Cyclist claims second best finish for Sporting CP-Tavira

Sporting CP-Tavira finished with a cyclist in the top-15 in Volta a la Rioja this Sunday. Fábio Silvestre finalised 12th, 1:09 behind first place, While Jesus Ezquerra followed close behind in 18 place.

Sporting CP-Tavira standings

12th Fábio Silvestre

18th Jesus Ezquerra

46th Alejandro Marque

51st Mario Gonzalez

65th David Livramento

85th Joni Brandão

90th Frederico Figueiredo

96th Luís Fernandes

Bruno de Carvalho at the starting line for the Tour of the Algarve fourth stage

President Bruno de Carvalho was out on the road again this weekend, this time in Almodôvar. The Alvalade head was at the start of the fourth stage of the cycle Tour of the Algarve and he took the opportunity to speak with the athletes from Sporting-Tavira, before heading for the Almodôvar Sporting Supporters' Club (115.º).

Speaking at the lunch, Carvalho issued a rallying cry: "Sporting's fans needs somebody to defend them. I demand dedicated professionals who are always looking to reach their objectives and to push that little big further. We are all an important part of the fight against funds and promoting legislation against violence and corruption. We have made the biggest ever investment in the club's teams and we will carry on bringing in the titles. We have kept turning over a profit and have seen an extraordinary growth in the number of people becoming club members."

To finish, the president spoke about the coming elections: "Whoever wins has to by a good margin. Sporting CP is more united now that ever and we have to carry on. We will carry on defending the club's interests, while our rivals want the other candidate to win.”

 

Alvalade rider again in form in the Vuelta a Castilla y León

Alejandro Valverde won his second consecutive stage in the Vuelta a Castilla y León this Sunday, this time dominating the third stage. The best Sporting CP/Tavira rider over the distance of 151.4km was Rinaldo Nocentini, claiming a second top-10 finish with 8th place.

Overall Nocentini was of course the best Alvalade rider and is currently sitting in 13th in the overall standings, while Sporting CP/Tavira managed an admirable 6th place in the team rankings.

Vuelta a Castilla y Léon from Bragança to Fermoselle (170.6km)

Sporting CP/Tavira's Rinaldo Nocentini was the club's best placed cyclist in the second stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y Léon this Saturday, from Bragança to Fermoselle.

The weather once again drenched a day of action, with the win also taking its toll and slowing the pace.

 

Second stage results in full:

1st Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), 4h21m28s

2nd Carlos Barbero (Caja Rural), +51s

3rd José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar), -

4th Joni Brandão (Efapel), -

5th Rafael Reis (W52 FC Porto), -

6th RINALDO NOCENTINI (SPORTNG CP/TAVIRA), -

7th Winner Anacona (Movistar), -

8th Linus Gerdemann (Stölting), -

9th Carlos Betancur (Movistar), -

10th David Arroyo (Caja Rural), -

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30.º DAVID DE LA FUENTE (SPORTING CP/TAVIRA), +6m55s

36.º JESÚS EZQUERRA (SPORTING CP/TAVIRA), -

45.º MARIO GONZÁLEZ (SPORTING CP/TAVIRA), -

61.º HUGO SABIDO (SPORTINV CP/TAVIRA), +19m08s

62.º DAVID LIVRAMENTO (SPORTING CP/TAVIRA), -

76.º VALTER PEREIRA (SPORTING CP/TAVIRA), -

 

Overall standings:

1st Carlos Betancur (Movistar), 8h49m11s

2nd Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), +3s

3rd Pello Bilbao (Caja Rural), +15s

4th Carlos Barbero (Caja Rural), +46s

5th Winner Anacona (Movistar), +56s

6th José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar), +1m00s

7th Joni Brandão (Efapel), +1m04s

8th Rafael Reis (W52 FC Porto), -

9th Linus Gerdemann (Stölting), -

10th David Arroyo (Caja Rural), -

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20th RINALDO NOCENTINI (SPORTING CP/TAVIRA), +4m06s

28th DAVID DE LA FUENTE (SPORTING CP/TAVIRA), +7m08s

29th JESÚS EZQUERRA (SPORTING CP/TAVIRA), +7m08s

41st MARIO GONZÁLEZ (SPORTING CP/TAVIRA), -

78th HUGO SABIDO (SPORTINV CP/TAVIRA), +24m48s

79th DAVID LIVRAMENTO (SPORTING CP/TAVIRA), -

84th VALTER PEREIRA (SPORTING CP/TAVIRA), -

First stage hit my heavy rain

Jesús Ezquerra was Sporting CP/Tavira's best performer in the first stage of the Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León, between Alcañices and Bragança over a distance of 166.3kg. David de la Fuente and Mario González finished with Ezquerra, while Rinaldo Nocentini (62nd), David Livramento (74th), Hugo Sabido (75th) and Valter Pereira (77th) were in the chasing pack.

First stage classification in full:

1.º Carlos Betancur (Movistar), 4h27m02s

2.º Pello Bilbao (Caja Rural), -

3.º Carlos Barbero (Caja Rural), +46s

4.º Dmitry Sokolov (Lokosphinx), -

5.º Winner Anacona (Movistar), -

6.º Álvaro Trueba (Efapel), +49s

7.º Rafael Silva (Efapel), +54s

8.º Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), -

9.º Diego Milán (Inteja-MMR), -

10.º JESÚS EZQUERRA (SPORTING CP/TAVIRA), -

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16.º DAVID DE LA FUENTE (SPORTING CP/TAVIRA), -

44.º MARIO GONZÁLEZ (SPORTING CP/TAVIRA), -

62.º RINALDO NOCENTINI (SPORTING CP/TAVIRA),+3m56s

74.º DAVID LIVRAMENTO (SPORTING CP/TAVIRA), +6m21s

75.º HUGO SABIDO (SPORTING CP/TAVIRA), -

77.º VALTER PEREIRA (SPORTING CP/TAVIRA), -

Ceremony in the Algarve launches new partnership

Sporting Clube de Portugal/Tavira. The result of a union between Sporting and Tavira Cycling Club (Clube de Ciclismo de Tavira) was officially signed off today at the Tavira Municipal Council in an agreement valid until the 31st of December 2019.

Sporting's long tradition in the sport of cycling sees the club come together with the world's oldest cycling club, with the Tavira outfit having won four of the last eight Tours of Portugal.

In parallel, Sporting has also signed a protocol with the Tavira Municipal Council, geared around cycling and other planned activities.