History

The Origins

CPS Professional Team was born in 2018 in Baronissi, in the province of Salerno, from an idea by Clemente Cavaliere, a former professional cyclist, and Franco D’Auria, owner of CPS Project and Manufacturing. The team was founded with the goal of building a direct bridge between young talents from Southern Italy and the professional world.

The First Season

From its very first season, CPS Professional Team established itself as an ambitious project in Italian junior cycling. The squad became a satellite team of D’Amico Utensilnord, an Italian-licensed Continental team, offering its young athletes a structured development path.

The 2018 junior roster included ten athletes: Gennaro Acanfora, Antonio Carenza, Mario D’Arco, Francesco De Cicco, Salvatore De Rosa, Salvatore Ebarone, Mario Iannone, Francesco Leuci, Leonardo Montevecchio and Arturo Pegna. The technical direction was entrusted to Pasquale Santoro and Maurizio Caposella.

Recognition and Support

The project received great support from the cycling world right from the start. Paolo Bettini, Olympic champion and two-time world champion, and Vincenzo Nibali, winner of all three Grand Tours, sent video messages of encouragement to the boys. The team also chose to honour the memory of Michele Scarponi by placing the image of “Frankie”, the parrot that often accompanied the Marche champion on his training rides, on its jersey.

Our Mission

“In the South we have few resources, but we are eager to run activities and organise events to bring out the potential of the cyclists of this land. We are trying, knowing we have great opportunities on our side” — these were the words of Clemente Cavaliere at the team presentation.

Today CPS Professional Team continues to grow, carrying forward the values of sacrifice, passion and professionalism, shaping tomorrow’s champions on the roads of Campania and Italy.