# W52–FC Porto

W52–FC Porto (UCI team code: W52) 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In 2022, the team's sports license was revoked by UCI for doping, with seven cyclists being suspended from three to seven years.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.

## 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. Later in July, eight cyclists and two mechanics were suspended for 120 days by ADoP, 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.

## Team roster

    As of 11 February 2022.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Amaro Antunes (POR) | Amaro Antunes (POR) | (1990-11-27) 27 November 1990 (age 33) |
| Joni Brandão (POR) | Joni Brandão (POR) | (1989-11-20) 20 November 1989 (age 34) |
| Samuel Caldeira (POR) | Samuel Caldeira (POR) | (1985-11-30) 30 November 1985 (age 38) |
| José Fernandes (POR) | José Fernandes (POR) | (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 (age 28) |
| José Gonçalves (POR) | José Gonçalves (POR) | (1989-02-13) 13 February 1989 (age 35) |
| Jorge Magalhães (POR) | Jorge Magalhães (POR) | (1997-02-10) 10 February 1997 (age 27) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Daniel Mestre (POR) | Daniel Mestre (POR) | (1986-04-01) 1 April 1986 (age 38) |
| Ricardo Mestre (POR) | Ricardo Mestre (POR) | (1983-09-11) 11 September 1983 (age 41) |
| Guilherme Mota (POR) | Guilherme Mota (POR) | (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 (age 24) |
| João Rodrigues (POR) | João Rodrigues (POR) | (1994-11-15) 15 November 1994 (age 29) |
| Ricardo Vilela (POR) | Ricardo Vilela (POR) | (1987-12-18) 18 December 1987 (age 36) |
| Rui Vinhas (POR) | Rui Vinhas (POR) | (1986-12-06) 6 December 1986 (age 37) |

## 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
    Portugal 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