W52–FC Porto () was a professional road bicycle racing team, which participated in UCI Continental Circuits races before a doping scandal. This team is based in Felgueiras, Portugal, its title sponsors are clothing brand W52, and sports club FC Porto.

Founded in 2004, the team spent the first eight years competing at youth level (up to under-23) until it was registered as a UCI Continental team in 2013, under the commercial designation of OFM–Quinta da Lixa–Goldentimes. That year, the team competed for the first time in the Volta a Portugal, where it won three stages and, through Alejandro Marque, the general classification. The team won the general classification in the following four editions – through Gustavo César (2), Rui Vinhas and João Rodrigues – and added victories in the team classification.

In 2022, the team's sports license was revoked by UCI for doping, with seven cyclists being suspended from three to seven years. The team's assistant sports director, José Rodrigues, received a 25-year suspension by ADoP.Diretor da W52–FC Porto suspenso por 25 anos! A Bola]

Doping scandal In March 2021, W52–FC Porto's rider Raúl Alarcón had 19 victories stripped for doping, including two wins at Volta a Portugal. In April 2022, twelve cyclists of W52–FC Porto were made arguidos (formal suspects) in relation to a doping scandal.W52-FC Porto: 12 arguidos no escândalo de dopingDetenções após escândalo de doping podem levar a extinção da W52-FC Porto Later in July, eight cyclists and two mechanics were suspended for 120 days by ADoP,Doping. Oito ciclistas da W52-FC Porto suspensos preventivamente with the UCI revoking the team's sports license days later, thus excluding W52–FC Porto from the 2022 Volta a Portugal.

On 4 October 2022, seven W52–FC Porto riders were banned for doping: João Rodrigues, for a total of seven years, Rui Vinhas, Ricardo Mestre, Ricardo Vilela, Daniel Mestre, José Neves, and Samuel Caldeira, for three years each.7 W52-FC Porto riders get doping bans, former Volta a Portugal winner João Rodrigues banned for 7 years

Team roster

Major wins

2004 Overall Troféu RTP, Gilberto Sampaio 2009 Overall Volta à Madeira, Bruno Silva Prologue, Team time trial Stages 1, 2 & 4, Bruno Silva Stage 3, Luís Afonso Stage 5, Jorge Silva Overall Troféu RTP, Carlos Baltazar Overall Troféu RTP Jocilma/Ribeiro da Silva/Cidade de Lordelo, Carlos Baltazar Overall Troféu RTP Município de Valongo, Carlos Baltazar Overall Volta a Portugal do Futuro, Marco Cunha Stages 2, 3 & 4, Marco Cunha Stage 5 Carlos Baltazar 2010 Stages 2 & 3 Volta a Portugal do Futuro, Bruno Silva Overall Volta a Albergaria, Francisco Costa 2013 Overall Grande Prémio Liberty Seguros, Delio Fernandez Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Eduard Prades Stage 3, Eduard Prades Overall Volta a Portugal, Alejandro Marque Stage 3, Delio Fernandez Stage 8, Gustavo Veloso Stage 9 (ITT), Alejandro Marque 2014 Stage 2 Volta ao Alentejo, Eduard Prades Stage 5 Volta ao Alentejo, Samuel Caldeira Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Delio Fernandez Overall Volta a Portugal, Gustavo Veloso Stage 9 (ITT), Gustavo Veloso 2015 Overall Volta a Portugal, Gustavo Veloso Stages 2 & 7, Delio Fernández Stages 6 & 9, Gustavo Veloso Overall Tour do Rio, Gustavo Veloso Stage 2, Gustavo Veloso 2016 Overall Volta a Portugal, Rui Vinhas Prologue, Rafael Reis Stages 4, 6 & 10, Gustavo Veloso 2017 Stage 5 Volta ao Algarve, Amaro Antunes Overall Vuelta a Asturias, Raúl Alarcón Stage 3, Raúl Alarcón Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista Comunidad de Madrid, Raúl Alarcón Stage 3 GP Beiras e Serra da Estrela, Raúl Alarcón Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Amaro Antunes Stage 2, Amaro Antunes Overall Volta a Portugal, Raúl Alarcón Stages 1 & 4, Raúl Alarcón Stage 2, Samuel Caldeira Stages 5 & 10 (ITT), Gustavo Veloso Stage 9, Amaro Antunes 2018 Stage 5 (ITT) Volta ao Alentejo, Gustavo Veloso Stage 2 GP Beiras e Serra da Estrela, César Fonte Stage 3 Vuelta a Asturias, Ricardo Mestre Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, José Fernandes Overall Grande Prémio de Portugal N2, Raúl Alarcón Stage 1, Raúl Alarcón Overall Volta a Portugal, Raúl Alarcón Stages 3, 4 & 9, Raúl Alarcón 2019 Overall Volta ao Alentejo, João Rodrigues Stage 5 (ITT), João Rodrigues GP Beiras e Serra da Estrela, Daniel Mestre Stage 3 Vuelta a Asturias, Edgar Pinto Prologue GP Internacional Torres Vedras, Gustavo César Overall Volta a Portugal, João Rodrigues Prologue, Samuel Caldeira Stage 3, Daniel Mestre Stage 4 & 10 (ITT), João Rodrigues Stage 9, António Carvalho 2020 Overall Volta a Portugal, Amaro Antunes Prologue & Stage 8 (ITT), Gustavo César Stage 2, Amaro Antunes 2021 Overall Volta ao Algarve, João Rodrigues Road Race Championships, José Fernandes Stage 4 Volta ao Alentejo, Daniel Mestre Stage 3 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, José Fernandes Overall Volta a Portugal, Amaro Antunes

National Championships 2021 Portuguese National Road Race, José Fernandes

See also Doping in sport List of doping cases in cycling

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