The twilight zone called Portugal.

[Krzysztof_O]

Supposedly the best climber in the world (Teddy) chickens out every year and avoids facing real men in Volta Portugal.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Unable to train properly without dopey dope.

Is the Volta almost normal now?

It's more that August got normalised in July, so August doesn't look as Augusty anymore.

 

[Rob5091]

Doping in Portugal? I'm shocked!
https://velo.outsideonline.com/news...-days-after-double-blood-passport-violations/

Portuguese squad APHotels & Resorts-Tavira–SC Farense is suspended for 20 days after two of its riders were flagged for anti-doping violations linked to irregularities in their biological passports.
The case involves Venceslau Fernandes, notified in November 2024 by Portugal’s anti-doping agency of abnormal blood values dating to 2023, and Delio Fernández Cruz, who was informed by the UCI in July 2025 of similar anomalies, also from 2023.


Neither rider has been formally sanctioned, but under the rules, the third-tier team is sidelined after the expert panel concluded both anomalies overlapped within a 12-month timeframe.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Doping in Portugal? I'm shocked!
https://velo.outsideonline.com/news...-days-after-double-blood-passport-violations/

The only surprising thing about Fernández is that he already announced his retirement in April, but I guess he and other members of the team may have been holding their breaths after Fernandes was notified back in November.

 

[RedheadDane]

Doping in Portugal? I'm shocked!
https://velo.outsideonline.com/news...-days-after-double-blood-passport-violations/

Wait... hold on... it's 20?
Oh, NOES! However shall they recover from that?

 

[primoz]

,,...the third-division team will be unable to race between 23 October to 11 November 2025...''

So effectively they won't miss a single day of racing.

 

[Tim Cahill]

,,...the third-division team will be unable to race between 23 October to 11 November 2025...''

So effectively they won't miss a single day of racing.

UCI masterclass