LA-MSS
LA-MSS was a Portuguese cycling team .
The manager was Aires Azevedo de Silva and Manuel Ramos Zeferino helped him as the sporting director . Since 2005 the team has participated in the UCI Europe Tour as a Continental Team . The team used to be known as Maia Milaneza until it was renamed LA-MSS in 2007.
2008 season
On May 22nd, 2008 the team headquarters in Pavoa de Marzim, the home of the team boss and the homes of six professional cyclists were searched by LA-MSS. Medicines that can be used for doping have been seized. In addition, the Portuguese police investigated against the Spanish team doctor Marcos Maynar. As part of this investigation, the five drivers Tiago Silva , Rogério Baptista , Claudio Faria , Pedro Cardoso , Afonso Azevedo , the masseur Paulo Silva, the team doctor Marcos Marino Maynar, the sporting director Manuel Ramos Zeferino and the club president Luis Almeida were suspended from the Portuguese Association.
Success in the Europe Tour
| date | run | winner |
| 12. April |
 4th stage Volta ao Alentejo
|
Bruno Pires |
| 1st of May |
 Subida al Naranco
|
Xavier Tondo |
| May 3rd |
1st stage Vuelta a Asturias
|
Ángel Vicioso |
| May 3-7 |
Overall ranking Vuelta a Asturias
|
Ángel Vicioso |
| 17th of May |
3rd stage Grand Prix Paredes Rota dos Móveis
|
Constantino Zaballa |
| May 18 |
4th stage Grand Prix Paredes Rota dos Móveis
|
Pedro Cardoso |
| May 15-18 |
Overall ranking Grand Prix Paredes Rota dos Móveis
|
Pedro Cardoso |
| June 29th |
Portuguese road cycling championship |
João Cabreira |
| July 19 |
Vuelta a Madrid
|
Ángel Vicioso |
Success in cyclocross 2008/2009
| date | run | driver |
|---|---|---|
| October 18 |
VI Ciclocross de Medina de Pomar, Medina de Pomar
|
Constantino Zaballa |
Additions Disposals
| Accesses | Team 2007 | Departures | Team 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constantino Zaballa | Caisse d'Epargne | Antonio Amorim | Barbot siper |
| Ángel Vicioso | Relax GAM | Edgar Anão | Fercase-Rota dos Móveis |
| Pedro Romero | Extremadura spook | Pedro Andrade | Unknown |
| Tiago Silva | Neoprofi | Vitor Bruno Carvalho | Unknown |
| Ángel Vázquez | Unknown |
team
| Surname | birthday | nationality | Team 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Azevedo | July 18, 1984 |
Portugal
|
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| João Cabreira | May 12, 1982 |
Portugal
|
Doping ban |
| Pedro Cardoso | April 12, 1974 |
Portugal
|
|
| Claudio Faria | 1st October 1977 |
Portugal
|
|
| José Antonio Garrido | November 28, 1975 |
Spain
|
|
| Bruno Neves (†) | 5th September 1981 |
Portugal
|
deceased |
| Bruno Pires | May 15, 1981 |
Portugal
|
Barbot siper |
| Pedro Romero | 4th June 1982 |
Spain
|
Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano |
| Rogério Silva | 2nd December 1983 |
Portugal
|
Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano |
| Tiago Silva | October 6, 1986 |
Portugal
|
|
| Xavier Tondo | 5th November 1978 |
Spain
|
Andalucía-Cajasur |
| Ángel Vicioso | April 13, 1977 |
Spain
|
Andalucía-Cajasur |
| Constantino Zaballa | May 15, 1978 |
Spain
|
Paredes Rota dos Móveis |
2007 season
Success in the Europe Tour
| date | run | winner |
| April 14th |
4th stage Volta ao Alentejo
|
Bruno Pires |
| May 20th |
4th stage Grande Prémio Paredes Rota dos Moveis
|
Bruno Pires |
| 14.-17. June |
Overall ranking Grande Prémio CTT Correios de Portugal
|
Pedro Cardoso |
| July 11th |
Prologue Grande Prémio Internacional de Torres Vedras
|
Xavier Tondo |
| 11-15 July |
Overall ranking Grande Prémio Internacional de Torres Vedras
|
Xavier Tondo |
| 4th-15th August |
Overall ranking of the Tour of Portugal
|
Xavier Tondo |
Placements in UCI rankings
UCI world rankings
| season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 43. |
Joaquim Andrade (458.)
|
| 1996 | 40. |
Paulo Ferreira (218.)
|
| 1997 | 48. |
Cândido Barbosa (352.)
|
| 1998 | 47. |
José Azevedo (369.)
|
| 1999 | 36. (GSII) |
Rui Lavarinhas (302.)
|
| 2000 | 16. (GSII) |
José Azevedo (174.)
|
| 2001 | 8. (GSII) |
 Claus Michael Møller (86.)
|
| 2002 | 22nd |
Ángel Edo (79.)
|
| 2003 | 23. |
 Fabian Jeker (59.)
|
| 2004 | 28. |
David Bernabéu (133rd)
|
UCI Europe Tour
| season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 26th |
 Alexei Markow (22.)
|
| 2006 | 25th |
 Danail Andonov Petrov (50.)
|
| 2007 | 21st |
Xavier Tondo (7th)
|
| 2008 | 12. |
Web links
- Official Website (Portuguese)
Individual evidence
- ^ Rad-net.de: Police action against Portuguese team , accessed on May 22, 2008.
- ↑ Dopage: Cinq cyclistes de LA-MSS (Portugal) suspendus à titre préventif tsr.ch June 27, 2008 ( Memento of December 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive )