UCI suspends continental team's licence due to doping investigation

W52-FC Porto cannot compete in any races after an investigation conducted by the Anti-Doping Authority of Portugal

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The UCI has, with immediate effect, revoked the licence of Portuguese continental team W52-FC Porto, as a result of an ongoing doping investigation since April 2022. 

The sanction has been imposed in response to information received by the UCI from the Portuguese Anti-Doping Authority, which is conducting the doping investigation. Consequently, W52-FC Porto cannot compete in races, and will therefore miss the Volta a Portugal next month - a race the team has won every year since 2013. 

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