André Fernando Cardoso Santos Martins (born 3 September 1984) is a Portuguese professional

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, who last rode for

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. In 2018, he was suspended for four years – backdated to June 2017 – after failing a drugs test for

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(EPO).

Career

Following a two-year stint with , Cardoso signed with for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Born in

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, Cardoso resides in

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and Gondomar,

. In September 2016, announced that Cardoso would join them for the 2017 season with a role as a mountain

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for

Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco (; born 6 December 1982) is a Spanish former professional cyclist. He is one of the most successful riders of his era, winning the Tour de France twice (2007, 2009), the Giro d'Italia twice (2008, 2015), and the Vuelta ...

and

Bauke Mollema Bauke Mollema (; born 26 November 1986) is a Dutch professional cycle sport, cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . He has finished in the top 10 in all three Grand Tours, with stage wins in the 2021 Tour de France, 2017 Tour de France, and the 2 ...

. On 27 June 2017, the UCI announced Cardoso tested positive for

Erythropoietin Erythropoietin (; EPO), also known as erythropoetin, haematopoietin, or haemopoietin, is a glycoprotein cytokine secreted mainly by the kidneys in response to cellular hypoxia; it stimulates red blood cell production ( erythropoiesis) in th ...

in an out-of-competition control nine days earlier and had been provisionally suspended. He was given a four-year ban in November 2018, backdated to June 2017. Following the conclusion of his ban, Cardoso joined the team for the remainder of the 2021 season, riding the

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and

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with the team. For the 2022 season, Cardoso will join the team.

Major results

;2006 : 9th Overall

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;2007 : 1st Mountains classification

: 1st Young rider classification

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;2008 : 5th Road race, National Road Championships ;2009 : 3rd Overall GP CTT Correios de Portugal : 7th Overall

: 9th Overall

: 9th

Gran Premio de Llodio Gran Premio Internacional de Llodio (also known as Clásica de Álava) is a Spanish professional cycle road race that was held in Llodio, Basque Country, between 1949 and 2011. From 2005 to 2011, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI ...

;2010 : 4th Overall

Tour of Bulgaria The Tour of Bulgaria is an annual international professional bicycle race held in Bulgaria that was first staged on 21 August 1924. It is part of UCI Europe Tour and is category 2.2. The race covers about 1,500 kilometres and lasts two weeks. As ...

: 4th

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: 8th Overall

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: 9th Overall

;2011 : 2nd Overall

::1st Stage 10 : 6th

: 7th Overall

: 10th Overall

;2012 : 1st Mountains classification

Tour of Norway The Tour of Norway is a road bicycle race held annually in Norway. It is considered as a successor to the stage race Ringerike GP, which is now a one-day race. It was started in 2011 as a result of the heightened interest in cycling in Norway, ...

: 10th Overall

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: 10th Rogaland GP ;2013 : 4th Overall

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: 5th Overall

Vuelta a Burgos Vuelta Ciclista a Burgos is an elite professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Burgos (province), Burgos province of Spain. The men's Vuelta a Burgos has been a multi-day stage race as part of the UCI Europe Tour since 2005. In ...

: 6th Overall

;2014 : 4th Road race, National Road Championships : 4th

GP Miguel Induráin The Grand Prix Miguel Induráin (), formerly the "Grand Prix Navarre" is a Spanish one-day road bicycle race. History The race was inaugurated in 1951, but was limited to local competition. It was rebranded after Spanish cyclist Miguel Indurái ...

;2016 : 10th Overall

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;2017 : 7th

Clássica Aldeias do Xisto Clássica Aldeias do Xisto is a one-day road cycling race held annually since 2017 in Portugal. It was part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the ...

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

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Cycling Base: André CardosoCannondale: André Cardoso
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