Matteo Spreafico

Matteo Spreafico (born 15 February 1993) is an Italian cyclist, who is provisionally suspended from the sport, following a positive drugs test.

Matteo Spreafico
Personal information
Full nameMatteo Spreafico
Born (1993-02-15) 15 February 1993
Erba, Lombardy, Italy
Team information
Current teamProvisionally suspended
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2012Team Idea (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2013–2015Team Idea
2016Kolss BDC Team
2017–2020Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec[1][2]
2020Vini Zabù–KTM[3]

In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia.[4] On 22 October 2020, the UCI announced that Spreafico had returned two Adverse Analytical Findings (AAF) for Enobosarm at the Giro d'Italia, and was provisionally suspended.[5] He was sacked by his team, Vini Zabù–Brado–KTM.[6]

Major results
2011
4th Overall Tre Ciclistica Internazionale Bresciana
2014
4th Trofeo Edil C
2016
10th Overall Tour of Bulgaria
2017
7th Overall Tour of China II
2018
1st Overall Vuelta a Venezuela
1st Stage 5 (ITT)
7th Overall Tour of China II
10th Overall Tour de Hongrie

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2020
Giro d'Italia DNF
Tour de France —
Vuelta a España —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References
  1. "Two new riders for Movistar at Tour Down Under - News Shorts". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019. Androni-Giocattoli-Sidermech [sic] for 2019: Manuel Belletti, Marco Benfatto, Alessandro Bisolti, Matteo Busato, Mattia Cattaneo, Leonardo Fedrigo, Marco and Mattia Frapporti, Francesco Gavazzi, Fausto Masnada, Matteo Montaguti, Matteo Pelucchi, Matteo Spreafico, Andrea Vendrame, Mattia Viel, Julian Cardona, Miguel Florez, Daniel Munoz and, Kevin Rivera.
  2. "Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. "Vini Zabù-KTM, ufficiale l'ingaggio fin da subito di Matteo Spreafico" [Vini Zabù-KTM, Matteo Spreafico's immediate engagement is official]. Cicloweb.it (in Italian). Cicloweb. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. "103rd Giro d'Italia: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  5. "UCI statement on Matteo Spreafico". UCI. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  6. Ostanek, Daniel (27 October 2020). "Spreafico fired by Vini Zabù-Brado-KTM after doping positive". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
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