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[PT] Porto - Prio 2018
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 11-08-2018 10:43
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You're not entitled to be jealous with a team like yours 
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 12-08-2018 19:04
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Grand Tour schedule:
 Giro d'Italia
 Tiago Machado
Frederico Figueiredo
Óscar Avelino
Antonio Carvalho
Chun Wing Leung
Giorgi Nareklishvili
Rodrigo Nascimento
Manuel Betilson
Machado is going to the Giro. Not a fancy GT this year as it seems it has assembled much greater interest this season, but Machado likes to be challenged. We haven't given him much support though... Avelino will also be here. We wanted to avoid the expected flurry of sprinters at the Vuelta and the usual interest at the Tour. A stage win would be pretty neat!
 Vuelta a España
Beñat Intxausti
Bruno Borges
Frederico Figueiredo
Rui Pedro Vinhas
Antonio Carvalho
Antonio Barbio
Lluis Mas
Manuel Betilson
Beñat is leading in his home GT. He has Figueiredo and Vinhas for support in the high mountains, but we're also interested in breakaways hence why Borges has found a spot here.
 Tour de France
Beñat Intxausti
Rafael Reis
Rui Pedro Vinhas
Chun Wing Leung
Giorgi Nareklishvili
Rodrigo Nascimento
Antonio Barbio
Manuel Betilson
For the Tour we bring a nice trio of climbers in Intxausti, Reis and Vinhas. While the spaniard is bound to be looking for a top10 result the other two could provide some entertainment up in the Alps and Pyrenees. The rest of the team is pretty much an attempt for a solid TTT squad.
 Volta a Portugal
Tiago Machado
Rafael Reis
Rui Pedro Vinhas
Frederico Figueiredo
Dmitriy Claeys
Luis Afonso
Chun Wing Leung
Paul Junior Maroga
Machado knows how to win this, but we knew this would spark a lot of interest so we've brought some big guns to help him ignite the mountain stage. Claeys and Afonso offer much needed support in the hills, but we have to admit we're uneasy about the belgian's aspirations here.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 12-08-2018 19:13
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Vuelta should be a nice route for Intxausti, hopefully can help him throwback to his Accumalux days, but I fear for him in the first week of the Tour!
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| cio93 |
Posted on 12-08-2018 19:20
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I still can't believe Herklotz started such a Portugal craze...
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 12-08-2018 20:24
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@SN: I didn't remember he used to ride for you! Nice to know I can count on an Accumalux experienced rider. The Vuelta is definitely going to be his main target, but I agree that we will need luck with the hilly stages of the Tour to still come out as top10 contenders.
@cio93: What do you mean by "Portugal craze"? Gesink has been the only top tier rider to have ridden the race in recent years at least.
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 09-08-2019 10:26
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Come the end of 2018 it's time for a season review:
2018
 Porto - Prio
Pro Tour | Giro d'Italia | Top 3 | |  | Tour of California | Win | |  | Tour de Suisse | Top 3 | | | Chrono des Herbiers | Win | | | Team Standings | Top 10 | |
Squad
Tiago Machado
 Dimitri Claeys
Óscar Avelino
Rafael Reis
 Beñat Intxausti
Bruno Silva
Antonio Barbio
 Andre Looij
Hugo Nunes
Frederico Figueiredo
Luis Afonso
 Chun Wing Leung
Antonio Carvalho
 Reda Aadel
 Rodrigo Nascimento
Lluis Mas
Rui Pedro Vinhas
 Paul Junior Maroga
Christian Egidio
 Girogi Nareklishvili
 Stefan Petrovski
 Manuel Betilson
Bruno Borges
Major results
4 stage wins
20th in the Final PCT Team Rankings
NCs: Angola (RR & TT)
As expected the team struggled to stay afloat throughout the year. However, unlike last year, relegation was not avoidable, which means it's time for another stint in the PCT.
But that's not something our sponsors are interested in. After all this yoyo-ing of the last few years and with no major results to show for our portuguese financial backers have decided to pull the plug. They've been with us since 2013 and it's only fair they decide to part ways. We thank them immensely. Here are some of the major honours with Porto and Prio:
Spoiler
Our very first victory in 2013 with Avelino in Táchira
Taking the yellow jersey in the Grandissima with Machado in 2015
Machado quenching our 7-years-lasting thirst fo POR NC glory in epic conditions
The portuguese national team en route to a sensational TTT WC victory, with many current and former Porto riders in 2017
Porto - Prio's last ever win in the inevitable Volta a Portugal, with Claeys
Lastly a word about the future of the team. Fortunately there's been some interest around the block, but we can only confirm that the team may need to redirect its regional focus in order to finalize the sponsor deals. Further info will need to wait until the start of the 2019 pre-season.
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 09-08-2019 10:51
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It's going to be interesting to see where the new sponsors take you! Obviously unfortunate that you had to go down into PCT, but I am sure you'll bounce back!
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| redordead |
Posted on 09-08-2019 11:12
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Shame to see you relegate 
Thank you for taking care of Stefan Petrovski for us this season hopefully we see both him and Rui Oliveira perform in the PCT next season 
"I am a cyclist, I may not be the best, but that is what I strive to be. I may never get there, but I will never quit trying." - Tadej Pogačar
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