Wilier Triestina–Southeast

Wilier Triestina–Southeast
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Team information
UCI code	STH
Registered	United Kingdom
Founded	2008
Discipline	Road
Status	UCI Professional Continental
Bicycles	Wilier Triestina
Website	Team home page
Key personnel
General manager	Angelo Citracca
Team manager(s)	Mykola Myrza; Luca Scinto
Team name history
2009–2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2014; 2015; 2015; 2016; 2016–	ISD–Neri (ISD); Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli (FAR); Farnese Vini–Selle Italia (FAR); Vini Fantini–Selle Italia (VIN); Yellow Fluo (YEL); Neri Sottoli (NRI); Neri Sottoli-Alé; Southeast Pro Cycling; Southeast–Venezuela; Wilier Triestina–Southeast
	Wilier Triestina–Southeast jersey Jersey
	Wilier Triestina–Southeast jersey Jersey
	Current season

Wilier Triestina–Southeast (UCI team code: STH) is an UCI Professional Continental team whose license is held in Italy, and consists mainly of Italian riders and staff.^[1]^[2]

In light of the doping scandals which took place within the team, during the 2013 and 2014 season, Neri Sottoli dropped their title-sponsorship for the 2015 season and Luca Scinto left the team. As a result of the lack of sponsorship Chinese construction company SouthEast Space Frame Co. became title sponsor of the team.^[3]^[4] In April 2016, the team announced they would be sponsored by Wilier Triestina, gaining naming rights in the process.^[5]

Doping

On 24 May 2013, while Danilo Di Luca was riding in the Giro, the UCI announced that he had had an adverse finding in an out-of-competition doping test at his home on 29 April.^[6] On 3 June 2013, it was announced that Mauro Santambrogio had tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO) after the first stage of the 2013 Giro d'Italia.^[7] The team fired both riders immediately.

On 12 September 2014, the UCI revealed that Matteo Rabottini has tested positive for EPO in an out of competition test performed on August 8. As a result, he was dropped by the Italian Cycling federations long list for the 2014 UCI Road World Championships.^[8] In December 2014 Rabbotinis samples were counter analysed and provided confirmation that they were positive for EPO. The team is set to terminate Rabbotini's contract and begin legal proceedings against him upon final confirmation of his positive test.

As a result of the teams poor doping history, the team has been suspended by the MPCC and has jeopardised their 2015 Giro d'italia wildcard.^[9] As it was announced in January 2015 that Southeast Pro Cycling had received a wildcard invitation to participate in the 2015 Giro d'Italia.^[10] On 9 June the UCI confirmed that Ramon Carretero had tested positive for EPO on April 22, during the Tour of Turkey.^[11]

Team roster

As of 1 January 2016.^[12]

	Rider	Date of birth
Julen Amezqueta (ESP)		(1993-08-12) 12 August 1993 (age 30)
Manuel Belletti (ITA)		(1985-10-14) 14 October 1985 (age 38)
Liam Bertazzo (ITA)		(1992-02-17) 17 February 1992 (age 32)
Matteo Busato (ITA)		(1987-12-20) 20 December 1987 (age 36)
Samuele Conti (ITA)		(1991-09-14) 14 September 1991 (age 32)
Matteo Draperi (ITA)		(1991-01-17) 17 January 1991 (age 33)
Gilbert Ducournau (VEN)		(1992-09-25) 25 September 1992 (age 31)
Andrea Fedi (ITA)		(1991-05-29) 29 May 1991 (age 32)
Giuseppe Fonzi (ITA)		(1991-08-02) 2 August 1991 (age 32)

	Rider	Date of birth
Tomas Aurelio Gil Martinez (VEN)		(1977-05-23) 23 May 1977 (age 46)
Jakub Mareczko (ITA)		(1994-04-30) 30 April 1994 (age 29)
Daniel Felipe Martinez (COL)		(1996-04-25) 25 April 1996 (age 28)
Filippo Pozzato (ITA)		(1981-09-10) 10 September 1981 (age 42)
Cristián Rodríguez (ESP)		(1995-03-03) 3 March 1995 (age 29)
Enrique Sanz (ESP)		(1989-09-11) 11 September 1989 (age 34)
Mirko Tedeschi (ITA)		(1989-01-05) 5 January 1989 (age 35)
Mirko Trosino (ITA)		(1992-10-19) 19 October 1992 (age 31)
Eugert Zhupa (ALB)		(1990-04-04) 4 April 1990 (age 34)