The Portuguese cyclist from the Feirense-Beeceler team will remain temporarily suspended from competition due to 'unexplained anomalies' in his biological passport during the years 2018, 2023, and 2024, as announced this week by the Union Cycliste Internationale. The 36-year-old athlete recorded abnormal blood values over three years, during which time he also raced for the continental category teams W52-Porto and ABTF Betão-Feirense, both of which originate from his home country and are a previous step to the UCI Pro Tour — the elite level of world cycling. The Athlete Biological Passport system creates an electronic profile for each athlete, tracking selected biological variables over time...
