Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli
Team information | ||
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UCI code | DRA | |
Registered | Italy | |
Founded | 1996 | |
Discipline(s) | Road | |
Status | UCI ProTeam | |
Bicycles | Bottecchia | |
Website | Team home page | |
Key personnel | ||
General manager | ||
Team name history | ||
1996 1997–1998 1999 2000 2001 2002–2005 2006 2007 2008–2009 2010–2011 2012–2014 2015 2016–2017 2017 2018–2021 2022– | Gaseosas Glacial–Selle Italia Kross–Selle Italia Selle Italia Aguardiente Néctar–Selle Italia Selle Italia–Pacific Colombia–Selle Italia Selle Italia–Serramenti Diquigiovanni Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni–Androni Giocattoli Androni Giocattoli Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela Androni–Sidermec Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli | |
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Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli (UCI team code: DRA) is an Italian-registered UCI ProTeam cycling team that participates in road bicycle racing events on the UCI Continental Circuits and when selected as a wildcard to UCI World Tour events. Antonio Castano manages the team, with assistance from directeurs sportifs Giovanni Ellena, Gianni Savio, Didier Paindaveine and Marco Bellini. The main sponsors are: Androni Giocattoli, a toy manufacturer, Sidermec, a fabricated plate work products maker (with their subsidiary Indumet).[1]
Doping[]
On 5 June 2014 Patrick Facchini gave an adverse analytical finding for Tuaminoheptane and was consequently banned for 10 months.[2]
On 30 June 2015 Davide Appollonio gave an adverse analytical finding for EPO and was provisionally suspended.[3] On 27 July 2015 Fabio Taborre gave a positive test result for the banned blood-booster FG-4592 in an out-of-competition control on 16 June. The team were automatically suspended by the UCI under new rules.[4] FG-4592 (Roxadustat) is in phase 3 clinical trials and has not yet been commercialised. The drug was developed jointly by FibroGen and AstraZeneca. Unlike EPO, which directly stimulates the production of red blood cells, FG-4592 is taken orally, and stimulates natural production of EPO in a manner similar to altitude training.[5] This class of compounds has been outlawed by WADA. The UCI subsequently suspended the team for 30 days.[6]
Team roster[]
- As of 5 February 2022.[7]
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Major wins[]
National champions[]
- 2000
- Colombia Time Trial, Israel Ochoa
- 2001
- Australia Time Trial, Kristjan Snorrasson
- 2002
- Colombia Road Race, Jhon García
- 2005
- Colombia Time Trial, Iván Parra
- 2009
- Switzerland Time Trial, Rubens Bertogliati
- 2010
- Switzerland Time Trial, Rubens Bertogliati
- 2012
- Italy Road Race, Franco Pellizotti
- Venezuela Road Race, Miguel Ubeto
- Venezuela Time Trial, Tomás Gil
- 2014
- Venezuela U23 Time Trial, Yonder Godoy
- 2015
- Venezuela Time Trial, Yonder Godoy
- Romania Time Trial, Serghei Tvetcov
- Romania Road Race, Serghei Tvetcov
- 2019
- Croatia Time Trial, Josip Rumac
- Croatia Road Race, Josip Rumac
- 2020
- Croatia Time Trial, Josip Rumac
- Croatia Road Race, Josip Rumac
- 2021
- Ecuador Road Race, Jefferson Alexander Cepeda
- Ukraine Road Race, Andrii Ponomar
References[]
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (2021-01-05). "Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec unveil sponsor-filled 2021 jersey". Cyclingnews.
- ^ "Home" (PDF).
- ^ Cycling News. "Appollonio provisionally suspended for EPO". Cyclingnews.com.
- ^ Laura Weislo. "UCI revamps anti-doping regulations for 2015". Cyclingnews.com.
- ^ Cycling News. "Taborre positive for novel EPO stimulating drug FG-4592". Cyclingnews.com.
- ^ Cycling News. "UCI suspends Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec for 30 days". Cyclingnews.com.
- ^ "Drone Hopper - Androni Giocattoli". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
External links[]
- Official website (in Italian)
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- Cycling teams established in 1996
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