Kelly–Simoldes–UDO | |
Code: | KSU |
Registered: | Portugal |
Discipline: | Road |
Status: | Under-23 (2015–2017) Continental (2018–) |
Bicycles: | Orbea |
Website: | http://www.bikecp.pt/ |
Generalmanager: | Manuel Correia |
Teammanager: | Luís Pinheiro |
Season: | 2015–2017 2018 2019 2020 2020– |
Oldname: | Liberty Seguros–Carglass Liberty Seguros–Carglass (LSC) UD Oliveirense–InOutBuild (UIO) Kelly–InOutBuild–UD Oliveirense (KIU) Kelly–Simoldes–UDO |
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Kelly–Simoldes–UDO is a Portuguese cycling team based in Oliveira de Azeméis, that holds a UCI Continental team licence. The cycling team is affiliated with União Desportiva Oliveirense (UDO), the largest multisports club of Oliveira de Azeméis.
Manuel Correia and Luís Pinheiro, both former road bicycle racers, founded the Bike Clube de Portugal in 2014 on the initiative to develop young riders. The club, with backing from insurance company Liberty Seguros and vehicle glass repair company Carglass, started racing the following year in the Under-23 rankings.
In 2018 the team gained UCI Continental status.[1] [2]