UniFunvic–Pindamonhangaba

Team information
UCI code	SOU
Registered	Brazil
Founded	2010 (2010)
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	UCI Continental (2010–2015) UCI Professional Continental (2016–2017) National (2018–)
Bicycles	Soul
Components	Shimano
Website	Team home page
Key personnel
General manager	Benedito Tadeu Azevedo Júnior
Team manager(s)	Ana Paula Luiza Castro
Team name history
2010–2012 2013–2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019–2020 2021 2022–	Funvic–Pindamonhangaba Funvic Brasilinvest–São José dos Campos Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team Funvic Soul Cycles–Carrefour Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Funvic–São José dos Campos Funvic–Pindamonhangaba UniFunvic–Gelog UniFunvic–Pindamonhangaba
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UniFunvic–Pindamonhangaba ( UCI team code: SOU) is a men's cycling team based in Brazil. The team was founded in 2010, and competed as a UCI Continental team from 2010 to 2015. a UCI Professional Continental team from 2016 to 2017 and since 2018 as an amateur club.

Doping

On August 12, 2016, the UCI announced that Kléber Ramos had tested positive for CERA on 31 July 2016. ^[1] Ramos had competed in the Olympic Games road race. On November 17 the UCI announced Ramiro Rincon Diaz and João Gaspar has also tested positive for CERA. These positive tests constituted the team's second and third AAFs within a twelve-month period and as a result, the UCI moved to suspend the team under Anti Doping Rule, article 7.12, Suspension of a Team Registered with the UCI. ^[2] In December 2016, the team was suspended for 55 days, due to the three doping positives within a 12-month period. ^[3]

In March 2017 Brazilian rider Alex Correia Diniz was provisionally suspended due to an adverse biological passport finding, with fellow Brazilian Otavio Bulgarelli being provisionally suspended for "tampering". ^[4] With the team's previous ban expiring on February 12, the team now faces a potential ban of between 15 days to 12 months. In May, the team were banned for a second time for 35 days from 15 July to 19 August. ^[5]

Team roster

As of 1 January 2017.

Rider Date of birth   Murilo Affonso ( BRA) (1991-06-19) 19 June 1991 (age 33)   André Almeida ( BRA) (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 31)   Flávio Cardoso ( BRA) (1980-10-12) 12 October 1980 (age 43)   Lauro César Chaman ( BRA) (1987-06-25) 25 June 1987 (age 37)   Francisco Chamorro ( ARG) (1981-08-07) 7 August 1981 (age 42)   André Gohr ( BRA) (1996-08-15) 15 August 1996 (age 27)   Caio Godoy ( BRA) (1995-04-24) 24 April 1995 (age 29)   Gabriel Machado ( BRA) (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 (age 27)   Carlos Manarelli ( BRA) (1989-02-13) 13 February 1989 (age 35)   Gideoni Monteiro ( BRA) (1989-09-02) 2 September 1989 (age 34)

Rider Date of birth   Breno Morais ( BRA) (1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 (age 27)   Magno Nazaret ( BRA) (1986-01-17) 17 January 1986 (age 38)   Pedro Autran Nicacio ( BRA) (1981-10-13) 13 October 1981 (age 42)   Victor Ranghetti ( BRA) (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 25)   Breno Morais ( BRA) (1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 (age 27)   Roberto Pinheiro ( BRA) (1983-01-09) 9 January 1983 (age 41)   Raphael Pires ( BRA) (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 27)   Daniel Eduardo Silva ( POR) (1985-06-08) 8 June 1985 (age 39)   Lincoln Vale ( BRA) (1997-04-11) 11 April 1997 (age 27)   Jordi Simón ( ESP) (1990-09-06) 6 September 1990 (age 33)

Major wins

National champions

References

External links

• Official website