Vini Zabù[1] (UCI team code: THR) was an Italian UCI ProTeam that existed from 2009 until 2021.[2][3]
 Team in 2019 | ||
| Team information | ||
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| UCI code | THR | |
| Registered | Italy | |
| Founded | 2009 | |
| Disbanded | 2021 | |
| Discipline(s) | Road | |
| Status | UCI ProTeam | |
| Bicycles |
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| 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 2016 2016 2017–2018 2019 2020 2020 2021 | 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 Southeast–Venezuela Wilier Triestina–Southeast Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM Vini Zabù–KTM Vini Zabù–Brado–KTM Vini Zabù | |
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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 (they eventually returned as a sponsor for the 2019 season). As a result of the lack of sponsorship Chinese construction company SouthEast Space Frame Co. became title sponsor of the team.[4][5] In 2019, the team is sponsored by KTM (bicycles), gaining naming rights in the process.
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.[6] 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.[7] The team fired both riders immediately.[citation needed]
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.[8] In December 2014 Rabottini's samples were counter analysed and provided confirmation that they were positive for EPO. The team is set to terminate Rabottini's contract and begin legal proceedings against him upon final confirmation of his positive test.[citation needed]
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.[9] As it was announced in January 2015 that Southeast Pro Cycling had received a wildcard invitation to participate in the 2015 Giro d'Italia.[10] On 9 June the UCI confirmed that Ramón Carretero had tested positive for EPO on April 22, during the Tour of Turkey.[11]
In September 2016, Samuele Conti tested positive for GHRP-2.[12][13] Conti was handed a three years and seven months ban for his doping positive.[14]
In October 2020 Matteo Spreafico tested positive for ostarine at the 2020 Giro d'Italia.[15]
In March 2021, Matteo De Bonis returned a positive out-of-competition test for EPO, if confirmed by testing of his B-Sample, the team risks being suspended for 15–45 days throwing the team into jeopardy of missing the 2021 Giro d'Italia.[16] On 19 April after 2 positive tests in 12 months UCI banned whole team from racing for 20 days.[17] Team was pulled out of 2021 Giro d'Italia and replaced with Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec. The team folded at the end of the 2021 season.
Final roster
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Major wins
- 2009
- Stage 3 Giro di Sardegna, Oscar Gatto
- Stage 1b Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Team time trial
- Stage 2 Tour of Slovenia, Giovanni Visconti
- Stage 3 Brixia Tour, Santo Anzà
- Coppa Ugo Agostoni, Giovanni Visconti
- Trofeo Melinda, Giovanni Visconti
- Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato, Giovanni Visconti
- 2010
- Classica Sarda, Giovanni Visconti
Overall Tour de Langkawi, José Rujano
- Stage 6, José Rujano
- Stage 5 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Bartosz Huzarski
- Stage 1 Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda, Bartosz Huzarski
Overall Tour of Turkey, Giovanni Visconti
- Stages 3 & 4, Giovanni Visconti
- Stage 1 Tour de Luxembourg, Giovanni Visconti
- Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie – Coppa Città di Stresa, Oscar Gatto
- Stage 1 Brixia Tour, Team time trial
- Giro della Romagna, Patrik Sinkewitz
- 2011
- Stages 1, 2, 6, 7 & 10 Tour de Langkawi, Andrea Guardini
- Stage 2 Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, Oscar Gatto
- Stage 5 Tour of Qatar, Andrea Guardini
- Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano, Giovanni Visconti
- Stage 5 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Giovanni Visconti
- Stages 1 & 7 Tour of Turkey, Andrea Guardini
- Stage 4 Tour of Turkey, Matteo Rabottini
- Stage 8 Giro d'Italia, Oscar Gatto
- Stage 3 Tour of Slovenia, Andrea Guardini
- Trofeo Matteotti, Oscar Gatto
- Stage 5 Volta a Portugal, Andrea Guardini
- Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese, Giovanni Visconti
- Stage 4 Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda, Giovanni Visconti
- Giro della Romagna, Oscar Gatto
- Stage 5 Giro di Padania, Andrea Guardini
- 2012
- Stages 2, 3, 4, 8, 9 & 10 Tour de Langkawi, Andrea Guardini
- GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano, Filippo Pozzato
- Jūrmala Grand Prix, Rafael Andriato
- Stage 15 Giro d'Italia, Matteo Rabottini
- Stage 18 Giro d'Italia, Andrea Guardini
Mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia, Matteo Rabottini- Stages 9, 10 & 12 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Andrea Guardini
- Trofeo Matteotti, Pierpaolo De Negri
- Châteauroux Classic, Rafael Andriato
- Giro del Veneto, Oscar Gatto
- Stage 3 Giro di Padania, Oscar Gatto
- 2013
- Stage 2 Vuelta al Táchira, Michele Merlo
- Stage 10 Vuelta al Táchira, Cristiano Monguzzi
- Stages 4 & 10 Tour de Langkawi, Francesco Chicchi
- Dwars door Vlaanderen, Oscar Gatto
- GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano, Mauro Santambrogio
- Stage 14 Giro d'Italia, Mauro Santambrogio
- Stage 3 Tour of Japan, Pierpaolo De Negri
- Prologue (ITT) & Stage 3 Tour de Kumano, Mattia Pozzo
- Stage 1 Tour de Kumano, Michele Merlo
- Riga–Jūrmala GP, Francesco Chicchi
- Jūrmala GP, Francesco Chicchi
- Stage 8 Vuelta a Venezuela, Stefano Borchi
- Stage 2 Tour do Rio, Rafael Andriato
- 2014
- Stage 6 (ITT) Vuelta al Táchira, Andrea Dal Col
- Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi, Simone Ponzi
- Gran Premio di Lugano, Mauro Finetto
- Dwars door Drenthe, Simone Ponzi
- Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie, Simone Ponzi
- Stages 1, 7 & 9 Vuelta a Venezuela, Francesco Chicchi
- Stage 3 Vuelta a Venezuela, Jonathan Monsalve
- Stage 8 Vuelta a Venezuela, Rafael Andriato
- Overall Tour du Limousin, Mauro Finetto
- Stage 3, Mauro Finetto
- Stages 2, 5 & 6 Tour do Rio, Rafael Andriato
- 2015
- Stages 3 & 4 Vuelta al Táchira, Jakub Mareczko
- Stage 10 Vuelta al Táchira, Jonathan Monsalve
- Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi, Manuel Belletti
- Dwars door Drenthe, Manuel Belletti
- Stage 1a Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Manuel Belletti
- Stages 2 & 9 Vuelta a Venezuela, Jakub Mareczko
- Stage 4 Vuelta a Venezuela, Mirko Tedeschi
Albania National Time Trial Championships, Eugert Zhupa- Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour, Mauro Finetto
- Prologue (ITT), Rafael Andriato
- Stage 2, Mauro Finetto
- Stage 5 Tour do Rio, Andrea Dal Col
- Stage 6 Tour of Hainan, Jakub Mareczko
Overall Tour of Taihu Lake, Jakub Mareczko
- Stages 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 & 9, Jakub Mareczko
- 2016
- Stage 7 Tour de San Luis, Jakub Mareczko
- Trofeo Laigueglia, Andrea Fedi
- Stage 6 Tour de Langkawi, Jakub Mareczko
- Stage 1a Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Manuel Belletti
- Stage 3 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Jakub Mareczko
- Stages 5 & 8 Presidential Tour of Turkey, Jakub Mareczko
- Albania National Time Trial Championships, Eugert Zhupa
- Albania National Road Race Championships, Eugert Zhupa
- Balkan Elite Road Classics, Eugert Zhupa
- Stages 2, 11 & 13 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Jakub Mareczko
- Stage 1 Tour of Hainan, Rafael Andriato
- Tour of Yancheng Coastal Wetlands, Jakub Mareczko
- Stages 1, 2 & 6 Tour of Taihu Lake, Jakub Mareczko
- 2017
- Stages 3 & 7 Tour de Langkawi, Jakub Mareczko
- Stage 3 Le Tour de Bretagne Cycliste, Jakub Mareczko
- Overall Tour of China I, Liam Bertazzo
- Stage 2, Liam Bertazzo
- Overall Tour of Taihu Lake, Jakub Mareczko
- Stages 2, 3, 4, 6 & 7, Jakub Mareczko
- Overall Tour of Hainan, Jacopo Mosca
- Stage 7, Jacopo Mosca
- 2018
- Stage 7 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Luca Pacioni
- Stages 2 & 4 Sharjah Tour, Jakub Mareczko
- Stage 5 Tour de Taiwan, Luca Pacioni
- Stage 6 Le Tour de Langkawi, Luca Pacioni
- Stages 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Tour du Maroc, Jakub Mareczko
- Stage 8 Tour du Maroc, Marco Coledan
- Albania National Time Trial Championships, Eugert Zhupa
- Stage 4 Tour of China I, Jacopo Mosca
- Stage 5 Tour of China II, Jakub Mareczko
- Stages 3, 5 & 7 Tour of Taihu Lake, Jakub Mareczko
- 2019
- Trofeo Laigueglia, Simone Velasco
- Stage 3 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Simone Velasco
- Stage 7 Tour de Langkawi, Simone Bevilacqua
- Stage 3 Tour of Albania, Moreno Marchetti
- Stage 4 Tour of Slovenia, Giovanni Visconti
- Stage 3 Tour of Austria, Giovanni Visconti
- Stage 1 Tour of Utah, Umberto Marengo
- Giro di Toscana, Giovanni Visconti
- 2020
- Overall Tour du Limousin, Luca Wackermann
- Stage 1, Luca Wackermann
Serbia National Time Trial Championships, Veljko Stojnić
Supplementary statistics
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNS | Did not Start |
| DNF | Did not finish |
| NH | Not held |
National champions
- 2009
Ukraine Time Trial Championship, Andriy Hrivko- 2010
Italy Road Race Championships, Giovanni Visconti- 2011
- Italy Road Race Championships, Giovanni Visconti
- 2015
Albania Time Trial Championship, Eugert Zhupa- 2016
- Albania Time Trial Championship, Eugert Zhupa
- Albania Road Race Championship, Eugert Zhupa
- 2018
- Albania Time Trial Championship, Eugert Zhupa
- 2020
Serbia Time Trial Championship, Veljko Stojnić
References
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