Eros Capecchi (born 13 June 1986) is an Italian former professional

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, who last rode for

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. He took four professional wins during his career, including a stage of the

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Career

Born in

Castiglione del Lago Castiglione del Lago is a town in the province of Perugia of Umbria (central Italy), on the southwest corner of Lake Trasimeno. Orvieto is south, Chiusi is to the south west, Arezzo is to the north west, Cortona is to the north, and Perugia is ...

, Capecchi turned professional with in 2005 before moving to in 2008. He returned to for the 2011 season. He took a notable victory at the

Gran Premio di Lugano The Gran Premio di Lugano () is a road bicycle race held annually in Lugano, Switzerland. Prior to 1981 it was held as an individual time trial but in recent years it has been organised as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Europe T ...

in 2012, dropping a dozen riders in the finale, and finished with a 4-second advantage over them. He left at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the on a two-year contract, from the 2013 season onwards. Capecchi signed for for the 2017 season. He joined in 2020. He retired from competition at the end of the 2021 season, after his contract was not extended.

Major results

;2004 : 1st MaillotItalia

Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2005 : 3rd

Ruota d'Oro The Ruota d'Oro is a professional one day cycling race held annually in Italy. It is part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.2U. It was held as a stage race from 1978 to 1990. Winners References

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;2006 : 8th

Down Under Classic The Down Under Classic (currently known as the Villawood Men's Classic, and previously known as the Schwalbe Classic, People's Choice Classic, and Cancer Council Helpline Classic for sponsorship reasons), is a criterium around Rymill Park in Ade ...

: 9th Overall

Tour de Luxembourg The Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a UCI race classifications, 2.Pro race, the highest rating below the UCI World Tour, World Tour, by the ...

;2007 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT)

Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda The Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda () was an Italian cycle road race. In 2007, the race was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2 ...

;2008 : 1st Overall

Euskal Bizikleta Euskal Bizikleta (Spanish: ''Bicicleta Vasca'', English: ''Basque Bicycle'') was an annual road cycling stage race held in the Basque Country in June. From 2005 to 2008, the race was organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, it ...

::1st Stage 3 : 9th Overall

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 ...

;2009 : 6th

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;2011 : 1st Stage 18

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 ...

: 4th Overall

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;2012 : 1st

: 4th

: 5th Overall

Tour of Beijing The Tour of Beijing was an annual professional stage bicycle road race held in Beijing, China. History Its first edition took place in October 2011, as the penultimate event in the 2011 UCI World Tour. The tour was a partnership between the U ...

: 8th Overall

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 ...

;2013 : 6th Overall

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 ...

;2014 : 10th Overall

Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...

;2016 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT)

Giro del Trentino The Tour of the Alps is an annual professional cycling stage race in Italy and Austria. First held in 1962, it was named Giro del Trentino () until 2016, and run over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of Italy. In 2015, th ...

: 1st Stage 2 ( TTT)

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

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Eros Capecchi's profile on Cycling Base
1986 births Living people People from Castiglione del Lago Italian male cyclists Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners Cyclists from the Province of Perugia 20th-century Italian sportsmen 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Authority control