GW–Shimano–Sidermec

Team information
UCI code	DRA
Registered	Italy (1996–2022) Colombia (2023–)
Founded	1996 (1996)
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	UCI ProTeam (1996–2022) UCI Continental (2023–)
Bicycles	Bottecchia
Website	Team home page
Key personnel
General manager	Gianni Savio
Team name history
1996 1997–1998 1999 2000 2001 2002–2005 2006 2007 2008–2009 2010–2011 2012–2014 2015 2016–2017 2017 2018–2021 2022 2023–	Gaseosas Glacial–Selle Italia Kross–Selle Italia Selle Italia Aguardiente Néctar–Selle Italia Selle Italia–Pacific Colombia–Selle Italia Selle Italia–Serramenti Diquigiovanni Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni–Androni Giocattoli Androni Giocattoli Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela Androni–Sidermec Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli GW–Shimano–Sidermec
GW Shimano–Sidermec jersey Jersey

GW–Shimano–Sidermec (UCI team code: DRA) is a Colombian-registered UCI Continental cycling team that participates in road bicycle racing events on the UCI Continental Circuits. Prior to 2023, the team was based in Italy and held UCI ProTeam status. Gianni Savio manages the team, with assistance from directeurs sportifs Giovanni Ellena, Antonio Castano, Didier Paindaveine and Marco Bellini.

In 2022, with the arrival of a new sponsor — Drone Hopper (an aeronautical engineering company based in Spain) — the team has received a new name Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli.^[1]

Doping

On 5 June 2014 Patrick Facchini gave an adverse analytical finding for Tuaminoheptane and was consequently banned for 10 months.^[2]

On 30 June 2015 Davide Appollonio gave an adverse analytical finding for EPO and was provisionally suspended.^[3] On 27 July 2015 Fabio Taborre gave a positive test result for the banned blood-booster FG-4592 in an out-of-competition control on 16 June. The team were automatically suspended by the UCI under new rules.^[4] FG-4592 (Roxadustat) is in phase 3 clinical trials and has not yet been commercialised. The drug was developed jointly by FibroGen and AstraZeneca. Unlike EPO, which directly stimulates the production of red blood cells, FG-4592 is taken orally, and stimulates natural production of EPO in a manner similar to altitude training.^[5] This class of compounds has been outlawed by WADA. The UCI subsequently suspended the team for 30 days.^[6]

Riders at the 2012 Route du Sud

Team roster

As of 10 October 2023.^[7][8]

Rider Date of birth  Alessandro Bisolti (ITA) (1985-03-07) 7 March 1985  Camilo Juan Castillo[lower-alpha 1] (COL) (2003-09-15) 15 September 2003  William Colorado (COL) (2004-06-24) 24 June 2004  Miguel Eduardo Flórez (COL) (1996-02-21) 21 February 1996  Oscar Santiago Garzon[lower-alpha 2] (COL) (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003  Germán Dario Gómez (COL) (2001-03-08) 8 March 2001  Jonathan Guatibonza (COL) (2004-06-01) 1 June 2004  Trym Westgaard Holther[lower-alpha 3] (NOR) (2003-07-09) 9 July 2003  Andrés Liber Mancipe (COL) (2002-07-10) 10 July 2002  Juan Carlos López[lower-alpha 4] (COL) (2001-03-25) 25 March 2001

Rider Date of birth  Didier Merchán[lower-alpha 5] (COL) (1999-07-26) 26 July 1999  Alejandro Osorio (COL) (1998-05-28) 28 May 1998  Diego Pescador (COL) (2004-12-21) 21 December 2004  Édgar Andrés Pinzón[lower-alpha 6] (COL) (2001-05-25) 25 May 2001  Jhonatan Restrepo (COL) (1994-11-28) 28 November 1994  Brandon Alejandro Rojas[lower-alpha 7] (COL) (2002-07-02) 2 July 2002  Jeferson Ruiz (COL) (2002-07-06) 6 July 2002  Filippo Tagliani (ITA) (1995-08-14) 14 August 1995  Santiago Umba (COL) (2002-11-20) 20 November 2002

Major wins

National champions

References

External links

• Official website (in Italian)

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