Nicola Ruffoni

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Nicola Ruffoni
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Ruffoni at the 2016 Tour of Britain
Personal information
Full nameNicola Ruffoni
Born (1990-12-14) 14 December 1990 (age 33)
Brescia, Italy
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur teams
2007–2008Aspiratori 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
Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli (2016)

Nicola Ruffoni (born 14 December 1990) is an Italian racing cyclist. [1]

Contents

Career

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.

Major results

2009
5th Trofeo Città di Brescia
2010
6th Circuito del Porto
2012
2nd Circuito del Porto
2nd Trofeo Città di Brescia
5th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
5th Trofeo Papà Cervi
2013
1st Gold medal blank.svg Road race, Mediterranean Games
Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia
1st Stages 1 & 2
4th Circuito del Porto
8th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
2014
1st Stage 3 Tour du Poitou-Charentes
8th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
2015
7th Grand Prix de Denain
2016
1st Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
Tour of Austria
1st Stages 1 & 6
2nd Coppa Bernocchi
2017
Tour of Croatia
1st Jersey blue.svg Points classification
1st Stages 3 & 4

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2014201520162017
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia DNF DNF DNF DNS
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France ————
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España ————
Legend
—Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

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References

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 ↑ "Stage 15: Marostica – Madonna Di Campiglio – Withdrawn".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