Francesco Gavazzi
Gavazzi at the 2009 Tour de Pologne | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Francesco Gavazzi |
Nickname | Gava |
Born |
Morbegno, Italy | 1 August 1984
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Sprinter |
Professional team(s) | |
2007–2011 | Lampre–Fondital |
2012–2014 | Astana[1] |
2015 | Southeast Pro Cycling |
2016– | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec |
Major wins | |
Other
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Infobox last updated on 14 February 2016 |
Francesco Gavazzi (born 1 August 1984 in Morbegno) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec.[2] In 2012, Gavazzi participated in the Tour of Beijing and won its queen stage leading to the Great Wall of China. To add to the difficulty of the day, the air quality was deemed as "severely polluted" by the local authorities.[3] Gavazzi closed down an attack by Team Sky's Edvald Boasson Hagen and grabbed the victory.[4] His consistent placings in the other stages netted him the second spot in the overall classification behind Tony Martin (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step).[5] However the win in Beijing was Gavazzi's sole victory during three years at Astana, and in November 2014 it was announced that had signed a one-year deal with Southeast Pro Cycling for the 2015 season.[2]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2005
- 6th Trofeo Banca Popolare Piva
- 2006
- 1st National Under-23 Road Race Championships
- 1st Overall Giro della Toscana
- 1st Trofeo Unidelta
- 1st Giro del Canavese – Trofeo Sportivi Valperghesi
- 1st Stage 4 Baby Giro
- 2nd GP Folignano
- 3rd European Under-23 Road Race Championships
- 4th World Under-23 Road Race Championships
- 5th Overall Girobio
- 5th GP Palio del Recioto
- 5th Trofeo Alcide De Gasperi
- 6th Coppa della Pace
- 2007
- 3rd Overall Japan Cup
- 2008
- 5th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 5th Overall Japan Cup
- 7th Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
- 7th Memorial Marco Pantani
- 9th Memorial Cimurri
- 2009
- 1st Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
- 2nd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
- 3rd Giro della Romagna
- 3rd Giro del Piemonte
- 4th National Road Race Championships
- 5th Overall Giro di Toscana
- 6th Paris–Tours
- 10th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 10th Overall Eneco Tour
- 2010
- 1st Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 1st Stage 1 Giro di Sardegna
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of the Basque Country
- 2nd Trofeo Laigueglia
- 6th Classica Sarda
- 8th Giro del Friuli
- 8th GP Ouest-France
- 9th Tre Valli Varesine
- 9th Giro della Romagna
- 9th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 10th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 2011
- Volta a Portugal
- 1st Stages 6 & 10
- 1st Stage 18 Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of the Basque Country
- 4th Classica Sarda
- 4th Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
- 6th Overall Giro della Provincia Di Reggio Calabria
- 8th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
- 2012
- 2nd Overall Tour of Beijing
- 1st Stage 3
- 5th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 5th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 7th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 2013
- 6th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 2014
- 3rd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 5th Trofeo Muro-Port d'Alcúdia
- 8th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 10th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 2015
- 2nd Trofeo Laigueglia
- 2nd Gran Premio di Lugano
- 4th Overall Tour of Hainan
- 10th Volta Limburg Classic
- 2016
- 1st Stage 2 Volta a Portugal
- 1st Memorial Marco Pantani
- 2nd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
- 3rd Tre Valli Varesine
- 3rd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 5th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 5th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
- 7th Overall Tour du Haut Var
- 8th Overall Tour du Limousin
- 8th Coppa Sabatini
- 10th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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Giro | 84 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | 58 | – |
Tour | – | – | 105 | – | – | 84 | – | – | – |
Vuelta | – | – | – | 58 | – | – | – | – | – |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress
References
- ↑ "Egor Silin, Francesco Gavazzi and Jacopo Guarnieri will join the team for 2012 & 2013 seasons". astana.lu. Astana. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- 1 2 "News shorts: Gavazzi to Neri Sottoli". cyclingnews.com. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ "Beijing's Bad Air Day". The Inner Ring. WordPress. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ Walker, Lee (11 October 2012). "Gavazzi denies Boasson Hagen stage victory in Beijing". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ "Tony Martin claims Tour of Beijing crown as Steve Cummings wins finale". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Agence France-Presse. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
External links
Media related to Francesco Gavazzi at Wikimedia Commons
- Profile at Lampre-NGC official website
- Francesco Gavazzi profile at Cycling Archives