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Dani Ostanek

UCI bans Portuguese team for 20 days following two anti-doping rule violations

SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA - JANUARY 22: A general view of Delio Fernandez of Portugal, Alvaro Trueba of Spain, Venceslau Fernandes of Portugal, Ruben Simao of Portugal, Rafael Lourenço of Portugal, Carlos Salgueiro of Portugal and Team APHotels and Resorts - Tavira prior to the 39th Vuelta a San Juan International 2023, Stage 1 a 143,9km stage from San Juan to San Juan on January 22, 2023 in San Juan, Argentina. (Photo by Maximiliano Blanco/Getty Images).

The UCI has announced that it has handed a 20-day suspension from racing to Portuguese Continental team APHotels & Resorts-Tavira-SC Farense after two of the team's riders returned anti-doping rule violations within a 12-month period.

The suspension will run from October 23, 2025, to November 11, 2025, the UCI stated, following two instances of "unexplained abnormalities" in the athlete biological passport of two riders on the team.

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