2015 Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela season

The 2015 season for Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec began in January at the Vuelta al Táchira. Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela is an Italian-registered UCI Professional Continental cycling team that participated in road bicycle racing events on the UCI Continental Circuits and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events.

Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
2015 season
UCI code	AND
Status	UCI Professional Continental
Manager	Gianni Savio
Main sponsor(s)	Androni Giocattoli S.A.
Based	Italy
Bicycles	Bianchi
Groupset	Shimano
Season victories
One-day races	-
Stage race overall	-
Stage race stages	7
National Championships	2

Team roster

Rider Date of birth  Davide Appollonio (ITA) (1989-06-02)2 June 1989 (aged 25)  Marco Bandiera (ITA) (1984-06-12)12 June 1984 (aged 30)  Marco Benfatto (ITA) (1988-01-06)6 January 1988 (aged 26)  Tiziano Dall'Antonia (ITA) (1983-07-26)26 July 1983 (aged 31)  John Kronborg Ebsen (DEN) (1988-11-15)15 November 1988 (aged 26)  Marco Frapporti (ITA) (1985-03-30)30 March 1985 (aged 29)  Carlos Gálviz (VEN) (1989-10-27)27 October 1989 (aged 25)  Oscar Gatto (ITA) (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 30)  Yonder Godoy (VEN) (1993-04-19)19 April 1993 (aged 21)  Carlos Gimenez (VEN) (1995-05-07)7 May 1995 (aged 19)

Rider Date of birth  Alberto Nardin (ITA) (1990-04-30)30 April 1990 (aged 24)  Franco Pellizotti (ITA) (1978-01-15)15 January 1978 (aged 36)  Jackson Rodríguez (VEN) (1985-02-25)25 February 1985 (aged 29)  Emanuele Sella (ITA) (1981-01-09)9 January 1981 (aged 33)  Simone Stortoni (ITA) (1985-07-07)7 July 1985 (aged 29)  Fabio Taborre (ITA) (1985-06-05)5 June 1985 (aged 29)  Alessio Taliani (ITA) (1990-10-11)11 October 1990 (aged 24)  Serghei Țvetcov (MDA) (1988-12-29)29 December 1988 (aged 26)  Gianfranco Zilioli (ITA) (1990-03-05)5 March 1990 (aged 24)  Andrea Zordan (ITA) (1992-07-11)11 July 1992 (aged 22)

Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season Rider 2014 team Davide Appollonio[1] Ag2r–La Mondiale Marco Benfatto neo-pro (Astana Continental Team) John Kronborg Ebsen neo-pro (CCN Cycling Team) Oscar Gatto[2] Cannondale Carlos Gimenez neo-pro (Maltinti Lampadari-Banca Cambiano) Alberto Nardin neo-pro (Team Overall) Simone Stortoni[3] Amore & Vita–Selle SMP Fabio Taborre Neri Sottoli Serghei Țvetcov neo-pro (Jelly Belly–Maxxis)

Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season Rider 2015 team Manuel Belletti Southeast Pro Cycling Omar Bertazzo Matteo Di Serafino Patrick Facchini Johnny Hoogerland[4] Team Roompot Carlos José Ochoa Antonino Parrinello Area Zero Diego Rosa[5] Astana Nicola Testi Team Cicli Taddei Kenny van Hummel[6] Retired

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
13 January	Vuelta al Táchira, Stage 5	UCI America Tour	Carlos Gálviz (VEN)	Venezuela	San Juan de Colón
28 March	Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Francesco Chicchi (ITA)	Italy	Crevalcore
17 June	Vuelta a Venezuela, Stage 6	UCI America Tour	Francesco Chicchi (ITA)	Venezuela	Guanare
21 June	Tour of Slovenia, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Davide Appollonio (ITA)	Slovenia
2 July	Cycling Tour of Sibiu, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Oscar Gatto (ITA)	Romania	Sibiu
4 July	Cycling Tour of Sibiu, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Alessio Taliani (ITA)	Romania	Bâlea Lake
5 July	Cycling Tour of Sibiu, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Oscar Gatto (ITA)	Romania	Sibiu
8 August	Tour of Szeklerland, Stage 3a	UCI Europe Tour	Serghei Țvetcov (ROM)	Romania	Hármaskereszt

National, Continental and World champions 2015

Date	Discipline	Jersey	Rider	Country	Location
26 June	Venezuelan National Time Trial Champion		Yonder Godoy (VEN)	Venezuela	Valle la Pascua
27 June	Romania National Time Trial Champion		Serghei Țvetcov (ROM)	Romania	Miercurea Ciuc

References

1. "News shorts: Andy Schleck to retire?". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
2. "News shorts: Cookson on women's Tour de France, Gatto at Androni". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
3. "News shorts: Bouet's step to Etixx-QuickStep a dream come true". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
4. "Hoogerland becomes first rider to sign for Roompot Orange". 14 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
5. Farrand, Stephen (1 August 2014). "Transfers: Astana signs Boom, Sanchez, Rosa and Malacarne". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
6. "Van Hummel announces retirement". 22 November 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

External links

• 2015 Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela season at ProCyclingStats