Samuel Caldeira

Samuel José Rodrigues Caldeira (born 30 November 1985) is a Portuguese cyclist who last rode for UCI Continental team W52 / FC Porto.^[3]

Samuel Caldeira

Personal information
Full name	Samuel José Rodrigues Caldeira
Born	(1985-11-30) 30 November 1985 (age 38) Faro, Portugal
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Team information
Current team	Suspended
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2004	CC Tavira
2005	CC Loulé–Jardim Hotel–Euroaço
Professional teams
2006–2012	Duja–Tavira
2013–2022	OFM–Quinta da Lixa[1][2]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Caldeira.

On 4 October 2022, he received a three-year ban by the UCI for doping.^[4]

Major results

2007

8th Overall Vuelta a Extremadura

2010

1st Overall Grande Prémio Crédito Agrícola de Costa Azul

1st Stages 1 & 3

2011

2nd Overall Grande Prémio Crédito Agrícola de Costa Azul

3rd Overall GP Liberty Seguros

4th Overall Volta ao Alentejo

2012

3rd Overall Volta ao Alentejo

1st Points classification

9th Overall Tour of Taihu Lake

2014

1st Stage 5 Volta ao Alentejo

2015

4th Overall Volta ao Alentejo

1st Points classification

6th Overall GP Liberty Seguros

6th Clássica Loulé

2016

4th Vuelta a La Rioja

7th Overall GP Liberty Seguros

9th Overall Volta ao Alentejo

2017

1st Stage 2 Volta a Portugal

2019

1st Prologue Volta a Portugal

7th Fyen Rundt

See also

• Doping in sport
• List of doping cases in cycling

References

1. "Presentata la rosa della W52-FC Porto: sedici i corridori, sei i nuovi acquisti" [The W52-FC Porto team has been announced: sixteen riders, six new signings]. Cicloweb.it (in Italian). Cicloweb. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
2. "W52 / FC Porto". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
3. "W52 / FC Porto". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
4. 7 W52-FC Porto riders get doping bans, former Volta a Portugal winner João Rodrigues banned for 7 years

External links

• Samuel Caldeira at UCI
• Samuel Caldeira at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Samuel Caldeira at ProCyclingStats
• Samuel Caldeira at Cycling Quotient