Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec


Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec is an Italian-registered UCI Professional Continental cycling team that participates in road bicycle racing events on the UCI Continental Circuits and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. Antonio Castano manages the team, with assistance from directeurs sportifs Giovanni Ellena, Gianni Savio, Didier Paindaveine and Marco Bellini. The main sponsors, Androni Giocattoli S.A., are an Italian toy manufacturer.

Doping

On June 5, 2014, Patrick Facchini gave an adverse analytical finding for Tuaminoheptane and was consequently banned for 10 months.
On June 30, 2015, Davide Appollonio gave an adverse analytical finding for EPO and was provisionally suspended. On July 27, 2015, Fabio Taborre gave a positive test result for the banned blood-booster FG-4592 in an out-of-competition control on June 16. The team were automatically suspended by the UCI under new rules. FG-4592 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. This class of compounds has been outlawed by WADA. The UCI subsequently suspended the team for 30 days.

Team roster

Major wins

National champions

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