VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè
Team information
UCI codeVBF
RegisteredItaly
Founded1982 (1982)
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI ProTeam
BicyclesMCipollini
WebsiteTeam home page
Key personnel
General managerRoberto 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
VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè jersey
VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè jersey
Jersey

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

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 25 January 2023.[7]
Rider Date of birth
 Iker Bonillo (ESP) (2003-07-09) 9 July 2003
 Luca Colnaghi (ITA) (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999
 Lorenzo Conforti (ITA) (2004-05-22) 22 May 2004
 Luca Covili (ITA) (1997-02-10) 10 February 1997
 Omar El Gouzi (MAR) (1999-08-16) 16 August 1999
 Filippo Fiorelli (ITA) (1994-11-19) 19 November 1994
 Davide Gabburo (ITA) (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993
 Riccardo Lucca (ITA) (1997-02-24) 24 February 1997
 Filippo Magli (ITA) (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999
 Martin Marcellusi (ITA) (2000-04-05) 5 April 2000
 Alessio Martinelli (ITA) (2001-04-26) 26 April 2001
 Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999
 Alessio Nieri (ITA) (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001
Rider Date of birth
 Luca Paletti (ITA) (2004-06-05) 5 June 2004
 Giulio Pellizzari (ITA) (2003-11-21) 21 November 2003
 Mattia Petrucci (ITA) (2000-04-14) 14 April 2000
 Alessandro Pinarello (ITA) (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003
 Luca Rastelli (ITA) (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999
 Alessandro Santaromita (ITA) (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999
 Matteo Scalco (ITA) (2004-06-25) 25 June 2004
 Jared Scott (USA) (2002-06-24) 24 June 2002
 Manuele Tarozzi (ITA) (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998
 Alex Tolio (ITA) (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000
 Alessandro Tonelli (ITA) (1992-05-29) 29 May 1992
 Enrico Zanoncello (ITA) (1997-08-02) 2 August 1997
 Samuele Zoccarato (ITA) (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998

Major wins

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. "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. "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. "Home".
  4. "Home" (PDF).
  5. "Bardiani–CSF rider blames positive doping test on his mother's medicine".
  6. "Bardiani–CSF could face 12-month ban after third rider tests positive, blaming his mother's diuretic pill". 2017-10-20.
  7. "Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizane'". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
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