# AP Hotels & Resorts–Tavira–SC Farense

AP Hotels & Resorts–Tavira–SC Farense (in accordance with sponsorship and naming rights agreements), also known as Clube de Ciclismo de Tavira (the official, legal name of the sports organization since its foundation) is a Portuguese professional cycling team, founded in 1979, which is based in Tavira, in the Portuguese region of Algarve. It is one of the European teams in the UCI Continental Tour.

## History

Founded in 1979, and the oldest Portuguese professional cycling team in continuous operation, it became professional in 1980. José Manuel Brito da Mana, known simply as Brito da Mana, was its founder and one of the longest-serving directors of the team, leaving the post in 2003. For several years, the team was sponsored by Atum Bom Petisco, a leading Portuguese canned tuna brand. From 2016 until 2019, the team had the commercial designation of Sporting Clube de Portugal/Tavira, as the result of a sponsorship from Sporting Clube de Portugal. In 2022, the Clube de Ciclismo de Tavira celebrated an agreement with SC Farense valid for three years.

## Team roster

    As of 28 May 2023.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Diogo Barbosa (POR) | Diogo Barbosa (POR) | (2000-06-13) 13 June 2000 (age 24) |
| Jose Bicho (POR) | Jose Bicho (POR) | (2004-01-04) 4 January 2004 (age 20) |
| Samuel Blanco (ESP) | Samuel Blanco (ESP) | (1994-06-03) 3 June 1994 (age 30) |
| Venceslau Fernandes (POR) | Venceslau Fernandes (POR) | (1996-01-24) 24 January 1996 (age 28) |
| Delio Fernández (ESP) | Delio Fernández (ESP) | (1986-02-17) 17 February 1986 (age 38) |
| David Livramento (POR) | David Livramento (POR) | (1983-12-18) 18 December 1983 (age 40) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Rafael Lourenço (POR) | Rafael Lourenço (POR) | (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27) |
| Válter Pereira (POR) | Válter Pereira (POR) | (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 (age 34) |
| Carlos Salgueiro (POR) | Carlos Salgueiro (POR) | (1999-06-09) 9 June 1999 (age 25) |
| Rúben Simão (POR) | Rúben Simão (POR) | (2000-10-08) 8 October 2000 (age 23) |
| Álvaro Trueba (ESP) | Álvaro Trueba (ESP) | (1993-01-10) 10 January 1993 (age 31) |

## Major wins
### 1996

    Stage 2 Circuito Montañés, Domingo Sánchez

### 1999

    Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Juan Carlos Guillamón
       Stage 1, Juan Carlos Guillamón
    Stage 1 GP do Minho, Krassimir Vassiliev

### 2000

    Stage 1 GP Mitsubishi, Krassimir Vassiliev
    Stage 1 GP CCRLVT, Domingo Sánchez

### 2001

    Stage 5 Volta a Portugal, Pedro Martins

### 2002

    Stage 3 GP do Minho, Danail Petrov
    Stage 10 Volta a Portugal, Danail Petrov

### 2003

    Stage 3 Tour de Normandie, Krassimir Vassiliev
    Portugal Time Trial Championships, Joaquim Andrade
    Stage 3 GP CTT Correios de Portugal, David Blanco

### 2004

    Stage 4 GP Estremadura, Joaquim Andrade
    Stage 4 Volta ao Alentejo, Krassimir Vassiliev
    Stage 4 Tour of Bulgaria, Nelson Vitorino

### 2005

    Prologue (ITT) Tour de Normandie, Martín Garrido
    Stage 5 Tour de Normandie, Juan Olmo
    Stages 2b, 3, 6 & 7 Tour of Bulgaria, Martín Garrido

### 2006

    Stage 3 Volta a Portugal, Martín Garrido
    Stage 6 Volta a Portugal, Ricardo Mestre
    Stage 9 Volta a Portugal, Krassimir Vassiliev
    Stage 3 Tour of Bulgaria, Krassimir Vassiliev
    Stage 6 Tour of Bulgaria, Martín Garrido

### 2007

    Stage 3 Volta ao Distrito de Santarém, Martín Garrido
    Overall GP Paredes Rota dos Moveis, David Blanco
       Stage 3, David Blanco
    Prologue (ITT) Volta a Portugal, Martín Garrido

### 2008

    Overall Tour de San Luis, Martín Garrido
       Prologue (ITT) & Stage 3, Martín Garrido
    Stage 4 GP Paredes Rota dos Moveis, Ricardo Mestre
    Stage 3 Boucles de la Mayenne, Martín Garrido
    Overall Volta a Portugal, David Blanco

### 2009

    Stages 4 & 5 Volta ao Alentejo, Cândido Barbosa
    Overall GP Paredes Rota dos Moveis, Cândido Barbosa
       Stages 2 & 3, Cândido Barbosa
    Overall Volta a Portugal, David Blanco
       Prologue (ITT) & Stage 2, Cândido Barbosa
       Stages 9 & 10, David Blanco

### 2010

    Overall Volta ao Alentejo, David Blanco
       Stage 1, Cândido Barbosa
       Stage 3, David Blanco
    Overall GP Torres Vedras, Cândido Barbosa
       Prologue (ITT) & Stages 2 & 4, Cândido Barbosa
    Overall Volta a Portugal, David Blanco
       Stages 4 & 7, David Blanco
       Stage 10, Cândido Barbosa
    Stage 6 Tour of Bulgaria, Ricardo Mestre

### 2011

    Overall GP Torres Vedras, Ricardo Mestre
       Stage 1, Ricardo Mestre
    Overall Volta a Portugal, Ricardo Mestre
       Stage 7, Ricardo Mestre
       Stage 8, André Cardoso

### 2012

    Stage 1 Vuelta a Asturias, Alejandro Marque
    Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Ricardo Mestre
       Stage 3, Ricardo Mestre
    Stage 9 (ITT) Volta a Portugal, Alejandro Marque

### 2014

    Stage 3 Volta ao Alentejo, Manuel Cardoso
    Stages 1, 7, 8 & 9 Tour du Maroc, Manuel Cardoso
    Stage 2 Tour du Maroc, Daniel Mestre
    Angola Time Trial Championships, Igor Silva
    Angola Road Race Championships, Igor Silva
    Portugal Under-23 Time Trial Championships, Rafael Reis
    Stage 10 Volta a Portugal, Manuel Cardoso

### 2015

    Stage 2 Volta ao Alentejo, Manuel Cardoso

### 2016

    Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Rinaldo Nocentini

### 2017

    Stage 1 Volta ao Alentejo, Rinaldo Nocentini

### 2018

    Stages 3 & 6 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Rinaldo Nocentini
    Stage 3 GP Beiras e Serra da Estrela, Mario Gonzalez
    Overall Tour of China II, Alejandro Marque

### 2021

    Stage 3 Volta a Portugal, Alejandro Marque