Gomes guarantees that the 83rd Volta a Portugal is not in danger despite the search “bomb” – Observer
Joaquim Gomes guaranteed this Tuesday that the news about the 83rd. pass”.
The unpleasantness of the last few weeks and, in particular, this concrete case today – I still don’t have the exact idea of the dimension of what we are surprising –, take away the motivation to anyone, vented the director of the race “queen” of the calendar national.
Speaking to the agency, Joaquim Gomes Lusau that the news about a possible cancellation of the 83rd edition, which goes on the road on Thursday Lisbon, “are exaggerated”, although he recognizes that “there is a feeling of shame regarding all this that is happening”.
And, actively, when this environment starts to be, certainly, again, since this is a motivating bomb for anyone. Will you send it to the ground? Of course not, but I’m worried,” she said.
The director of the Volta a Portugal was apprehensive about the impact that the searches carried out today by the Portuguese Cycling Federation and Podium can be organized, “who are not to blame for this” and who, “in fact, are organizers” as two entities most affected”, but, in particular, “our municipalities and brands that are involved in the Volta and if they are, in fact, for believing in an event that is, in fact, an excellent promotion tool with enormous notoriety and symbolism”.
After the ordeal that was the news of the W52-FC Porto, I was further from thinking that this bad message passed and could have changed the way of being, apparently, of some people who were still in this caravan [não fosse entendida]”, he pointed out, noting, however, that he does not know the details of the case.
This Tuesday, the PJ carried out searches “in places linked to the cycling team” within the scope of the operation ‘Clean Proof, confirmed to Lusa as the source of the investigation, aiming that the “main was the collection of evidence, documentation”.
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