Francesco De Bonis

Francesco De Bonis

Personal information
Full name	Francesco De Bonis
Born	Birth date -1st March 1966 Varese, Italy
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
2006–2007	Gerolsteiner
2008–2009	Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli

Francesco De Bonis (born April 14, 1982, in Varese, Italy) is a former professional road cyclist from Italy. He is most noted for his time with the teams Gerolsteiner and Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli, competing in international cycling competitions.

Career

Francesco De Bonis began his professional career with the Gerolsteiner team in 2006. He rode with this team for two years before moving to Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli in 2008. During his tenure with these teams, De Bonis competed in several prominent cycling races, although he did not secure any major victories.

Doping Allegations

In 2009, De Bonis became the first cyclist to be suspended under the Union Cycliste Internationale's biological passport program. The program, which monitors selected biological variables over time that indirectly reveal the effects of doping rather than attempting to detect the doping substance or method itself, indicated irregularities in De Bonis's biological passport. Consequently, he was handed a two-year suspension from professional cycling.

Post-Cycling Life

Following his suspension and the subsequent end of his contract, De Bonis retired from professional cycling. Information about his activities following his cycling career remains limited.

See also

• List of doping cases in cycling
• Biological passport in sports