Southeast Pro Cycling

Southeast Pro Cycling

Team information
UCI code	STH
Registered	United Kingdom
Founded	2008 (2008)
Discipline	Road
Status	UCI Professional Continental
Bicycles	Cipollini
Website	Team home page
Key personnel
General manager	Angelo Citracca
Team manager(s)	Mykola Myrza Luca Scinto
Team name history
2009–2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015–	ISD-Neri (ISD) Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli (FAR) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia (FAR) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia (VIN) Yellow Fluo (YEL) Neri Sottoli (NRI) Neri Sottoli-Alé Southeast Pro Cycling
Jersey

Southeast Pro Cycling is an UCI Professional Continental team whose license is held in Italy, and consists mainly of Italian riders and staff.^[1][2]

In light of the doping scandals which took place within the team, during the 2013 and 2014 season, Neri Sottoli dropped their title-sponsorship for the 2015 season and Luca Scinto left the team. As a result of the lack of sponsorship Chinese construction company SouthEast Space Frame Co. became title sponsor of the team.^[3][4]

Doping

On 24 May 2013, while Danilo Di Luca was riding in the Giro, the UCI announced that he had had an adverse finding in an out-of-competition doping test at his home on 29 April.^[5] On 3 June 2013, it was announced that Mauro Santambrogio had tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO) after the first stage of the 2013 Giro d'Italia.^[6] The team fired both riders immediately.

On 12 September 2014, the UCI revealed that Matteo Rabottini has tested positive for EPO in an out of competition test performed on August 8. As a result, he was dropped by the Italian Cycling federations long list for the 2014 UCI Road World Championships.^[7] In December 2014 Rabbotinis samples were counter analysed and provided confirmation that they were positive for EPO. The team is set to terminate Rabbotini's contract and begin legal proceedings against him upon final confirmation of his positive test. As a result of the teams poor doping history, the team has been suspended by the MPCC and has jeopardised their 2015 Giro d'italia wildcard.^[8] As it was announced in January 2015 that Southeast Pro Cycling had received a wildcard invitation to participate in the 2015 Giro d'Italia.^[9]

Team roster

As of 8 March 2015.^[10]

Rider Date of birth  Rafael Andriato (BRA) (1987-10-20) 20 October 1987  Manuel Belletti (ITA) (1985-10-14) 14 October 1985  Liam Bertazzo (ITA) (1992-02-17) 17 February 1992  Matteo Busato (ITA) (1987-12-20) 20 December 1987  Ramón Carretero (PAN) (1990-11-26) 26 November 1990  Giorgio Cecchinel (ITA) (1989-06-24) 24 June 1989  Samuele Conti (ITA) (1991-09-14) 14 September 1991  Andrea Dal Col (ITA) (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991  Elia Favilli (ITA) (1989-01-31) 31 January 1989  Andrea Fedi (ITA) (1991-05-29) 29 May 1991

Rider Date of birth  Mauro Finetto (ITA) (1985-05-10) 10 May 1985  Giuseppe Fonzi (ITA) (1991-08-02) 2 August 1991  Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) (1984-08-01) 1 August 1984  Jakub Mareczko (ITA) (1994-04-30) 30 April 1994  Jonathan Monsalve (VEN) (1989-06-28) 28 June 1989  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) (1974-01-03) 3 January 1974  Simone Ponzi (ITA) (1987-01-17) 17 January 1987  Mirko Tedeschi (ITA) (1989-01-05) 5 January 1989  Luca Wackermann (ITA) (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992  Eugert Zhupa (ALB) (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990

Major results

National Champions

2009

1st  Ukraine Time Trial Championship, Andriy Grivko

2010

1st  Italy Road Race Championships, Giovanni Visconti

2011

1st  Italy Road Race Championships, Giovanni Visconti

References

External links

• Official website