AP Hotels & Resorts–Tavira–SC Farense
AP Hotels & Resorts–Tavira–SC Farense, also known as Clube de Ciclismo de Tavira is a Portuguese professional cycling team, founded in 1979, which is based in Tavira, in the Portuguese region of Algarve. It is one of the European teams in the UCI Continental Tour.
History
Founded in 1979, and the oldest Portuguese professional cycling team in continuous operation, it became professional in 1980. José Manuel Brito da Mana, known simply as Brito da Mana, was its founder and one of the longest-serving directors of the team, leaving the post in 2003. For several years, the team was sponsored by Atum Bom Petisco, a leading Portuguese canned tuna brand. From 2016 until 2019, the team had the commercial designation of Sporting Clube de Portugal/Tavira, as the result of a sponsorship from Sporting Clube de Portugal. In 2022, the Clube de Ciclismo de Tavira celebrated an agreement with SC Farense valid for three years.Major wins
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