Funvic/Soul Brasil Pro Cycling

Funvic/Soul Brasil Pro Cycling

Team information
UCI code	SOU
Registered	Brazil
Founded	2010 (2010)
Discipline	Road
Status	UCI Continental (2010–2015) UCI Professional Continental (2016–2017) National (2018–)
Bicycles	Soul
Components	Shimano
Website	Team home page
Key personnel
General manager	Benedito Tadeu Azevedo Júnior
Team manager(s)	Ana Paula Luiza Castro
Team name history
2010–2012 2013–2014 2015 2016 2017 2018–	Funvic–Pindamonhangaba Funvic Brasilinvest–São José dos Campos Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team Funvic Soul Cycles–Carrefour Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Funvic/Soul Brasil Pro Cycling
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Funvic/Soul Brasil Pro Cycling (UCI team code: SOU) is a UCI Professional Continental men's cycling team based in Brazil. The team was founded in 2010.

Doping

On August 12, 2016 the UCI announced that Kléber Ramos had tested positive for CERA on 31 July 2016.^[1] Ramos had competed in the Olympic Games road race. On November 17 the UCI announced Ramiro Rincon Diaz and João Gaspar has also tested positive for CERA. These positive tests constituted the teams second and third AAFs within a twelve-month period and as a result, the UCI moved to suspend the team under Anti Doping Rule, article 7.12, Suspension of a Team Registered with the UCI.^[2] In December 2016, the team was suspended for 55 days, due to the three doping positives within a 12-month period.^[3]

In March 2017 Brazilian rider Alex Correia Diniz was provisionally suspended due to an adverse biological passport finding, with fellow Brazilian Otavio Bulgarelli being provisionally suspended for "tampering".^[4] With the teams previous ban expiring on February 12, the team now faces a potential ban of between 15 days to 12 months. In May, the team were banned for a second time for 35 days from 15 July to 19 August.^[5]

Team roster

As of 1 January 2017.

Rider Date of birth  Murilo Affonso (BRA) (1991-06-19) 19 June 1991  André Almeida (BRA) (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992  Flávio Cardoso (BRA) (1980-10-12) 12 October 1980  Lauro Cesar Chaman (BRA) (1987-06-25) 25 June 1987  Francisco Chamorro (ARG) (1981-08-07) 7 August 1981  André Gohr (BRA) (1996-08-15) 15 August 1996  Caio Godoy (BRA) (1995-04-24) 24 April 1995  Gabriel Machado (BRA) (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997  Carlos Manarelli (BRA) (1989-02-13) 13 February 1989  Gideoni Monteiro (BRA) (1989-09-02) 2 September 1989

Rider Date of birth  Breno Morais (BRA) (1997-03-16) 16 March 1997  Magno Nazaret (BRA) (1986-01-17) 17 January 1986  Pedro Autran Nicacio (BRA) (1981-10-13) 13 October 1981  Victor Ranghetti (BRA) (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998  Breno Morais (BRA) (1997-03-16) 16 March 1997  Roberto Pinheiro (BRA) (1983-01-09) 9 January 1983  Raphael Pires (BRA) (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997  Daniel Eduardo Silva (POR) (1985-06-08) 8 June 1985  Lincoln Vale (BRA) (1997-04-11) 11 April 1997  Jordi Simón (ESP) (1990-09-06) 6 September 1990

Major wins

National champions

References

External links

• Official website