Michael Bresciani

{{Short description|Italian cyclist (born 1994)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|12|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Desenzano del Garda, Italy

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| currentteam = Retired

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

| ridertype = Sprinter

| amateuryears1 = 2013

| amateurteam1 = {{UCI team code|ROT|2013}}

| amateuryears2 = 2014

| amateurteam2 = {{UCI team code|GEF|2014}}

| amateuryears3 = 2016–2017

| amateurteam3 = Zalf–Euromobil–Désirée–Fior

| proyears1 = 2015

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|ROT|2015}}

| proyears2 = 2017–2019

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|CSF|2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.bardianicsf.com/en/news/diciassette-corridori-per-la-nuova-stagione/|title=Seventeen riders in 2018 roster|work={{UCI team code|BRD|2017}}|publisher=GM Sport SRL|date=14 November 2017|accessdate=5 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bardianicsf.com/team.html|title=Team|work={{UCI team code|BRD|2019}}|publisher=GM Sport SRL|accessdate=7 January 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107231851/http://www.bardianicsf.com/team.html|archivedate=7 January 2019}}

| proyears3 = 2020

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Michael Bresciani (born 20 December 1994 in Desenzano del Garda) is an Italian former professional cyclist,{{cite news|url=https://cyclingpro.net/spaziociclismo/ciclomercato/ciclomercato-continental-italia-2020-2021/|title=CicloMercato Continental Italia 2020/2021|language=Italian|trans-title=Italy Continental Cycling Market|work=SpazioCiclismo–CyclingPro.net|publisher=Antoine Plouvin SARL|date=8 February 2021|accessdate=15 February 2021|quote=Partenze: Michael Bresciani (Ritiro), Nicolò De Lisi (Beltrami), Guido Draghi (MgKVis), Luca Raggio (Ritiro), Cristian Rinaldi (Northwave) [Departures: Michael Bresciani (Retired), Nicolò De Lisi (Beltrami), Guido Draghi (MgKVis), Luca Raggio (Retired), Cristian Rinaldi (Northwave)]}} who rode professionally in 2015 and from 2017 to 2020, for the {{UCI team code|ROT|2015}}, {{UCI team code|CSF|2019}} and {{UCI team code|AZT|2020}} teams.

In October 2017 it was revealed that Bresciani had tested positive for furosemide, a diuretic which can be used as a masking agent, at the Italian National Road Race Championships in June of that year: he claimed that this was due to his food being accidentally contaminated by his mother, who takes furosemide as a medication.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bardiani-csf-rider-blames-positive-doping-test-on-his-mothers-medicine/ |title=Bardiani-CSF rider blames positive doping test on his mother's medicine|date=20 October 2017 |website=cyclingnews.com|access-date=10 October 2017}} He served a backdated two-month suspension.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bresciani-to-return-after-two-month-doping-suspension/|title=Bresciani to return after two-month doping suspension|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=17 December 2017|accessdate=5 January 2018}}