Gianni Savio and Angelo Citracca, the managers of the Wilier Triestina and Androni Giocattoli Italian Professional Continental teams, have been banned for three months by the appeal court of the Italian Cycling Federation for their involvement in the 'pagi e corri' – 'pay to race' investigation.
The two managers were cleared of any wrong doing in late 2016, but the Italian Olympic Committee appealed against that verdict, which was overturned on appeal after several delays, including one due to a lack of heating.
The two well-known managers will not be allowed to work with their teams and attend races for three months, meaning that Citracca cannot attend the Giro d'Italia with Wilier Triesitna. Savio's Androni Giocattoli team missed out on an invitation to the Giro d'Italia but now Savio cannot attend in any official context.
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Italian rider Marco Coledan, who raced for Bardiani-CSF before moving to Trek-Segafredo in 2015, was also banned for 15 days on appeal after being implicated in the investigation. It was suspected that the Bardiani-CSF team insisted Coledan pay a penalty fee to leave the Italian team so he could ride with Elia Viviani at Liquigas. Viviani testified at the initial hearing but Coledan refused to confirm the accusations.
As a consequence, Bruno Reverberi – the team manager at Bardiani at the time, was found not guilty of any wrongdoing. He was cleared at the first hearing and that sentence stands after the appeal.
Citracca, Savio and Coledan can all appeal but risk being given longer suspensions. Details of the sentence will be revealed in the next 10 days. Coledan rode Friday's E3 Harelbeke but can no longer be part of Trek-Segafredo's Classics squad until the end of the 15-day ban.
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