Nicola Ruffoni (born 14 December 1990) is an Italian racing cyclist. Career He competed in the 2014 Giro d'Italia, but failed to finish within the time limit on stage 11. He rode in the 2015 Giro d'Italia, but withdrew on stage 15. In May 2017, one day before the start of the 2017 Giro d'Italia, the UCI announced that Ruffoni and team-mate Stefano Pirazzi had tested positive for growth hormone-releasing peptides in out-of-competition controls carried out the previous month. Later that month the UCI confirmed that both riders' B-samples had also tested positive, leading Bardiani-CSF to confirm that they would terminate both riders' contracts. On 14 December 2017, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) banned Ruffoni for four years, and as a result, he was unable to compete until May 2021. Major results 2009 5th Trofeo Città di Brescia 2010 6th Circuito del Porto 2012 2nd Circuito del Porto 2nd Trofeo Città di Brescia 5th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships 5th Trofeo Papà Cervi 2013 1st Road race, Mediterranean Games Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia 1st Stages 1 & 2 4th Circuito del Porto 8th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi 2014 1st Stage 3 Tour du Poitou-Charentes 8th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli 2015 7th Grand Prix de Denain 2016 1st Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli Tour of Austria 1st Stages 1 & 6 2nd Coppa Bernocchi 2017 Tour of Croatia 1st Points classification 1st Stages 3 & 4 Grand Tour general classification results timeline References External links 1990 births Living people Italian male cyclists Cyclists from Brescia Doping cases in cycling Italian sportspeople in doping cases Mediterranean Games medalists in cycling Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games