Andrea Noè (born 15 January 1969) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 1993 and 2011,[1] always racing with Italian teams. One of his greatest achievements was winning stage 11 in the 1998 Giro d'Italia.

Andrea Noè
Personal information
Full nameAndrea Noè
Born (1969-01-15) 15 January 1969 (age 55)
Magenta, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur team
1991–1992Mecair–Rossin
Professional teams
1993Eldor
1994–1996Mapei–CLAS
1997–1998Asics–CGA
1999–2002Mapei–Quick-Step
2003–2004Alessio
2005–2009Liquigas–Bianchi
2010Ceramica Flaminia
2011Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (1998)
1 TTT stage (2007)

In the 2007 Giro d'Italia, Noè, aged 38 at the time, took the leaders pink jersey on the extremely long stage 10 after outclimbing his breakaway companions of two days earlier. He finished 1:08 ahead of the second placed rider Marzio Bruseghin and 2:58 of his Liquigas team captain and 2005 UCI ProTour Champion, Danilo Di Luca. He held onto the jersey for a second day before relinquishing it to Di Luca.

Major results edit

1992
3rd Overall Girobio
3rd Giro d'Oro
1994
4th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
4th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
1995
7th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
9th Giro di Toscana
10th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
1996
3rd Overall Tour de Pologne
5th Giro dell'Appennino
8th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
9th Overall Tour de Romandie
9th Overall Critérium International
1997
5th Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
7th La Flèche Wallonne
7th Milano–Torino
8th Overall Critérium International
9th Trofeo dello Scalatore
10th Milan–San Remo
1998
Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 11
Held   after Stage 13
9th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
1999
5th Milano–Torino
6th Overall Tour de Romandie
8th Paris–Bourges
2000
4th Overall Giro d'Italia
4th Overall Tour de Romandie
1st Stage 4
4th Giro dell'Appennino
5th Overall Giro del Trentino
8th Coppa Bernocchi
9th Overall Tour of Sweden
2001
6th Overall Giro d'Italia
8th Overall Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
8th Giro dell'Appennino
9th Overall Giro del Trentino
2002
4th La Flèche Wallonne
6th Overall Tour de Romandie
8th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
8th Tour du Haut Var
2003
2nd Overall Tour de Pologne
4th Overall Giro d'Italia
5th Clásica de San Sebastián
6th Giro dell'Emilia
8th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
10th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
2004
5th Overall Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
7th Overall Route du Sud
9th Giro del Lazio
10th Giro del Veneto
2005
5th GP Industria Artigianato e Commercio Carnaghese
7th Milano–Torino
8th Giro dell'Appennino
10th Gran Premio di Chiasso
2007
Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 1 (TTT)
Held   after Stages 10 & 11
3rd Overall Tour de Slovénie
7th Overall Giro del Trentino
9th Tre Valli Varesine
10th GP Lugano
2008
7th Tre Valli Varesine
8th Overall Deutschland Tour
8th Tre Valli Varesine
10th Overall Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
2010
4th Overall Tour de Slovénie
7th GP Lugano

Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit

Grand Tour 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
  Giro d'Italia DNF 36 37 11 15 28 4 6 20 4 17 45 38 35 39 DNF
  Tour de France 74 99
 / /  Vuelta a España 68 52 41 DNF DNF
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References edit

  1. ^ Ryan, Barry (13 May 2011). "Noè soaking up final Giro d'Italia at 42". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

External links edit