André Fernando Cardoso Santos Martins (born 3 September 1984) is a Portuguese professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team . In 2018, he was suspended for four years, backdated to June 2017, after failing a drugs test for erythropoietin (EPO).
Career Following a two-year stint with , Cardoso signed with for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Born in Porto, Portugal, Cardoso resides in Andorra la Vella, Andorra and Gondomar, Portugal.
In September 2016, announced that Cardoso would join them for the 2017 season with a role as a mountain domestique for Alberto Contador and Bauke Mollema. On 27 June 2017, the UCI announced Cardoso tested positive for Erythropoietin in an out-of-competition control nine days earlier and had been provisionally suspended. He was given a four-year ban in November 2018, backdated to June 2017.
Following the conclusion of his ban, Cardoso joined the team for the remainder of the 2021 season, riding the Troféu Joaquim Agostinho and Volta a Portugal with the team. For the 2022 season, Cardoso will join the team.
Major results
2006 9th Overall Volta ao Algarve 2007 1st Mountains classification Volta a Portugal 1st Young rider classification GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis 2008 5th Road race, National Road Championships 2009 3rd Overall GP CTT Correios de Portugal 7th Overall Volta a Portugal 9th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 9th Gran Premio de Llodio 2010 4th Overall Tour of Bulgaria 4th Subida al Naranco 8th Overall Tour de Gironde 9th Overall Volta a Portugal 2011 2nd Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Stage 10 6th Gran Premio de Llodio 7th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 10th Overall Tour of Bulgaria 2012 1st Mountains classification Tour of Norway 10th Overall Tour of Turkey 10th Rogaland GP 2013 4th Overall Vuelta a Asturias 5th Overall Vuelta a Burgos 6th Overall Tour of Norway 2014 4th Road race, National Road Championships 4th GP Miguel Induráin 2016 10th Overall Tour de San Luis 2017 7th Clássica Aldeias do Xisto
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Giro d'Italia—— 20 21 14 Tour de Francecolspan=5 Vuelta a España 21 16 25 18—
+Legend DNF Did not finish DSQ Disqualified
References
External links
Cycling Base: André Cardoso