Kelly–Simoldes–UDO

Kelly–Simoldes–UDO
Team information
UCI code	KSU
Registered	Portugal
Founded	2015
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	Under-23 (2015–2017); Continental (2018–)
Bicycles	Orbea
Website	Team home page
Key personnel
General manager	Manuel Correia
Team manager(s)	Luís Pinheiro
Team name history
2015–2017; 2018; 2019; 2020; 2020–	Liberty Seguros–Carglass; Liberty Seguros–Carglass (LSC); UD Oliveirense–InOutBuild (UIO); Kelly–InOutBuild–UD Oliveirense (KIU); Kelly–Simoldes–UDO
	Jersey
	Jersey

Kelly–Simoldes–UDO (UCI team code: KSU) is a Portuguese cycling team based in Oliveira de Azeméis, that holds a UCI Continental team licence. The cycling team is affiliated with União Desportiva Oliveirense (UDO), the largest multisports club of Oliveira de Azeméis.

History

Manuel Correia and Luís Pinheiro, both former road bicycle racers, founded the Bike Clube de Portugal in 2014 on the initiative to develop young riders. The club, with backing from insurance company Liberty Seguros and vehicle glass repair company Carglass, started racing the following year in the Under-23 rankings.

In 2018 the team gained UCI Continental status.^[1]^[2]

Team roster

As of 23 February 2022.^[3]

	Rider	Date of birth
Daniel Dias (POR)		(2001-07-29) 29 July 2001 (age 23)
António Ferreira (POR)		(2000-04-03) 3 April 2000 (age 25)
César Fonte (POR)		(1986-12-10) 10 December 1986 (age 38)
Luís Gomes (POR)		(1994-05-07) 7 May 1994 (age 31)
Hélder Gonçalves (POR)		(2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 (age 24)

	Rider	Date of birth
Tiago Leal (POR)		(1999-10-22) 22 October 1999 (age 25)
Francisco Moreira (POR)		(1999-03-11) 11 March 1999 (age 26)
Carlos Petiz (POR)		(2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 (age 22)
Afonso Silva (POR)		(2000-03-22) 22 March 2000 (age 25)
José Sousa (POR)		(1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 (age 25)

Major wins

2015

Portuguese National Track Scratch race, Luís Gomes

Portuguese National Track Points race, Luís Gomes

Portuguese National Track Omnium, Rui Oliveira

Stage 4 Volta a Portugal do Futuro, Luís Gomes

2016

Portuguese U23 Time Trial, Gaspar Gonçalves

Stage 2 Volta a Portugal do Futuro, José Fernandes

2017

Portuguese U23 Time Trial, José Fernandes

Overall Volta a Portugal do Futuro, José Fernandes

Stage 2, José Fernandes

2020: Portuguese U23 Time Trial, Guilherme Mota; Stage 1 Volta a Portugal, Luís Gomes

References

^ Marques, Ana Paula (2018-02-09). "Liberty Seguros-Carglass quer manter a filosofia". Record (in Portuguese). Cofina. Retrieved 2018-08-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
^ "Bike Clube Portugal pronto para a nova temporada". A Voz de Azeméis (in Portuguese). Cofina. 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2018-08-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
^ "Kelly / Simoldes / UDO". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 23 February 2022.

External links

Official website (in Portuguese)

[1] Marques, Ana Paula (2018-02-09). "Liberty Seguros-Carglass quer manter a filosofia". Record (in Portuguese). Cofina. Retrieved 2018-08-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[2] "Bike Clube Portugal pronto para a nova temporada". A Voz de Azeméis (in Portuguese). Cofina. 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2018-08-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[3] "Kelly / Simoldes / UDO". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 23 February 2022.

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