VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè[2] (UCI team code: VBF) is a UCI ProTeam cycling team registered in Italy that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI World Tour events. The team is managed by Bruno Reverberi with assistance from directeurs sportifs Fabiano Fontanelli and Roberto Reverberi. Reverberi has managed the team since 1982, when it started as Termolan. Navigare was an on-and-off title sponsor since 1990, when the team was called Italbonifica-Navigare. The current main sponsor, Bardiani Valvole, became associated with the team in 2013, prior to which CSF Group (2008–12) and Ceramica Panaria (2000–2007) were main sponsors.
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| Team information | ||
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| UCI code | VBF | |
| Registered | Italy | |
| Founded | 1982 | |
| Discipline(s) | Road | |
| Status | UCI ProTeam | |
| Bicycles | MCipollini | |
| Website | Team home page | |
| Key personnel | ||
| General manager | Roberto Reverberi | |
| Team name history | ||
1982–1983 1984–1986 1987–1989 1990–1992 1993–1995 1996 1997–1998 1999 2000 2001–2003 2004 2005–2007 2008–2009 2010–2011 2012 2013 2014–2019 2020–2022 2023 2024– | Termolan Santini Selca Italbonifica–Navigare Navigare–Blue Storm Scrigno–Blue Storm Scrigno–Gaerne Navigare–Gaerne Ceramica Panaria–Gaerne Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo Ceramiche Panaria–Margres Ceramica Panaria–Navigare CSF Group–Navigare Colnago–CSF Inox Colnago–CSF Bardiani Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox Bardiani–CSF[1] Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | |
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Doping
editOn the eve of the 2017 Giro d'Italia, the UCI announced that both Stefano Pirazzi and Nicola Ruffoni had given adverse analytical findings (AAFs) for growth hormone-releasing peptides (GHRPs) in samples collected during out-of-competition doping tests conducted on 25 and 26 April 2017. With the team incurring first and second AAFs within a twelve-month period, the UCI aimed to enforce article 7.12.1 of the UCI Anti-Doping Rules, allowing for suspension of the team from 15 to 45 days – casting doubt on their Giro appearance.[3][4]
In October 2017, the team announced that Michael Bresciani had tested positive for the banned diuretic furosemide in his first race as a professional. Diuretics can be used as masking agents for other illegal doping products. The team could now face a 12-month ban due to a third doping case in a given year.[5] Bresciani was hired by the team in order to fill the vacant spots left by Pirazzi and Ruffoni's dismissals.[6]
Team roster
edit- As of 26 February 2024.[7]
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Major wins
editNational champions
edit- 1998
Ukraine Road Race Championships, Vladimir Duma- 2000
- Ukraine Road Race Championships, Vladimir Duma
- 2002
Australia Time Trial Championships, Nathan O'Neill- 2003
- Ukraine Time Trial Championships, Sergiy Matveyev
- 2022
Italian Road Race Championships, Filippo Zana
References
edit- ^ "The Bardiani – BAR Pro Team is ready for 2014". Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox. Aster Sport Ltd. 11 November 2013. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Bardiani CSF Faizanè opt for cyclamen and green kit to stand out in the 2020 peloton". Cyclingnews.com. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Home".
- ^ "Home" (PDF).
- ^ "Bardiani–CSF rider blames positive doping test on his mother's medicine".
- ^ "Bardiani–CSF could face 12-month ban after third rider tests positive, blaming his mother's diuretic pill". 2017-10-20.
- ^ "VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizane'". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 19 January 2024.