Filippo "Pippo" Pozzato (born 10 September 1981) is an Italian former

road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most comm ...

, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2018 for the , , , , , , and two spells with the / teams. A northern classics specialist, Pozzato finished in second place at both the 2009 Paris–Roubaix and the 2012 Tour of Flanders. Pozzato finished a total of 37 Monument classics, including a victory in the

2006 Milan–San Remo These are the results for the 97th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycling classic, raced on March 18, 2006. Filippo Pozzato, who was controlling a breakaway for teammate Tom Boonen, managed to steal the victory from the sprinters. It was less t ...

; he finished second in the race in

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as well. Pozzato also won stages at the

2004 Tour de France The 2004 Tour de France was a multiple stage bicycle race held from 3 to 25 July, and the 91st edition of the Tour de France. It has no overall winner—although American cyclist Lance Armstrong originally won the event, the United States Ant ...

, the

2007 Tour de France The 2007 Tour de France the 94th running of Tour de France, the race, took place from 7 to 29 July. The Tour began with a prologue in London, and ended with the traditional finish in Paris. Along the way, the route also passed through Belgium and ...

and the

2010 Giro d'Italia The 2010 Giro d'Italia was the 93rd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. The race started off in Amsterdam on 8 May and stayed in the Netherlands for three stages, before leaving the country. The ...

, and was the winner of the 2009

Italian National Road Race Championships The Italian National Road Race Championships is a road bicycle racing, road cycling event held annually, which decides the Italy, Italian cycling champion in the road racing discipline, across several categories of riders. The event was off ...

Career

Mapei–Quick-Step (2000–2002)

Born in Sandrigo,

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, Pozzato turned professional in 2000 with the team, part of the famous ''classe di '81'' () a group of emerging young riders born in 1981 who were part of the Mapei TT3 development team, along with

Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara (born 18 March 1981), nicknamed "Spartacus", is a Swiss people, Swiss cycling executive, businessman and former professional road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist who last rode for UCI ProTeam . He is known for being a qual ...

Bernhard Eisel Bernhard Eisel (born 17 February 1981) is an Austrian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2019 for the , , , and teams. Following his retirement, he worked as an analyst and presenter for Eurosport ...

and

Alexandr Kolobnev Alexandr Vasilievich Kolobnev (; born 4 May 1981) is a Russian former professional road bicycle racer. His major victories include winning the 2007 Monte Paschi Eroica, a stage of the 2007 Paris–Nice and he is a two-time winner of the Russi ...

. Pozzato took his first victories with the team at the 2002

Vuelta a Cuba The Vuelta a Cuba (''English'': Tour of Cuba) was a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually each February in Cuba. It was held from 1964 to 2010. When the UCI Continental Circuits were created in 2005, the Vuelta a Cuba was added ...

, and took his first success in Europe at the

Giro del Lago Maggiore The Giro del Lago Maggiore, also known as GP Knorr, was a one-day road cycling race held annually near Lake Maggiore in Switzerland. The last two editions of the men's race were part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series ...

the following month. Before the season was finished, Pozzato had taken eleven further victories, including four stages at the Tour de Normandie.

Fassa Bortolo (2003–2004)

After Mapei ended its sponsorship in 2002 Pozzato joined Giancarlo Ferretti's team for the 2003 season. He took early-season victories at the

Trofeo Laigueglia The Trofeo Laigueglia is an early season road bicycle race held annually in Liguria, Italy. It is held about ten days after the opening to the Italian season, the Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi. From 2005 to 2014, the race was organised as a ...

and the

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, before he won a stage and the general classification at

Tirreno–Adriatico Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of th ...

. He took one further victory during the season, at the

Trofeo Matteotti Trofeo Matteotti is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Pescara, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions whic ...

. The following year, Pozzato won the final stage of the Giro della Liguria in February, before repeating his victory at the Trofeo Laigueglia. He made his first start at a Grand Tour at the

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

– where he was the youngest rider at the race – and won the seventh stage. He was also chosen to be part of the Italian team for the road race at the Athens Olympics – in support of team leader

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, who went on to win the event.

Quick Step–Innergetic (2005–2006)

Personality clashes with Giancarlo Ferretti meant that Pozzato suffered poor years with , and thus, re-established contact with several managers and directeurs sportif of . The team expressed interest and Pozzato was able to obtain a release for the

2005 UCI ProTour The 2005 ProTour was the first year of the newly introduced UCI ProTour system, in which the ProTour teams are guaranteed, and obliged to, participate in the series of ProTour races. In certain ways the ProTour replaced the UCI Road World Cup seri ...

season, joining several former Mapei riders already on the team, such as

and Davide Bramati. Having finished second at the

for the second time in three years in 2005, Pozzato's first victory with the team came with a win in the

HEW Cyclassics The Hamburg Cyclassics (currently known as the Bemer Cyclassics for sponsorship purposes) is an annual one-day professional and amateur road bicycle race, cycling race in and around Hamburg, Germany. Although the route varies, its distance is alw ...

, ahead of teammate

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. He followed this up with another victory the following weekend in the

Giro del Lazio The Giro del Lazio is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Lazio, Italy. From 2005 to 2008, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...

, with a third victory ultimately following at the

Deutschland Tour The Deutschland Tour (English: ''Tour of Germany'' and sometimes ''Deutschland-Rundfahrt'' in German) is the most important Race stage, multi-stage road bicycle racing, road bicycle race in Germany. Initially the race was held in May/June, but fro ...

, where he won the second stage. The 2006 season saw him win the first major

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of the year

Milan–San Remo Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...

after a superb ride which saw him first work for team leader

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, but then was forced to launch his own winning attack in the finale. He was unable to defend his victory in the renamed Vattenfall Cyclassics, finishing third behind

Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Gómez (born 15 February 1976) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbe ...

and

Erik Zabel Erik Zabel (; born 7 July 1970) is a German former professional road bicycle racer who raced for most of his career with Team Telekom. With 152 professional wins and 211 wins in his career, he is considered by some to be one of the greatest Germ ...

. His only other victory of the 2006 season came at the

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, where he won the third stage of the race into

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, having attacked from a six-rider lead group after the final categorised climb. He moved up to third overall, a position he continued to hold at the end of the race.

Liquigas (2007–2008)

For the 2007 season, Pozzato joined the squad, and during the early part of the season, he won consecutive starts at the

Tour du Haut Var The Tour des Alpes-Maritimes, formerly known as the Tour du Haut Var, () is an early-season two-day road bicycle race in the Var department region in the south of France. Until 2008 it was run as a one-day race, part of the UCI Europe Tour. In 20 ...

, and Omloop Het Volk. Having finished third on the second stage of the

, Pozzato took his second career stage win three stages later, prevailing in the bunch sprint into

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. Following the Tour de France, Pozzato took three further victories in the 2007 season; he won the

in August, before winning the sixth stage of the

Tour de Pologne The Tour de Pologne (; ), officially abbreviated TdP, is an annual, professional men's Race stage, multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages and is usually around 1,200 km ...

and the

Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato The Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Prato, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicyc ...

in September. In his first European start of the 2008 season, Pozzato won the opening stage of the inaugural Giro della Provincia di Grosseto in February, going on to win the general classification at the race as well. He recorded a top-ten overall finish at

the following month, before finishing second at

, four seconds behind race winner

. He recorded his first top-ten finish at the

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, finishing in sixth place, before another podium finish in the

with third place. After no successes at the

, Pozzato rode the

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...

for the first time in his career. won the opening

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stage and with Pozzato crossing the finish line first, he assumed the gold jersey of race leader. He would ultimately lose the jersey to

Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born 25 April 1980) is a Spanish cyclist, who competed as a professional in road bicycle racing from 2002 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2022, and now competes in gravel cycling for the Movistar Team Gravel Squad. During ...

the following day, and withdrew from the race prior to stage 19. He finished the season with two further second-place finishes at the

and the

Coppa Sabatini The Coppa Sabatini is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Province of Pisa, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2020, it was added to the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is t ...

Team Katusha (2009–2011)

In July 2008, Pozzato was announced to be joining the new for the 2009 season. Having finished second to

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at February's

, Pozzato's first victory with came the following month at

E3 Prijs Vlaanderen E3 Saxo Bank Classic, previously known as E3 BinckBank Classic, E3 Harelbeke, Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke and E3-Prijs Vlaanderen, is an annual road cycling race in Flanders, Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke, covering 203 ki ...

, winning a three-rider sprint against

and

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. He followed this up with a win on the opening stage of the

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, and top-five finishes at the

(fifth), and

Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...

(second); at the latter, Pozzato claimed that when avoiding a crash of

Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd (born 18 January 1978) is a Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer. He is known for sprinting and time trialing; Hushovd is a three-time Norwegian National Road Race Championships, Norwegian national road race champion ( ...

he lost 4 or 5 seconds and the chance for victory and that race winner Boonen benefited from the

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of official motorcycles to augment his lead. In June, Pozzato won the

for the first time in his professional career, prevailing in a sprint finish of around 20 riders at the

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. He took two further victories before the end of the season – winning August's

Giro del Veneto The Giro del Veneto is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Veneto, Italy. Since 2023, the race has been on the UCI ProSeries calendar, having previously been a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits ...

from a four-rider group, and October's Memorial Cimurri from a larger group. In 2010 he was accused by several riders, including

Björn Leukemans Björn Leukemans (born 1 July 1977 in Deurne) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. During 2008, Leukemans was suspended for doping with artificial testosterone. In 2009, he joined the team. Leukemans joined for the 2014 seas ...

, Boonen and

Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert (born 5 July 1982) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who is best known for winning the 2012 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, World Road Race Championships in 2012, and for being one of two rid ...

for his "negative tactics" during key races – the previous season, Boonen had referred to Pozzato as "The Shadow". Pozzato won a stage of the

Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...

for the first time; having missed out to

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in a bunch sprint on stage nine, Pozzato won stage twelve from a small group that had gone clear on the final climb before the finish in

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– for Italy's first stage win of the race. He led the Italian team for the road race at the

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in Australia, where he missed on a medal, ending up in fourth place in the sprint finish. Following the World Championships, Pozzato's performances over the season were criticised by his team manager

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The following year, Pozzato was part of the lead group at

; he chased down

's attack in the final , but this effected his ability to sprint at the end, ultimately finishing in fifth place. He then finished in third place overall at the

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in May – tied on time with second-placed Kenny Dehaes – but he would miss two months of racing action following a crash on the final stage of the

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. Ultimately, his only victory of the 2011 season came in October – when he took a solo victory at the

Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli The Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli (also known as GP Beghelli) is a late season men's road bicycle race held annually in Monteveglio, near the city of Bologna, Italy. From 2005 to 2013, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe T ...

, some 19 seconds clear of the next closest rider.

Farnese Vini–Selle Italia (2012)

In September 2011, and having been linked with both and , Pozzato signed a contract to ride with UCI Professional Continental team , later renamed as for the 2012 season. In the spring classics, Pozzato took four top-ten results – two of which where he finished as part of the lead group – with a best of second place coming at the

, where he was outsprinted by home rider

. He then won April's

GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano The GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano is a road bicycle race held annually in Larciano, Italy. After 2005, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2020, the race joined the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is the ...

from a small group, but this would turn out to be his only win of an injury-blighted season. He was also suspended for three months, backdated to June, for his links to Michele Ferrari, who had been given a lifetime ban from the sport earlier in the year.

Lampre–Merida (2013–2015)

Pozzato left after only one season, signing a three-year contract with from the 2013 season. Pozzato earned his first victory of 2013 in the

, held in

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on mainly narrow, twisting and turning roads. His team reeled in the breakaway and controlled the front of the leading group when Mauro Santambrogio () attacked with to cover, with Pozzato jumping in his slipstream. The sprint was contested by four riders, with Pozzato getting the best of them, to take a record third victory at the race. The following month, he finished second at the Roma Maxima behind solo winner

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, having celebrated what he thought was a victory on the finish line. It was not until August that Pozzato won another race, when he won the

Coppa Agostoni The Coppa Ugo Agostoni is a classic cycle races, semi classic European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Lissone, Italy. The race is held in memory of Italian cyclist Ugo Agostoni, winner of prestigious classic Milan–San Remo, killed du ...

from a group of some 20 riders; in September, he raced the GP Ouest-France and despite not being a top favourite, he won the race, becoming just the fifth Italian to do that. He also recorded high placings at the

Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi The Gran Premio Costa degli Etruschi is a one-day professional cycling race between the towns of San Vincenzo and Donoratico on the Tuscany coast in Italy. The 193 kilometre long race takes place at the beginning of February and has now taken ov ...

(third) and the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal (fifth), making the Italian team for the road race at the

in Tuscany. Pozzato was overlooked for the Italian team to contest the road race at the

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in Spain, with only two top-three results during the season – second at the

Coppa Bernocchi The Coppa Bernocchi is a European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Legnano, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, before joining the UCI ProSeries in 2020. In 1 ...

, and third at

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. His lack of results did not go unnoticed as his team manager Brent Copeland referred to Pozzato as a "prima donna". Pozzato's performances in 2015 showed no improvement, with no top-three finishes over the season, and his best overall finish being a tenth-place result at the

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Southeast–Venezuela (2016–2018)

In December 2015, Pozzato signed a two-year contract with the Italian-based team from 2016, and expected to retire at the end of the 2017 season. He returned to the top ten placings with an eighth-place finish at

, and followed this up with fourth place at

Dwars door Vlaanderen ''Dwars door Vlaanderen'' ('Across Flanders') is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and finishes in Waregem, both in West Flanders. Since 2017 the event is included in the UCI Wor ...

. His best result of the season came at September's

, where he finished second to Nicola Ruffoni. The following year, he recorded his first top-ten finish at the

since his runner-up finish in

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, placing eighth. He ultimately remained with the team in 2018, before retiring from the sport at the end of the season.

Doping ban

In 2012, Pozzato was banned from cycling for three months by the

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(CONI) after it was found that he had worked with infamous doctor Michele Ferrari from 2005 to 2008. CONI had looked to ban him for a year but were forced to reduce it to a three months thanks to a technicality.

Major results

Road

Source: ;1998 : UCI World Junior Championships ::2nd Silver medal uci

Road race ::3rd Bronze medal uci

Time trial ;1999 : 4th Road race, UCI World Junior Championships ;2000 : 10th

Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie The Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Arona, Italy between 1997 and 2015. It was held primarily as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle ra ...

;2001 : 4th Giro del Mendrisiotto : 8th Giro del Medio Brenta : 9th

Trofeo Luis Puig The Trofeo Luis Puig is a single-day road bicycle race held in Valencian Community, Spain. Originally named the Gran Premio Valencia, it was held annually (except for 1980) from the first edition in 1969 until 2005, in which year it was promoted ...

: 9th

Paris–Bourges Paris–Bourges is a French road bicycle race. The race originally started in Paris and ran to the town of Bourges in the Région Centre. However, in recent year with the length of races shortened it has become impossible to link the two cities a ...

;2002 : 1st Overall

::1st Stage 11a ( ITT) : 1st

Duo Normand The Duo Normand is a two-man team time trial (against the clock) for elite racing cyclists. Held annually at Marigny-le-Lozon in Normandy Normandy (; or ) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive wi ...

(with Evgeni Petrov) : 1st

: 1st

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: Tour de Normandie ::1st Prologue, Stages 2, 3 & 5 :

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::1st Stages 4 & 7 :

Tour de l'Avenir Tour de l'Avenir () is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Felice Gimondi, Joo ...

::1st Stages 1 ( ITT) & 5 : 1st Prologue Ytong Bohemia Tour : 2nd

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, National Championships : 5th Overall

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: 10th

Chrono des Herbiers Chrono des Nations – Les Herbiers Vendée is a single-day individual time trial road bicycle race held annually in October in Les Herbiers, Vendée, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Cont ...

;2003 (5 pro wins) : 1st Overall

::1st Stage 2 : 1st

: 1st

: 1st Stage 6 ( TTT)

Tour Méditerranéen Tour or Tours may refer to: Travel * Tourism, travel for pleasure * Tour of duty, a period of time spent in military service * Campus tour, a journey through a college or university's campus * Guided tour, a journey through a location, directed ...

: 2nd Road race, National Championships : 2nd

Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria The Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, currently known as the Giro della Città Metropolitana di Reggio Calabria, is a road bicycle race held annually in Province of Reggio Calabria The province of Reggio Calabria () was a province in th ...

: 6th Omloop Het Volk ;2004 (3) : 1st Overall Giro della Liguria : 1st

: 1st Stage 7

: 4th

;2005 (3) : 1st

: 1st

: 1st Stage 2

: 2nd Road race, National Championships : 4th Overall

Ster Elektrotoer The ZLM Tour is a cycling race held over five stages, held in the southern Netherlands and Belgium as a 2.Pro race on the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is the second tier men's elite road bicycle racer, road cycling tour. It was inaugurate ...

;2006 (2) : 1st

: 3rd Overall

::1st Stage 3 : 3rd Vattenfall Cyclassics : 4th

Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...

: 5th Omloop Het Volk : 6th GP Ouest-France : 10th

Züri-Metzgete Züri-Metzgete (Zürich German; ; ) was a European Classic cycle races, Classic cycle race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland, and continued as a non-professional mass participation event from 2007 until 2014. It was a race with a long history ...

: 10th

Paris–Tours Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m ...

;2007 (6) : 1st Omloop Het Volk : 1st

: 1st

: 1st Stage 5

: 1st Stage 6

: 3rd

: 4th GP Ouest-France : 5th Memorial Cimurri : 6th

Gran Premio Città di Camaiore The Gran Premio Città di Camaiore was a road bicycle race held in Camaiore, Tuscany Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital cit ...

;2008 (2) : 1st Overall Giro della Provincia di Grosseto ::1st Stage 1 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT)

: 2nd

: 3rd Road race, National Championships : 6th

: 7th Overall

: 7th

;2009 (5) : 1st Road race, National Championships : 1st

: 1st

: 1st Memorial Cimurri : 1st Stage 1

: 2nd

: 4th

: 5th

Clásica de San Sebastián The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the m ...

;2010 (1) : 1st Stage 12

: 1st Stage 3 ( TTT)

Vuelta a Burgos Vuelta Ciclista a Burgos is an elite professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Burgos (province), Burgos province of Spain. The men's Vuelta a Burgos has been a multi-day stage race as part of the UCI Europe Tour since 2005. In ...

: 3rd Giro del Piemonte : 4th Road race,

UCI World Championships The UCI World Championships are annual competitions promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to determine world champion cyclists. They are held in several different styles of racing, in a different country each year. Championship winn ...

: 4th Montepaschi Strade Bianche : 4th

: 5th

Giro del Friuli Giro del Friuli is a road bicycle race held annually in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The first edition took place in 1974. From 2005 to 2008 the race was suspended, but it returned in 2009 as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Euro ...

: 7th

: 10th

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad , previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and holds significant pre ...

;2011 (1) : 1st

: 3rd Overall

: 5th

;2012 (1) : 1st

: 2nd

: 6th

: 9th

;2013 (3) : 1st GP Ouest-France : 1st

: 1st

: 2nd Roma Maxima : 3rd

: 5th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal ;2014 : 2nd

: 3rd

;2015 : 10th Overall

;2016 : 2nd

: 3rd Road race, National Championships : 4th

: 5th

: 7th Overall

Giro di Toscana The Giro di Toscana is a road bicycle race held annually in Tuscany, Italy. From 2005 to 2014, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was not held in 2015. On 4 April 2016 it was announced that the race will ...

: 8th

: 9th

Gran Piemonte The Giro del Piemonte, since 2009 known also as Gran Piemonte, is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Piedmont region, Italy. The race first took place in 1906. From 2005–2019, the race was organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Eur ...

;2017 : 8th

: 8th

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Classics results timeline

Track

;1998 : 2nd Silver medal uci

Team pursuit, UCI World Junior Championships ;1999 : 3rd Bronze medal uci

Team pursuit, UCI World Junior Championships

References

External links

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Palmares on Cycling Base

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