Funvic Soul Cycles Carrefour has revealed an international schedule which includes races in Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Africa and Brazil. The Brazilian team will be at the start of races like the Vuelta a Andalucia, the Tour of Turkey and the Volta ao Portugal in their first year at pro continental level

For manager Benedito Tadeu Kid, an international calendar is necessary to make Brazilian cycling grow. "We know it will be difficult, but we are putting together a calendar with important races that brings together many of the greatest cyclists in the world. If you want to see Brazil grow in this sport, you have to do this kind of work that will serve as an exchange for our riders," he says.

The national calendar will be important. "Of course we will focus on the national calendar which will always be the main focus of the team. In addition to races like Rio Grande do Sul, Parana, Santa Catarina and Tour do Rio, we will also be present in other traditional races in Brazil," he says.

Below you can find the provisional schedule:

January 
18-24 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

February

13 Vuelta a Murcia
14 Clásica de Almería
17-21 Vuelta a Andalucía

April

2 GP Miguel Indurain
3 Vuelta La La Rioja
6-10 Volta do Rio Grande do Sul
10 Klasika Primavera Amorebieta
15-17 Vuelta Castilla y Léon 2.1
20-24 Tour de Santa Catarina
24-May 1 Tour of Turkey

June
1-5 Volta do Paraná

July

25 Clásica de Ordizia
27-August 7 Volta a Portugal

Roster:

Pablo Urtasun, Antonio Piedra, Octavio Bulgarelli, Flavio Cardoso, Francisco Chamorro, Alex Diniz, Murilo Ferraz, Joao Gaspar, Carlos Manarelli, Magno Prado Nazaret, Roberto Pinheiro, Kleber Ramos, André Souza, Pedro Nicacio, Nathan Ribeiro Mahler y Rodrigo Dos Santos Quirino.