Salvatore Commesso (born March 28, 1975) is an Italian former professional
road bicycle racer
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 com ...
.
He was born in
Torre del Greco
Torre del Greco (; ; "Greek man's Tower") is a ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Naples in Italy, with a population of c. 85,000 . The locals are sometimes called ''Corallini'' because of the once plentiful coral in the nearby sea, and becaus ...
,
Campania
Campania is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy located in Southern Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian Peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islan ...
, and turned professional in 1998. That year he placed in third in the
Grand Prix de Suisse and the
Giro del Capo. He won the
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 ...
and Stage 13 of 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 ...
in 1999.
Commesso won Stage 18 of the
2000 Tour de France
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and won the points competition in the
Volta a Portugal
The Volta a Portugal (), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week span.
History
The competition started in 1927, alt ...
in 2001.
In 2002, he again won the Italian Championship, as well as 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 ...
and the
Criterium d'Abruzzo.
He rode for the team from 1998 to 2004. In 2005, the team merged with , with whom he came in second in the
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 ...
.
He rode for Lampre in the
2006 Tour de France
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and finished second in
Stage 14.
Major results
Profile on cyclingnews.com
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;1996
: 1st Giro del Mendrisiotto
: 1st Prologue & Stage 4 Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
Giro Next Gen, also known as Baby Giro, Girobio, Giro d'Italia Giovani Under 23 or Giro Ciclistico d'Italia, is an Italian road bicycle racing amateur stage race created in 1970.
The race is considered to be the most important race on Italy's U23 ...
: 5th Road race, European Under-23 Road Championships
: 10th Road race, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
;1997
: 1st Road race, European Under-23 Road Championships
: 1st
Road race, Mediterranean Games
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: 2nd 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 ...
: 2nd Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin
: 9th Road race, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
;1998
: 3rd Grand Prix de Suisse
: 3rd Overall Giro del Capo
::1st Stage 1
: 4th HEW Cyclassics
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: 4th First Union Invitational
;1999
: 1st
Road race, National Road Championships
: 1st Stage 13 Tour de France
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: 1st 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 ...
: 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 ...
: 7th 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 ...
;2000
: 1st Stage 18 Tour de France
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: 5th First Union Invitational
: 9th First Union Classic
;2001
: Volta a Portugal
The Volta a Portugal (), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week span.
History
The competition started in 1927, alt ...
::1st Points classification
::1st Stages 3 & 9
: 8th Giro del Friuli
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: 10th 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 ...
;2002
: 1st
Road race, National Road Championships
: 1st 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 ...
: 1st Criterium d'Abruzzo
: 4th 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 ...
;2003
: 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
;2005
: 2nd Giro del Veneto
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The UCI Continental Circuits ...
: 4th Coppa Agostoni
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: 4th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
The Gran Premio Città di Camaiore was a road bicycle race held in Camaiore, Tuscany
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: 7th 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 ...
: 9th GP Nobili Rubinetterie
;2006
:
Combativity award Stage 14, Tour de France
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;2007
: 1st
Mountains classification, Tirreno–Adriatico
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;2008
: 1st Stage 5 Tour de Luxembourg
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: 8th Overall Tour of Belgium
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It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several races were not org ...
;2009
: 5th SEB Tartu Grand Prix
: 8th Overall Tour de Serbie
Tour de Serbie is a road bicycle race held annually in Serbia. First held in 1939, since 2005 it has been ranked 2.2 on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2 ...
References
External links
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Interview on cyclingnews.com
1975 births
Living people
Italian male cyclists
Italian Tour de France stage winners
Sportspeople from Torre del Greco
Cyclists from Campania
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