Antonio Tiberi joins Bahrain Victorious mid-season after cat-shooting controversy

Antonio Tiberi
Antonio Tiberi (Image credit: Getty)

Italian Antonio Tiberi, who ‘parted ways’ with his former Trek-Segafredo squad in April after a three-month suspension for shooting a cat, has been confirmed as a new mid-season signing for Bahrain Victorious.

Tiberi, 21, was suspended in February by Trek-Segafredo after it emerged that he had killed the cat last June, near his home in San Marino, with an air rifle.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.