Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè

VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè

VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè

Italian cycling team

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.

The team at the 2022 Giro d'Italia
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Doping

On 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

As of 26 February 2024.[7]
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Major wins

Main article: List of wins by Termolan and its successors

National champions

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

  1. [1]
    "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.
  2. [2]
    "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.
  3. [3]
    "Home".
  4. [4]
    "Home" (PDF).
  5. [5]
    "Bardiani–CSF rider blames positive doping test on his mother's medicine".
  6. [6]
    "Bardiani–CSF could face 12-month ban after third rider tests positive, blaming his mother's diuretic pill". 2017-10-20.
  7. [7]
    "VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizane'". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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