The professional cycling team LA-MSS Maia is a Portuguese

Portugal

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 Team based in Maia, Portugal

Maia, Portugal

Maia Municipality is located in the Porto Metropolitan Area, Grande Porto subregion, in Norte Region, Portugal. The city of Maia includes the parishes of Gueifães, Maia and Vermoim, and has 39,949 inhabitants. The Maia Municipality comprises 135,049 inhabitants in 17 parishes for a total land...

. It is one of the Europe

Europe

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an teams in UCI Continental Tour.

Doping investigation

In May 2008 after the team had victories in Subida al Naranco, the Vuelta a Asturias and the Gran Premio Rota dos Móveis, the headquarters of the team were searched by police where doping products such as doping substances, medications, equipment to conduct blood transfusions and instruments for clinical use were found.
In June 2008, the Portuguese Cycling Federation (UVP/FCP) suspended nine members of the team temporarily pending the outcome of the investigation; five of which were riders and four were team staff.
The suspended riders included:

• Tiago Silva
• Rogério Batista
• Pedro Cardoso
• Afonso Azevedo

and the team staff were:

• Paulo Silva masseur
• Marcos Marino Maynar doctor
• Manuel Ramos Zeferino directeur sportif
• Luis Almeida club president

Honors 2006

Date	Tour	Runners
19. February	Stage 5 Volta ao Algarve Volta ao Algarve The Volta ao Algarve is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Algarve, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Due to its early February position in the European calendar, it is used by many riders to prepare for the Spring...	João Cabreira
15.-19. February	General Volta ao Algarve Volta ao Algarve The Volta ao Algarve is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Algarve, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Due to its early February position in the European calendar, it is used by many riders to prepare for the Spring...	João Cabreira
25. June	Portuguese Cycling Championship	Bruno Pires Bruno Pires (cyclist) Bruno Pires is a Portuguese professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . In 2010 he joined the . He began his professional career at the ASC-Vila do Conde team and was part of Milaneza-Maia, LA Aluminios MSS Milaneza and Barbot-Siper, before joining his first foreign team, , in...
7. July	Stage 3 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho Troféu Joaquim Agostinho The Grande Prémio Internacional de Torres Vedras - Troféu Joaquim Agostinho is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Torres Vedras, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Palmarès:...	Daniel Andonow Petrow
5.-9. July	General Troféu Joaquim Agostinho Troféu Joaquim Agostinho The Grande Prémio Internacional de Torres Vedras - Troféu Joaquim Agostinho is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Torres Vedras, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Palmarès:...	Daniel Andonow Petrov
12. August	Stage 7 Volta a Portugal Volta a Portugal The Volta a Portugal em bicicleta is a long distance road bicycle race for professionals held in Portugal. The competition takes place annually during a two-week span.- History :...	Joao Cabreira

2007 team

Name	DOB	Nationality	2006Team
Antonio Amorim	19 May 1985
Pedro Andrade Pedro Andrade Pedro Andrade is a Brazilian journalist-actor-model raised in Rio de Janeiro. He began his acting career at the early age of 7 in Brazil. A student of journalism, Pedro originally came to the United States on a Poetry scholarship. He lives in the West Village in New York City...	21 March 1977
Edgar Anão	31 March 1982		Imoholding-Jardim Hotel Loulé Imoholding-Jardim Hotel Loulé Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano is a Portuguese UCI Continental cycling team based in Loulé.- Major Victories :2006*GP Ciudad de Vigo2007*Stage 1 & 3, Vuelta a Extremadura*Vuelta a Extremadura*Stage 3, GP CTT Correios...
Afonso Azevedo	18 July 1984
Rogério Baptista	2 December 1983
João Cabreira	12 May 1982
Pedro Cardoso	12 April 1974
Vitor Bruno Carvalho	17 May 1983		Vitória-ASC
Claudio Faria	1 October 1977		Madeinox-BRIC-AR Canelas Madeinox-BRIC-AR Canelas The professional cycling team Madeinox-BRIC-AR Canelas is a Portuguese Team based in Canelas. It is one of the European teams in UCI Continental Tour.-2006 team:-References:*...
Bruno Neves Bruno Neves Bruno Neves was a Portuguese professional road racing cyclist born in Oliveira de Azeméis. He was one of the best sprinters of the Portuguese peloton, having won one stage in the Volta a Portugal...	5 September 1981		Madeinox-BRIC-AR Canelas Madeinox-BRIC-AR Canelas The professional cycling team Madeinox-BRIC-AR Canelas is a Portuguese Team based in Canelas. It is one of the European teams in UCI Continental Tour.-2006 team:-References:*...
Bruno Pires Bruno Pires (cyclist) Bruno Pires is a Portuguese professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . In 2010 he joined the . He began his professional career at the ASC-Vila do Conde team and was part of Milaneza-Maia, LA Aluminios MSS Milaneza and Barbot-Siper, before joining his first foreign team, , in...	15 May 1981
Xavier Tondo Xavier Tondó Xavier Tondo Volpini was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist who specialized in mountain stages of bicycle races- Death :...	5 November 1978		Relax-GAM Relax-Gam Relax-GAM Fuenlabrada was a professional cycling team based in Spain and participated in UCI Europe Tour and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events....
Angel Vazquez	9 May 1980		Barbot-Halcon

External links

• Maia Milaneza-website