2014 Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela season

The 2014 season for Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela began in January at the Tour de San Luis. 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
2014 season
The team at the 2014 Grand Prix de Denain
UCI codeAND
StatusUCI Professional Continental
UCI Europe Tour ranking21 (585 points)
ManagerGianni Savio
BasedItaly
BicyclesBianchi
Groupset?
Season victories
One-day races0
Stage race overall0
Stage race stages5
National Championships1
Most winsKenny van Hummel (3 wins)
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Team roster edit

As of 1 April 2014.[1][2]
Rider Date of birth
  Marco Bandiera (ITA) (1984-06-12) 12 June 1984 (age 39)
  Manuel Belletti (ITA) (1985-10-14) 14 October 1985 (age 38)
  Omar Bertazzo (ITA) (1989-01-07) 7 January 1989 (age 35)
  Matteo Di Serafino (ITA) (1986-08-27) 27 August 1986 (age 37)
  Patrick Facchini (ITA) (1988-01-28) 28 January 1988 (age 36)
  Marco Frapporti (ITA) (1985-03-30) 30 March 1985 (age 39)
  Carlos Gálviz (VEN) (1989-10-27) 27 October 1989 (age 34)
  Yonder Godoy (VEN) (1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 (age 31)
  Johnny Hoogerland (NED) (1983-05-13) 13 May 1983 (age 40)
  Carlos José Ochoa (VEN) (1980-12-14) 14 December 1980 (age 43)
Rider Date of birth
  Antonino Parrinello (ITA) (1988-10-02) 2 October 1988 (age 35)
  Franco Pellizotti (ITA) (1978-01-15) 15 January 1978 (age 46)
  Jackson Rodríguez (VEN) (1985-02-25) 25 February 1985 (age 39)
  Diego Rosa (ITA) (1989-03-27) 27 March 1989 (age 35)
  Emanuele Sella (ITA) (1981-01-09) 9 January 1981 (age 43)
  Alessio Taliani (ITA) (1990-10-11) 11 October 1990 (age 33)
  Nicola Testi (ITA) (1990-04-29) 29 April 1990 (age 33)
  Kenny van Hummel (NED) (1982-09-30) 30 September 1982 (age 41)
  Gianfranco Zilioli (ITA) (1990-03-05) 5 March 1990 (age 34)
  Andrea Zordan (ITA) (1992-07-11) 11 July 1992 (age 31)

Season victories edit

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
4 March Tour de Langkawi, Stage 6 UCI Asia Tour   Kenny van Hummel (NED)   Malaysia Pontian
7 May Tour d'Azerbaïdjan, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour   Kenny van Hummel (NED)   Azerbaijan Sumqayit
1 June Giro d'Italia, Intermediate sprints classification UCI World Tour   Marco Bandiera (ITA)   Italy
9 July Vuelta a Venezuela, Stage 6 UCI America Tour   Carlos Gálviz (VEN)   Venezuela Nirgua
13 July Vuelta a Venezuela, Stage 10 UCI America Tour   Kenny van Hummel (NED)   Venezuela Caracas
13 July Vuelta a Venezuela, Young rider classification UCI America Tour   Yonder Godoy (VEN)   Venezuela
22 August Tour du Limousin, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour   Manuel Belletti (ITA)   France Limoges

References edit

  1. ^ "Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela (AND) – ITA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Il neoprof Taliani completa l'organico" [The neo-pro Taliani completes the team]. TuttoBiciWeb (in Italian). Prima Pagina. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Bandiera signs for Androni-Venezuela". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  4. ^ Farrand, Stephen (25 October 2013). "Hoogerland signs with Androni Giocattoli for 2014". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 27 April 2014. Hoogerland is expected to be part of the team's Giro d'Italia squad alongside other new signing Manuel Belletti, who joins from Ag2r-La Mondiale.
  5. ^ "Androni will not sign Briceño after biological passport was denied". Cyclingnews.com. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014. Briceño and his teammate and countryman Carlos Gálviz signed a contract with Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela in February.
  6. ^ Farrand, Stephen (25 October 2013). "Hoogerland signs with Androni Giocattoli for 2014". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  7. ^ Been, José (20 November 2013). "Kenny van Hummel to ride with Androni-Venezuela in 2014". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Salta il Gran Piemonte. Mercato: Felline alla Trek con Guercilena" [Skip Gran Piemonte. Market: Felline to Trek with Guercilena]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). RCS MediaGroup. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  9. ^ Johannesen, Jesper (30 January 2014). "Christina Watches sign Gavazzi, Rossi, and Baliani". CyclingQuotes. JJnet.dk A/S. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  10. ^ De Pasquale, Mattia (1 December 2013). "Fantini-Nippo-DeRosa, è fatta per Malaguti!" [Fantini-Nippo-DeRosa, is made for Malaguti!]. Spazio Ciclismo (in Italian). Tutto Mercato. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  11. ^ "Colombia keeps building up: Rubiano and three prospects join the roster". Colombia. GLM Sport. 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2014.