André Fernando Cardoso Santos Martins (born 3 September 1984) is a Portuguese professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team NSJBI Victoria Sports Pro Cycling Team. In 2018, he was suspended for four years – backdated to June 2017 – after failing a drugs test for erythropoietin (EPO).[2]
 Cardoso at the 2012 Tour of Norway | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | André Fernando Cardoso Santos Martins |
| Nickname | Xolas |
| Born | 3 September 1984 Porto, Portugal |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2003 | Barbot–Neves–Gondomar |
| 2004 | Gondomar Clube de Ciclismo |
| 2005 | Santa Maria da Feira–E.Leclerc |
| Professional teams | |
| 2006–2008 | Paredes Rota dos Móveis–Beira Tâmega |
| 2009–2011 | Palmeiras–Resort–Tavira |
| 2012–2013 | Caja Rural |
| 2014–2016 | Garmin–Sharp |
| 2017 | Trek–Segafredo |
| 2021 | Efapel[1] |
| 2022 | ABTF–Feirense |
| 2023 | NSJBI Victoria Sports Pro Cycling Team |
Career
editFollowing a two-year stint with Caja Rural, Cardoso signed with Garmin–Sharp for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.[3][4] Born in Porto, Portugal, Cardoso resides in Andorra la Vella, Andorra and Gondomar, Portugal.[5]
In September 2016, Trek–Segafredo announced that Cardoso would join them for the 2017 season with a role as a mountain domestique for Alberto Contador and Bauke Mollema.[6] 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.[7] He was given a four-year ban in November 2018, backdated to June 2017.[2]
Following the conclusion of his ban, Cardoso joined the Efapel team for the remainder of the 2021 season,[1] riding the Troféu Joaquim Agostinho and Volta a Portugal with the team. For the 2022 season, Cardoso will join the ABTF–Feirense team.[8]
Major results
edit- 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
edit| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | 20 | 21 | 14 |
 Tour de France
|
Has not contested during his career | ||||
 Vuelta a España
|
21 | 16 | 25 | 18 | — |
| DNF | Did not finish |
|---|---|
| DSQ | Disqualified |
References
edit- ^ a b "André Cardoso regressa ao pelotão na Efapel" [André Cardoso returns to the squad at Efapel]. Record (in Portuguese). Cofina. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ a b Fletcher, Patrick (15 November 2018). "Cardoso handed four-year ban for EPO". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ Matthew Beaudin (24 September 2013). "Garmin set for dramatic overhaul in 2014". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ^ "André Cardoso certo na Garmin-Sharp". Jornal Record. Lisbon, Portugal: Cofina, SGPS. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ "Profile of André Cardoso". Garmin–Sharp. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Cardoso signs with Trek-Segafredo for 2017". cyclingnews.com. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "UCI statement on André Cardoso". 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Brito, Marcelo (29 November 2021). "Feirense tem novo naming para a época 2022 (e, para já, seis reforços)" [Feirense team has new naming for the 2022 season (and six reinforcements for now)]. Correio da Feira (in Portuguese). Jornal Correio da Feira. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
External links
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- André Cardoso at UCI
- André Cardoso at Cycling Archives (archived)
- André Cardoso at ProCyclingStats
- André Cardoso at Cycling Quotient
- André Cardoso at CycleBase
- Cycling Base: André Cardoso
- Cannondale: André Cardoso
