | LSE | |
Registered | Portugal | |
Founded | 1996 | |
Disbanded | 2009 | |
Discipline(s) | Road | |
Status | Continental | |
Key personnel | ||
Team manager(s) | Américo Silva | |
Team name history | ||
1958–1960 1977–1978 1996–1997 1998–1999 2000–2002 2003–2004 2005–2006 2007–2009 | Águias de Alpiarça Águias/Clok LA Aluminios-AC Malveira LA Aluminios-Pecol-Águias de Alpiarça LA Aluminios-Pecol-Calbrita LA Aluminios-Pecol-Bombarral LA Aluminios-Liberty Seguros Liberty Seguros | |
The Liberty Seguros Continental
History
Foundation and early years
Although there was a cycling team competing at the beginning of the second half of the 20th century, the professional cycling team was founded for the 1996 season with the sponsorship of Portuguese aluminium company, LA Pecol. The group became one of the most important Portuguese squads, developing a great rivalry with Maia, another great Portuguese team.
The team participated in the
Arrival of Liberty and departure of LA
With a new organization of cycling teams since 2005, the team was designated as
In 2006, as a result of
Doping and extinction
On 18 September 2009, it was announced that three cyclists, Héctor Guerra, Isidro Nozal and Nuno Ribeiro had tested positive for CERA at the 2009 Volta a Portugal. On 21 October, the UCI announced that the counter-analysis confirmed the positive control for all cyclists. This doping case led Liberty Seguros to withdraw the sponsorship of the team, which led to its extinction as a professional team. The team did continue as an elite level domestic team for a further three seasons before folding in 2012.
Honors 2006
Date | Tour | Runner |
5 August | Stage 1 Volta a Portugal | Cândido Barbosa |
8 August | Stage 4 Volta a Portugal | Carlos Nozal Vega |
2007 team
Name | DOB | Nationality |
Cândido Barbosa | 31 December 1974 | Portugal |
Hernani Brocco | 13 June 1981 | Portugal |
Filipe Cardoso | 15 May 1984 | Portugal |
Jordi Grau Sogas | 31 July 1981 | Portugal |
Héctor Guerra | 6 August 1978 | Spain |
António Jesus | 20 January 1984 | Portugal |
Carlos Nozal Vega | 15 May 1981 | Spain |
Luís Pinheiro | 5 June 1980 | Portugal |
César Antunes Quiterio | 20 July 1976 | Portugal |
Nuno Ribeiro | 9 September 1977 | Portugal |
Vitor Rodrigues | 9 March 1986 | Portugal |
Rui Sousa | 17 July 1976 | Portugal |
Pablo Urtasun | 29 March 1980 | Spain |