- União Ciclista da Maia
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União Ciclista da Maia Team information UCI code MAI Based 
PortugalFounded 1991 Disbanded 2008 Status UCI Continental Key personnel General manager Aires Azevedo Directeur sportif Paulo Couto 
Jersey The professional cycling team LA-MSS Maia is a Portuguese Team based in Maia, Portugal. It is one of the European teams in UCI Continental Tour.
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Doping investigation
In May 2008 after the team had victories in Subida al Naranco, the Vuelta a Asturias and the Gran Premio Rota dos Móveis, the headquarters of the team were searched by police where doping products such as doping substances, medications, equipment to conduct blood transfusions and instruments for clinical use were found. [1] In June 2008, the Portuguese Cycling Federation (UVP/FCP) suspended nine members of the team temporarily pending the outcome of the investigation; five of which were riders and four were team staff.[2] The suspended riders included:
- Tiago Silva
- Rogério Batista
- Pedro Cardoso
- Afonso Azevedo
and the team staff were:
- Paulo Silva masseur
- Marcos Marino Maynar doctor
- Manuel Ramos Zeferino directeur sportif
- Luis Almeida club president
Honors 2006
Date Tour Runners 19. February 
Stage 5 Volta ao AlgarveJoão Cabreira 15.-19. February General Volta ao AlgarveJoão Cabreira 25. June Portuguese Cycling ChampionshipBruno Pires 7. July Stage 3 Troféu Joaquim AgostinhoDaniel Andonow Petrow 5.-9. July General Troféu Joaquim AgostinhoDaniel Andonow Petrov 12. August Stage 7 Volta a PortugalJoao Cabreira 2007 team
Name DOB Nationality 2006Team Antonio Amorim 19 May 1985 PortugalPedro Andrade 21 March 1977 PortugalEdgar Anão 31 March 1982 PortugalImoholding-Jardim Hotel Loulé Afonso Azevedo 18 July 1984 PortugalRogério Baptista 2 December 1983 PortugalJoão Cabreira 12 May 1982 PortugalPedro Cardoso 12 April 1974 PortugalVitor Bruno Carvalho 17 May 1983 PortugalVitória-ASC Claudio Faria 1 October 1977 PortugalMadeinox-BRIC-AR Canelas Bruno Neves 5 September 1981 PortugalMadeinox-BRIC-AR Canelas Bruno Pires 15 May 1981 PortugalXavier Tondo 5 November 1978 
SpainRelax-GAM Angel Vazquez 9 May 1980 SpainBarbot-Halcon References
- ^ "Police raid LA MSS headquarters". Cyclingnews.com. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2008/may08/may21news. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- ^ "Portuguese fed suspends LA-MSS riders". Cyclingnews.com. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2008/jun08/jun28news. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
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Categories:- Cycling teams based in Portugal
- Defunct cycling teams
- Sports clubs established in 1991
- Sports clubs disestablished in 2008
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