Nicola Ruffoni

Nicola Ruffoni
Ruffoni at the 2016 Tour of Britain
Personal information
Full name Nicola Ruffoni
Born (1990-12-14) 14 December 1990
Brescia, Italy
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current team Suspended
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Sprinter
Amateur team(s)
2007–2008 Aspiratori Otelli–Cas. Zani
2009–2010 G.S. Gavardo Tecmor
2011 Team Idea
2012–2013 Team Colpack
2013 Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox (stagiaire)
Professional team(s)
2014–2017 Bardiani–CSF
Major wins

One-day races and Classics

Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli (2016)

Nicola Ruffoni (born 14 December 1990) is an Italian racing cyclist,[1] currently suspended from the sport due to a positive doping test.[2]

Career

He competed in the 2014 Giro d'Italia, but failed to finish within the time limit on stage 11.[3] He rode in the 2015 Giro d'Italia, but withdrew on stage 15.[4]

In May 2017, one day before the start of the 2017 Giro d'Italia, the UCI announced that Ruffoni and Bardiani–CSF team-mate Stefano Pirazzi had tested positive for growth hormone-releasing peptides in out-of-competition controls carried out the previous month.[5] Later that month the UCI confirmed that both riders' B-samples had also tested positive, leading Bardiani-CSF to confirm that they would terminate both riders' contracts.[6] On 14 December 2017, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) banned Ruffoni for four years,[2] and as a result, he is unable to compete until May 2021.

Career achievements

Major results

2009
5th Trofeo Città di Brescia
2010
6th Circuito del Porto
2012
2nd Circuito del Porto
2nd Trofeo Città di Brescia
2013
1st Road race, Mediterranean Games
Giro del Friuli
1st Stages 1 & 2
1st Stage 3 Tour du Poitou-Charentes
4th Circuito del Porto
8th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
2015
7th Grand Prix de Denain
2016
1st Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
Tour of Austria
1st Stages 1 & 6
2017
Tour of Croatia
1st Points classification
1st Stages 3 & 4

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2014 2015 2016
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia DNF DNF DNF
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España — — —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ↑ "Nicola Ruffoni". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 "UCI statement on Nicola Ruffoni". UCI.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ruffoni et Appollonio hors délai" [Ruffoni and Appollonio out of time]. L'Équipe (in French). Éditions Philippe Amaury. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Stage 15: Marostica – Madonna Di Campiglio – Withdrawn". Giro d'Italia. La Gazzetta dello Sport, RCS MediaGroup. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Giro d'Italia: Two Bardiani CSF riders positive in out-of-competition control". cyclingnews.com. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Pirazzi and Ruffoni sacked by Bardiani CSF as B-samples come back positive". cyclingnews.com. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
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