# GW Erco Shimano

GW Erco Shimano (UCI team code: GES) is a Colombian-registered UCI Continental cycling team that participates in road bicycle racing events on the UCI Continental Circuits. Prior to 2023, the team was based in Italy and held UCI ProTeam status. Gianni Savio manages the team, with assistance from directeurs sportifs Giovanni Ellena, Antonio Castano, Didier Paindaveine and Marco Bellini.
In 2022, with the arrival of a new sponsor — Drone Hopper (an aeronautical engineering company based in Spain) — the team has received a new name Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli.

## Doping

On 5 June 2014 Patrick Facchini gave an adverse analytical finding for Tuaminoheptane and was consequently banned for 10 months.
On 30 June 2015 Davide Appollonio gave an adverse analytical finding for EPO and was provisionally suspended. On 27 July 2015 Fabio Taborre gave a positive test result for the banned blood-booster FG-4592 in an out-of-competition control on 16 June. The team were automatically suspended by the UCI under new rules. FG-4592 (Roxadustat) is in phase 3 clinical trials and has not yet been commercialised. The drug was developed jointly by FibroGen and AstraZeneca. Unlike EPO, which directly stimulates the production of red blood cells, FG-4592 is taken orally, and stimulates natural production of EPO in a manner similar to altitude training. This class of compounds has been outlawed by WADA. The UCI subsequently suspended the team for 30 days.

## Team roster

    As of 7 February 2024.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Daniel Arroyave (COL) | Daniel Arroyave (COL) | (2000-06-19) 19 June 2000 (age 24) |
| Lukas Blanco (COL) | Lukas Blanco (COL) | (2002-07-29) 29 July 2002 (age 22) |
| Adrián Bustamante (COL) | Adrián Bustamante (COL) | (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 26) |
| William Colorado (COL) | William Colorado (COL) | (2004-06-24) 24 June 2004 (age 20) |
| Oscar Garzon (COL) | Oscar Garzon (COL) | (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 21) |
| Fabian Lopez (COL) | Fabian Lopez (COL) | (1996-09-17) 17 September 1996 (age 28) |
| Juan Carlos López (COL) | Juan Carlos López (COL) | (2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 (age 23) |
| Andrés Mancipe (COL) | Andrés Mancipe (COL) | (2002-07-10) 10 July 2002 (age 22) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Alejandro Osorio (COL) | Alejandro Osorio (COL) | (1998-05-28) 28 May 1998 (age 26) |
| Frank Osorio (COL) | Frank Osorio (COL) | (1987-08-28) 28 August 1987 (age 37) |
| Diego Pescador (COL) | Diego Pescador (COL) | (2004-12-21) 21 December 2004 (age 20) |
| Juan Sebastian Pinilla (COL) | Juan Sebastian Pinilla (COL) | (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 20) |
| Edgar Pinzón (COL) | Edgar Pinzón (COL) | (2001-05-25) 25 May 2001 (age 23) |
| Brandon Rojas (COL) | Brandon Rojas (COL) | (2002-07-02) 2 July 2002 (age 22) |
| Jeferson Ruiz (COL) | Jeferson Ruiz (COL) | (2002-07-06) 6 July 2002 (age 22) |
| Cristian Velez (COL) | Cristian Velez (COL) | (2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 (age 19) |

## National champions
### 2000

    Colombia Time Trial, Israel Ochoa

### 2001

    Australia Time Trial, Kristjan Snorrasson

### 2002

    Colombia Road Race, Jhon García

### 2005

    Colombia Time Trial, Iván Parra

### 2009

    Switzerland Time Trial, Rubens Bertogliati

### 2010

    Switzerland Time Trial, Rubens Bertogliati

### 2012

    Italy Road Race, Franco Pellizotti
    Venezuela Road Race, Miguel Ubeto
    Venezuela Time Trial, Tomás Gil

### 2014

    Venezuela U23 Time Trial, Yonder Godoy

### 2015

    Venezuela Time Trial, Yonder Godoy
    Romania Time Trial, Serghei Țvetcov
    Romania Road Race, Serghei Țvetcov

### 2019

    Croatia Time Trial, Josip Rumac
    Croatia Road Race, Josip Rumac

### 2020

    Croatia Time Trial, Josip Rumac
    Croatia Road Race, Josip Rumac

### 2021

    Ecuador Road Race, Jefferson Alexander Cepeda
    Ukraine Road Race, Andrii Ponomar

### 2023

    U23 Colombia Time Trial, Germán Dario Gómez

### 2024

    U23 Colombia Road Race, Brandon Rojas
    Colombia Road Race, Alejandro Osorio