![]() Ruffoni at the 2016 Tour of Britain | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Nicola Ruffoni |
Born | Brescia, Italy | 14 December 1990
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Sprinter |
Amateur teams | |
2007–2008 | Aspiratori Otelli–Cas. Zani |
2009–2010 | G.S. Gavardo–Tecmor ASD |
2011 | Team Idea |
2012–2013 | Team Colpack |
2013 | Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox (stagiaire) |
Professional team | |
2014–2017 | Bardiani–CSF |
Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
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Nicola Ruffoni (born 14 December 1990) is an Italian racing cyclist. [1]
He competed in the 2014 Giro d'Italia, but failed to finish within the time limit on stage 11. [2] He rode in the 2015 Giro d'Italia, but withdrew on stage 15. [3]
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. [4] 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. [5] On 14 December 2017, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) banned Ruffoni for four years, [6] and as a result, he was unable to compete until May 2021.
Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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![]() | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNS |
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— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
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