2014 SEASON USA PRO CHALLENGE

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1 2014 SEASON USA PRO CHALLENGE

2 BARDIANI - CSF PRO TEAM BARDIANI - CSF PRO TEAM IS AN ITALIAN SQUAD WITH UCI PRO-CONTINENTAL LICENCE. IN 2014 IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD THAT HAS RECEIVED THE WILD CARDS FOR ALL WORLD TOUR EVENTS IN ITALY: TIRRENO - ADRIATICO MILANO - SANREMO GIRO D ITALIA IL LOMBARDIA

3 TEAM MISSION BARDIANI - CSF PRO TEAM S MAIN GOAL IN MID-THERM, IS THROUGH #GREENTEAM PROJECT, SELECT, DEVELOP AND BRING TO INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS THE BEST ITALIAN TALENT RIDERS. GIVING AT THE SAME TIME VISIBILITY AND BRAND AWARENESS TO SPONSOR, THANKS TO A MODERN AND STRONG MARKETING & COMMUNICATION STRATEGY.

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5 ETHIC POLICY - THE TEAM HAS AN OWN INTERNAL RULE CODE FOR HEALTH RIDERS, WITH THE DISMISS OF RIDERS DUE TO A POSITIVE RESULT IN AN ANTIDOPING TEST. - ALL ALONG WE DON T HIRE RIDERS AND STAFF WITH PAST DOPING TROUBLES. - WE HAVE BEEN THE FIRST ITALIAN TEAM TO BECOME OFFICIAL MEMBER OF MPCC ASSOCIATION. - NOBODY RIDERS AND STAFF HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN DOPING CASES. - WE MADE A DEEP CHECK TO ALL RIDERS BEFORE TO JOIN OUR TEAM, STUDYING ALSO THEIR BLOOD VALUES OF THE PAST. - ALL OF OUR RIDERS ARE OR HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR ITALIAN NATIONAL SQUAD. FOR THIS REASON THEY UNDERWENT TO FUTHER HEALTH CONTROLS.

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7 PALMARES 33th YEARS OF HISTORY, SECOND SQUAD IN THE WORLD FOR LONGEVITY MORE THAN 300 RACES WON IN ALL THE CONTINENTS, INCLUDED 28 GIRO D ITALIA STAGES. A HIGH SPORT STANDARD AND A MANAGEMENT KNOW-HOW UNIQUE IN THE WORLD. Giro d Italia Victories Victories SUCCESS IN THE LAST 11 YEARS ( ) FULL 2013 RESULTS

8 A FANTASTIC 96th GIRO D ITALIA THE YOUNGEST TEAM AND THE ONLY ONE WITH AN ITALIAN LINE-UP A STAGE VICTORY WITH ENRICO BATTAGLIN VICTORY KOM S BLUE JERSEY WITH STEFANO PIRAZZI 4 PODIUMS AND 7 TOP-10 IN THE OTHER STAGES FOR PERFORMANCE, RESULTS AND IMAGE THE BEST TEAM IN 2013 AMONG THOSE INVITED VIA WILD CARD

9 WE ARE #GREENTEAM

10 2014 ROSTER RIDER AGE PRO SINCE SKILL WINS AS PRO 2013 WINS TOP-10 IN 2013 ENRICO BARBIN PUNCHEUR ENRICO BATTAGLIN PUNCHEUR NICOLA BOEM ROULEUR MANUEL BONGIORNO CLIMBER MARCO CANOLA ALL ROUNDER 2-3 SONNY COLBRELLI FAST ROULEUR 1-13 MARCO COLEDAN FAST ROULEUR 1 4 IN THE TRACK: 3 ITALIAN CHAMP JERSEY + INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT IN TRACK WORLD CUP STAGE IN MANCHESTER (UK) 8 DONATO DE IESO CLIMBER FILIPPO FORTIN SPRINTER STEFANO LOCATELLI CLIMBER ANGELO PAGANI ALL ROUNDER 1-7 STEFANO PIRAZZI CLIMBER EDOARDO ZARDINI CLIMBER PAOLO COLONNA 26 NEOPRO ALL ROUNDER NEO-PRO - - ANDREA MANFREDI CLIMBER ANDREA PIECHELE SPRINTER NICOLA RUFFONI 23 NEOPRO SPRINTER NEO-PRO - -

11 BARDIANI CSF PRO TEAM

12 TEAM FEATURES - FULLY ITALIAN TEAM WITH MOST OF THE BEST ITALIAN TALENTS. - TEAM AGE AVERAGE IS UNDER 25 YEARS. WE ARE FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THE YOUNGEST SQUAD BETWEEN WORLD TOUR AND PRO-CONT. TEAMS. - ALL RIDERS HAVE BEEN PART OF ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM FOR WORLD AND/OR EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE YOUTH CATEGORIES. - NOBODY RIDERS HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN DOPING TROUBLES.

13 ENRICO BATTAGLIN Born in Marostica, Italy, on 17/11/1989 Skills: Puncheur Pro since 2012 BEST RESULTS 2013: 1st - GIRO D ITALIA STAGE 4 (2.WT) 2nd - Giro d Italia Stage 7 (2.WT) 3rd Trofeo Matteotti (1.1) 2012: 1st - Giro di Padania Stage (2.1) 3rd GP di Lugano (1.1) 3rd - Settimana Coppi & Bartali Stage 2 (2.1) 7th Tour of Turkey General Classification (2.HC) 2011 (Stagiare): 1st Coppa Sabatini (1.1) 3rd Coppa Placci (1.1) 7th Trofeo Melinda (1.1) Pro Placements (Podiums and Top-10): 22 ENRICO BATTAGLIN is going to start his third pro cycling season with the goal to make the big step into the top world one-day race riders. The young italian cyclist is very strong on the uphill and then he has a super sprint, plus and excellent race vision. All of these skills were shown in 2013 Giro d Italia Stage 4, where he won with a fantastic final sprint at the end of climb long 4km. In 2014 Battaglin will be the leader of Bardiani - CSF Pro Team with the goal to win high quality races.

14 ENRICO BATTAGLIN WINS GIRO D ITALIA STAGE 4

15 PINK TRIUMPH FOR THE #GREENTEAM

16 STEFANO PIRAZZI Born in Alatri, Italy, on 11/04/1987 Skills: Climber Pro since 2010 BEST RESULTS 2013: 1st KOM CLASSIFICATION OF GIRO D ITALIA (2.WT) 2nd Italian Individual Time Trial Championships 3rd - Giro d Italia Stage 11 (2.WT) 7th- Giro d Italia Stage 7 (2.WT) 7th - Giro del Trentino General Classification (2.HC) 8th - Tour of Britain Stage 3 (2.1) 2012: 1st KOM Classification of Tirreno - Adriatico (2.WT) 2nd KOM Classification of Giro d Italia (2.WT) 7th - Giro d Italia Stage 15 (2.WT) 9th - Giro d Italia Stage 19 (2.WT) 2011: 3rd General Classification Settimana Coppi e Bartali (2.1) PRO Placements (Podiums and TOP-10): 24 With his attacks on the mountains, STEFANO PIRAZZI is one of the heroes of cycling fans in Italy and around the world. In 2013 after an important growth of performance, he conquered the King of Mountain Jersey at Giro d Italia, keeping the leadership since the stage 9. In the next part of season he achieved also a great 2nd place at ITT Italian Championships. In 2014 Pirazzi will have the goals to win important high mountain races or stages and be competitive for the GC of stage races.

17 STEFANO PIRAZZI WINS THE BLUE JERSEY AT 2013 GIRO D ITALIA

18 PIRAZZI SHOW ON THE ALPS MOUNTAINS

19 MANUEL BONGIORNO Born in Reggio Calabria, Italy, on 01/09/1990 Skills: Climber Pro since 2013 BEST RESULTS 2013: 1st Settimana Coppi & Bartali Young Classification (2.1) 1st Settimana Lombarda Young Classification (2.1) 2nd Tre Valli Varesine (1.HC) 2nd - Tour of Denmark Stage 3 (2.HC) 3rd - Settimana Lombarda General Classification (2.1) 5th - Tour of Denmark General Classification (2.HC) 5th - GP dell Emilia (1.HC) 7th - Settimana Coppi & Bartali General Classification (2.1) 2012 (Under23): 1st - Italian Nation Championship 1st Palio del Recioto (1.2) 1st - Toscana Terra di Ciclismo Stage 3 (1.NCUP) 3rd - Toscana Terra di Ciclismo General Classification (1.NCUP) In the Italian National Team for UCI Road World Championships PRO Placements (Podiums and TOP-1O): 15 MANUEL BONGIORNO, italian climber of 23 years, is for results and performance during the whole season the best italian neoprò rider. Besides a lot of great placements during the 2013 and superb performance as at the last Tour of Britain where on the climbs was able to race head-to-head with Quintana and Daniel Martin, he took part at the Giro d Italia as the youngest italian rider, shining in some high mountain stages. In 2014 the Bardiani - CSF Pro Team expects a lot from him and he ll have full support on the most demanding races.

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21 SONNY COLBRELLI Born in Desenzano sul Garda, Italy, on 17/05/1990 Skills: Fast Rouleur Pro since 2012 BEST RESULTS 2013: 2nd - Volta a Limburg Classic (1.1) 2nd - Tour of Almaty (1.1) 2nd - Tour of Denmark Stage 4 (2.HC) 4th - Driedaagse De Panne Stage 3 (2.HC) 5th - Tour of Turkey Stage 7 (2.HC) 5th - GP Beghelli (1.1) 2012: 1st - Giro di Padania Stage 2 (2.1) 2nd Coppa Bernocchi (1.1) 3rd -Circuit de la Sarthe Stage 2 (2.1) 3rd - Tour de Langkawi Stage 5 (2.HC) 5th - Tour of Denmark Stage 4 (2.HC) PRO Placements (Podiums and TOP-1O) 30 SONNY COLBRELLI is a fast rider who has growth a lot in the last years, becoming a strong rider able to be competitive both in bunch sprint and on hilly course. Turned pro very young, in these first two years Colbrelli has conquered a lot of podium and top-10 around the world. He s also a rider very strong with bad weather conditions, as at the last Milano - Sanremo where he finished 12th or in Giro d Italia stage 12 where under the snow and the top mountain finish of Jafferau, he was in early breakaway and was caught with only 500 meters to go when he was ahead alone (he finished 9th). For 2014 the Bardiani - CSF Pro Team believes that it have to be his season where he ll show all his great talent.

22 SONNY COLBRELLI

23 2014 RACE CALENDAR FEBRUARY CLAS NATION MAY SEPTEMBER G.P. Costa degli Etruschi 1.1 ITA Etoile de Bessegges 2.1 FRA Tour of Qatar 2.HC QAT Tour of Oman 2.HC OMA Tour de Mediterranen 2.1 FRA Trofeo Laigueglia 1.1 ITA MARCH GP di Camaiore 1.1 ITA GP di Lugano 1.1 SUI Roma Maxima 1.1 ITA Strade Bianche - Eroica 1.1 ITA Tirreno - Adriatico 2.WT ITA GP Nobili Rubinetterie 1.1 ITA Milano - Sanremo 1.WT ITA Settimana Coppi&Bartali 2.1 ITA Driedaagse De Panne 2.HC BEL AVRIL Val d Ille Classic 1.1 FRA Circuit Cycliste Sarthe 2.1 FRA Scheldeprijs - Escaut 1.HC BEL GP Pino Cerami 1.1 BEL De Brabantse Pijl 1.HC BEL GP de Denain 1.1 FRA Amstel Gold Race* 1.WT NED Giro del Trentino 2.HC ITA Liegi - Bastogne - Liegi* 1.WT BEL Tour of Turkey 2.HC TUR GP Larciano 1.1 ITA Giro di Toscana 1.1 ITA Rund um den Frankfurt 1.HC GER GIRO D ITALIA 2.WT ITA Tour of Azerbaijan 2.1 AZE JUNE Trofeo Melinda 1.1 ITA GP du Canton d Argovie 1.HC SUI Tour de Slovénie 2.1 SLO GP dell Appennino 1.1 ITA Campionati Nazionali NC JULY Tour of Austria 2.HC AUT Tour of Qinghai lake 2.HC CINA AUGUST Clasica de San Sebastian* 1.WT SPA Tour of Denmark 2.HC DEN USA Pro Challenge 2.HC USA Ride London Classic 1.HC GBR Dutch Food Valley Classic 1.1 NED Vattenfall Cyclassics* 1.WT GER Chateauroux Classic 1.1 FRA Tour de L Ain 2.1 FRA GP Cycliste de Quebéc* 1.WT CAN GP Cycliste de Montreal* 1.WT CAN Tour of Britain 2.1 GBR Brussels Cycling Classic 1.HC BEL GP Fourmies 1.HC FRA Coppa Agostoni 1.1 ITA Coppa Bernocchi 1.1 ITA Tre Valli Varesine 1.HC ITA Memorial Pantani 1.1 ITA G.P. Di Prato 1.1 ITA OCTOBER Tour of Almaty 1.1 KAZ Milano - Torino 1.HC ITA Giro del Piemonte 1.HC ITA Giro di Lombardia 1.WT ITA Coppa Sabatini 1.1 ITA Giro dell Emilia 1.HC ITA G.P. Beghelli 1.HC ITA *Waiting Wild Card

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25 WHY CHOOSE THE #GREENTEAM DISTINCTIVENESS OF #GREENTEAM PROJECT BETWEEN WORLD TOUR AND PRO-CONTINENTAL TEAM WE ARE THE ONLY ONE WITH A SPORT PROJECT FOCUS ONLY ON THE YOUNG RIDERS. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE WE WORK TO DEVELOP THE BEST ITALIAN TALENTS, THROUGH A PROFESSIONAL, MODERN AND TRANSPARENT ACTIVITY. MARKETING & P.R. THANKS TO OUR MARKETING & COMMUNICATION OFFICE, WE HAVE GIVEN TO THIS AREA A KEY IMPORTANCE, OFFERING TO SPONSORS AND ALSO RACE ORGANIZERS A GREAT VISIBILITY. SPORT AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY WITH A SQUAD COMPOSED ONLY BY YOUNG RIDERS, IS FOR US A BIG SPORT AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT MANAGING THEIR GROWTH AS SPORTSMEN AND ADULTS. HIGH PERFORMANCE LEVEL SINCE 33 YEARS WE ARE AT THE START OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CYCLING EVENTS IN THE WORLD, ALWAYS ACHIEVING GREAT RESULTS AND SHOWING A POSITIVE TEAM IMAGE. IN 2014 WE RECEIVED ALL THE WILD CARDS FOR ITALIAN WORLD TOUR EVENTS AND WE AIM TO GET OTHER WILD CARDS AROUND EUROPE.

26 BARDIANI - CSF PRO TEAM MATTIA PALOMBINI (MKTG & PR): MPALOMBINI@BARDIANICSF.COM