Gianni Moscon (born 20 April 1994) is an Italian professional cyclist who rides for
UCI WorldTeam
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. He competed at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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in the
road race.
Early life and career
Moscon grew up in the apple farms north of
Trento
Trento ( or ; Ladin language, Ladin and ; ; ; ; ; ), also known in English as Trent, is a city on the Adige, Adige River in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol in Italy. It is the capital of the Trentino, autonomous province of Trento. In the 16th ...
in
Trentino
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in the north of Italy. This led to him being given the nickname "Il Trattore", which translates to "The Tractor".
Professional career
Team Sky (2016–2021)
In September 2015, it was announced that he had signed a professional contract with for the 2016 season. This followed a recommendation from Fausto Pinarello, of the company who manufacture the team's bicycles, who had seen Moscon winning amateur races and spoke about him to Sky sport director
Dario Cioni.
Moscon recorded his first professional victory at the
Arctic Race of Norway
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when he won the
queen stage
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. He later went on to win the general classification, as well as the youth classification. He was named in the startlist for the
2017 Vuelta a España
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.
In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the
2018 Tour de France
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.
Controversy
Racism and suspension
During the
2017 Tour de Romandie
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The race was won on t ...
, Moscon racially abused French cyclist
Kévin Reza. He was suspended from racing with Team Sky for six weeks. The team indicated that any further behavioural incidents would result in Moscon's contract being terminated.
Moscon was also accused of purposefully crashing rider
Sébastien Reichenbach during the 2017
Tre Valli Varesine
The Tre Valli Varesine is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Varese, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2021 it joined the UCI ProSeries calendar after being cancelled in 2020. A ...
, though the investigation was dropped on the incident due to a lack of evidence, as the crash was not captured on television cameras.
2017 World Championships
Moscon was disqualified from the
2017 UCI World Championships Road Race after being towed back to the peloton by the Italian team car following a crash on the penultimate lap. Moscon ultimately bridged to a breakaway with French rider
Julian Alaphilippe
Julian Alaphilippe (; born 11 June 1992) is a French professional road cyclist, former cyclo-cross racer and two-time UCI World Road Champion, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the brother of racing cyclist Bryan Alaphilippe.
Career E ...
in the final five kilometers of the race before finishing 29th. Following the race, Moscon was disqualified by race commissaires.
2018 Tour de France incident
Moscon was disqualified from the
2018 Tour de France
The 2018 Tour de France was the 105th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. The -long race consisted of 21 race stage, stages, starting on 7 July in Noirmoutier-en-l'ÃŽle, in western France, and ...
after punching
Élie Gesbert
Élie Gesbert (born 1 July 1995) is a French racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Gesbert competed in the Tour de France in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021.
Career Fortuneo–Vital Concept (2016–present)
Born in Saint-Brieuc, Gesb ...
of during stage 15.
2020 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
Moscon was disqualified from the
2020 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
The 72nd edition of the Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne cycling classic was held on 1 March 2020. It is part of the 2020 UCI Europe Tour and ranked as a UCI ProSeries event. The route was , starting and finishing in Kuurne. It is the second and conclu ...
after he was caught on camera throwing a bike at another rider after a massive crash in the peloton. Upon finding out he was disqualified, he proceeded to remove his race numbers on camera for which he was fined CHF 500. Rider
Jens Debusschere
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, at whom Moscon had thrown the bike, suffered a cut to his hand and wrist and commented at the finish line: "It’s a series of incidents and it's always the same guy.
..It’s not only this incident, there’s many more incidents. If you ask around in the peloton about how their relation is with him, then ninety per cent will react negatively."
Major results
;2012
: 4th Overall
Giro della Lunigiana
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;2014
: 1st
Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
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T ...
: 2nd
GP Capodarco
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Winners
...
: 5th
Gran Premio di Poggiana
The Gran Premio Sportivi di Poggiana is a professional one day cycling race held annually in Poggiana, Italy. It has been part of the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introd ...
: 6th
Giro del Belvedere
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The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 20 ...
: 8th
Coppa della Pace
The Coppa della Pace is a professional one day cycling race held annually in Italy. It is part of UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste In ...
: 9th
Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
The Gran Premio Palio del Recioto is a professional one day cycling race held annually in Italy. It is part of UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Unio ...
: 10th
Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
The Trofeo Alcide De Gasperi is a one-day cycling race held annually in Italy. It was part of the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste I ...
;2015
: 1st
Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
: 1st
Gran Premio San Giuseppe
: 1st
Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
The Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano is an under-23 one day cycling race held annually in Italy. It is part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.2U.
Winners
References
Cycle races in Italy
UCI Europe Tour races
Recurring sporting events esta ...
: 1st
Coppa dei Laghi-Trofeo Almar
: 2nd
Ronde van Vlaanderen U23
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* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
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: 4th
Road race,
UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
: 4th
Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza
The Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza (also known as Trofeo PIVA) is a professional cycling race held annually in the Province of Vicenza, Italy. It has been part of the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle ra ...
: 5th Overall
Course de la Paix U23
;2016
(2 pro wins)
: 1st

Overall
Arctic Race of Norway
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::1st

Young rider classification
::1st Stage 3
: 3rd Overall
Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
The Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali (), also known as Coppi e Bartali, is an Italian cycle road race. It is run typically in late March over five days in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.
History
Between 1999 and 2000 it was cal ...
: National Road Championships
::4th
Time trial
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::5th
Road race
: 5th Overall
Tour du Poitou-Charentes
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: 6th
Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
: 7th Overall
Tour de Yorkshire
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: 8th
Nokere Koerse
Nokere Koerse is a European semi classic single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders.
The Nokere Koerse was created in 1944, initially as the ''Grand Prix Jules Lowie'' in honour of 1938 Paris–Nice winner Jules Lowie who ...
;2017
(1)
: National Road Championships
::1st
Time trial
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::5th
Road race
:
UCI Road World Championships
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::3rd
Team time trial
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The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...
::6th
Time trial
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: 3rd
Giro di Lombardia
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: 5th
Paris–Roubaix
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: 5th
Giro dell'Emilia
The Giro dell'Emilia is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. First run in 1909, the race is considered a classic cycle race, and is traditionally grouped with the Giro del Piemonte and Giro di Lombard ...
: 7th Overall
Route du Sud
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: 7th
Tre Valli Varesine
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;2018
(5)
: 1st
Time trial
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, National Road Championships
: 1st

Overall
Tour of Guangxi
The Tour of Guangxi (officially known as the GREE-Tour of Guangxi for sponsorship purposes) is an annual professional Road bicycle racing, cycling race held in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
The m ...
::1st

Young rider classification
::1st Stage 4
: 1st
Coppa Ugo Agostoni
The Coppa Ugo Agostoni is a semi classic European 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 during World War II. It is also called ''G ...
: 1st
Giro della Toscana
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: 1st Stage 3 (
TTT)
Critérium du Dauphiné
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: 2nd
Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
: 3rd
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 ...
: 5th
Road race,
UCI Road World Championships
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: 8th
E3 Harelbeke
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 ...
: 8th
Trofeo Lloseta–Andratx
;2019
: 4th
Road race,
UCI Road World Championships
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: 5th
Time trial
In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
, National Road Championships
: 6th Overall
Tour of Britain
The Tour of Britain is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time.
The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after th ...
;2021
(3)
: 1st
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 ...
:
Tour of the Alps
The Tour of the Alps is an annual professional road bicycle racing, 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 o ...
::1st Stages 1 & 3
: 4th
Road race, National Road Championships
: 4th
Paris–Roubaix
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: 7th
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 ...
: 8th
Giro della 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 ...
: 9th
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 ...
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Classics results timeline
References
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1994 births
Living people
Italian male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Italy
Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Cyclists from Trento
21st-century Italian sportsmen