Bardiani–CSF 7 Saber

Bardiani–CSF 7-Saber
Team information
UCI codeBCS
RegisteredItaly
Founded1982 (1982)
DisciplineRoad
StatusUCI ProTeam
BicyclesDe Rosa
WebsiteTeam home page
Key personnel
General manager
Roberto Reverberi
Team name history
1982–1983 Termolan
1984–1986 Santini
1987–1989 Selca
1990–1992 Italbonifica–Navigare
1993–1995 Navigare–Blue Storm
1996 Scrigno–Blue Storm
1997–1998 Scrigno–Gaerne
1999 Navigare–Gaerne
2000 Ceramica Panaria–Gaerne
2001–2003 Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo
2004 Ceramiche Panaria–Margres
2005–2007 Ceramica Panaria–Navigare
2008–2009 CSF Group–Navigare
2010–2011 Colnago–CSF Inox
2012 Colnago–CSF Bardiani
2013 Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox
2014–2019 Bardiani–CSF
2020–2022 Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè
2023 Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè
2024–2025 VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè
2026– Bardiani–CSF 7-Saber

Bardiani–CSF 7 Saber (UCI team code: BCS) is a UCI ProTeam cycling team registered in Italy that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI World Tour events. The team is managed by Bruno Reverberi with assistance from directeurs sportifs Fabiano Fontanelli and Roberto Reverberi. Reverberi has managed the team since 1982, when it started as Termolan. Navigare was an on-and-off title sponsor since 1990, when the team was called Italbonifica-Navigare. The current main sponsor, Bardiani Valvole, became associated with the team in 2013, prior to which CSF Group (2008–12) and Ceramica Panaria (2000–2007) were main sponsors.

The team at the 2022 Giro d'Italia
The team at the 2025 Tour de Hongrie

Doping

On the eve of the 2017 Giro d'Italia, the UCI announced that both Stefano Pirazzi and Nicola Ruffoni had given adverse analytical findings (AAFs) for growth hormone-releasing peptides (GHRPs) in samples collected during out-of-competition doping tests conducted on 25 and 26 April 2017. With the team incurring first and second AAFs within a twelve-month period, the UCI aimed to enforce article 7.12.1 of the UCI Anti-Doping Rules, allowing for suspension of the team from 15 to 45 days – casting doubt on their Giro appearance.

In October 2017, the team announced that Michael Bresciani had tested positive for the banned diuretic furosemide in his first race as a professional. Diuretics can be used as masking agents for other illegal doping products. The team could now face a 12-month ban due to a third doping case in a given year. Bresciani was hired by the team in order to fill the vacant spots left by Pirazzi and Ruffoni's dismissals.

Team roster

As of 14 January 2025.
Rider Date of birth
 Federico Biagini (ITA) (2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 23)
 Filippo Cettolin (ITA) (2006-06-23) 23 June 2006 (age 20)
 Luca Colnaghi (ITA) (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999 (age 27)
 Lorenzo Conforti (ITA) (2004-05-22) 22 May 2004 (age 22)
 Luca Covili (ITA) (1997-02-10) 10 February 1997 (age 29)
 Edward Cruz (COL) (2006-07-05) 5 July 2006 (age 20)
 Santiago Ferraro (ITA) (2006-09-20) 20 September 2006 (age 20)
 Filippo Fiorelli (ITA) (1994-11-19) 19 November 1994 (age 31)
 Martin Santiago Herreño (COL) (2006-09-13) 13 September 2006 (age 20)
 Filippo Magli (ITA) (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 27)
 Martin Marcellusi (ITA) (2000-04-05) 5 April 2000 (age 26)
 Alessio Martinelli (ITA) (2001-04-26) 26 April 2001 (age 25)
Rider Date of birth
 Andrea Montagner (ITA) (2006-02-15) 15 February 2006 (age 20)
 Luca Paletti (ITA) (2004-06-05) 5 June 2004 (age 22)
 Alessandro Pinarello (ITA) (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 23)
 Mattia Pinazzi (ITA) (2001-04-04) 4 April 2001 (age 25)
 Vicente Rojas (CHI) (2002-04-30) 30 April 2002 (age 24)
 Matteo Scalco (ITA) (2004-06-25) 25 June 2004 (age 22)
 Manuele Tarozzi (ITA) (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998 (age 28)
 Alex Tolio (ITA) (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 (age 26)
 Filippo Turconi (ITA) (2005-10-20) 20 October 2005 (age 20)
 Enrico Zanoncello (ITA) (1997-08-02) 2 August 1997 (age 29)
 Mattia Stenico (ITA) (2006-09-26) 26 September 2006 (age 20)

Major wins

National and Continental champions

1998
Ukraine Road Race Championships, Vladimir Duma
2000
Ukraine Road Race Championships, Vladimir Duma
2002
Australia Time Trial Championships, Nathan O'Neill
2003
Ukraine Time Trial Championships, Sergiy Matveyev
2022
Italian Road Race Championships, Filippo Zana
2025
Pan American U23 Road Race Championship, Vicente Rojas

References

  1. ↑ "The Bardiani – BAR Pro Team is ready for 2014". Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox. Aster Sport Ltd. 11 November 2013. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Home".
  3. ↑ "Home" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Bardiani–CSF rider blames positive doping test on his mother's medicine".
  5. ↑ "Bardiani–CSF could face 12-month ban after third rider tests positive, blaming his mother's diuretic pill". 2017-10-20.
  6. ↑ "VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizane'". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 14 January 2025.