Scott-American Beef

Infobox Cycling team
teamname = Scott-American Beef


code = SDV
base = ESP
founded = 2004
disbanded =
manager = Mauro Gianetti
teammanager =
discipline = Road
status = ProTour
season = 2005–2007
2008
oldname = Saunier Duval-Prodir
Saunier Duval-Scott
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Scott-American Beef (UCI code|SDV) (formerly called Saunier Duval - Scott) is a Spanish road bicycle racing team, located in Cantabria, which is part of the UCI ProTour. Established as Saunier Duval-Prodir in 2004, the team has had success in one-day races such as Clásica de San Sebastián. Saunier Duval-Scott changed its name to Scott-American Beef because Saunier Duval withdrew its sponsorship due to Riccardo Riccò's positive doping test in the Tour de France 2008 [cite web|url=http://www.sportsya.com/english/news.php/Saunier_Duval_to_withdraw_sponsorship_following_Riccardo_Ricco_positive_doping.html?id_estruc=283&id=183284|title=Saunier Duval becomes Scott-American Beef|publisher=SportsYA|accessdate=2008-07-25] .

The team's equipment sponsors include Scott frames and SRAM drivetrain components. Former leading sponsor Saunier Duval is a brand of the German Vaillant Group, manufacturing home hot water heaters, heating and air conditioning systems. Another former sponsor, Prodir, are manufacturers of promotional pens.

The team directeur sportifs are Pietro Algeri, Matteo Algeri, Sabino Angoitia and Joxean Fernández "Matxin". The manager is Mauro Gianetti.

On July 17 2008, team cyclist Riccardo Riccò was arrested by police following a positive test for doping after the 4th stage of the 2008 Tour de France and on July 18 2008, charges were brought against him [cite web|url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h5fbuO8MvvfXengB8mjKoO2ZAF7gD920BCV01|title=Preliminary charges filed against Ricco|publisher=Associated Press|accessdate=2008-07-18] . The Saunier Duval team left the 2008 Tour de France before the 12th stage of the race began. On 18 July 2008, both Riccò and Leonardo Piepoli were fired from the team. [cite web|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gwjeGTpqX7OWckmA5Cw9uGxwBjcw|title=Spanish cycling team Saunier Duval sack Ricco|publisher=Agence France-Presse|accessdate=2008-07-18] On July 23 2008, it was announced that Saunier Duval would withdraw from cycling sponsorship with immediate effect as a result of the doping scandal. [cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/jul/23/tourdefrance.cycling3|title=Saunier Duval to withdraw from cycling sponsorship|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=2008-07-23] The team's organising group, GM Bikes SA, tried to register for the 2008 Vuelta a España but was denied a place by the race's organising body, Unipublic SA. [cite web|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/07/sports/EU-CYC-Spanish-Vuelta-Scott-American-Beef.php|title=Scott-American Beef excluded from Spain's Vuelta
publisher=International Herald Tribune|accessdate=2008-08-07] The team has also been denied participation in other UCI Protour races. Following this, on August 28 2008, it was announced that Scott Bicycles will discontinue it's sponsorship of the group in the upcoming season . [cite web|url=http://scottusa.com/news/bike/1503|title=Scott Bicycles Discontinues Sponsorship|publisher=scottusa.com|accessdate=2008-08-28] As of this date, the team website is no longer working.

Major results

;2007
*Japan Cup: Riccardo Riccó
*Prologue, Paris-Nice : David Millar
*Stage 3, Tirreno-Adriatico: Riccardo Riccó
*Stage 4, Tirreno-Adriatico : Riccardo Riccó
*Overall, Vuelta al País Vasco : Juan José Cobo
*Team classification, Vuelta al País Vasco
*Stage 1, Vuelta al País Vasco : Juan José Cobo
*Stage 5, Vuelta al País Vasco : Juan José Cobo
*Giro d'Italia:
**Trofeo Fast Team classification
**Stage 10: Leonardo Piepoli
**Stage 15: Riccardo Riccò
**Stage 19: Iban Mayo
**Mountains classification: Leonardo Piepoli;2008
*Tour de France:
**Stage 6: Riccardo Riccò
**Stage 9: Riccardo Riccò
**Stage 10: Leonardo Piepoli
** 1st, Team Classification after Stage 10
*** Team withdrawn from race after Riccò's positive test for EPO

Team roster

As of July 24, 2008. [cite web |title=SAUNIER DUVAL-SCOTT (SDV) - ESP Riders |url=http://www.uciprotour.com/Modules/SUCI/TEAMS/TeamDetails.asp?id=Nw&RefDate=03.02.2008&MenuId=MTY5Ng&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI2%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuId%3DMTY5Ng |accessdate=2008-02-03 |publisher=UCI |work=uciprotour.com]

Former Tour de France stage winner and, following a serious traffic accident, successful paralympian, Javier Otxoa, is also a Scott-American Beef member.

ee also

*List of teams and cyclists in the 2008 Tour de France
*2008 Tour de France
*Tour de France

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