Luca Wackermann (born 13 March 1992 in Rho) is an Italian cyclist, who last rode for UCI ProTeam Polti–Kometa.[5][6] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia.[7] However, at the end of stage 4, Wackermann was involved in a crash caused by a low-flying helicopter that blew some crash barriers into him. Wackermann suffered a broken nose and a suspected broken back in the incident.[8]
.JPG) Wackermann in 2014. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Luca Wackermann |
| Born | 13 March 1992 Rho, Italy |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2011–2012 | Mastromarco–Chianti Sensi–Benedetti |
| Professional teams | |
| 2012 | Lampre–ISD (stagiaire)[1] |
| 2013–2014 | Lampre–Merida |
| 2015 | Southeast Pro Cycling |
| 2016 | Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai |
| 2017–2019 | Bardiani–CSF[2][3] |
| 2020 | Vini Zabù–KTM[4] |
| 2021 | Eolo–Kometa |
Major results edit
- 2009
- 1st
Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships - 2010
- 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 2012
- 1st Trofeo Menci Spa
- 2015
- 4th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
- 2016
- 1st
Overall Tour d'Oranie
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 1st Overall Tour International de Blida
- 1st Stages 1 & 3
- 1st Overall Tour Internationale d'Annaba
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Stage 4 Tour d'Azerbaïdjan
- 2018
- 1st Stage 2 Tour du Limousin
- 4th Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 9th Trofeo Matteotti
- 2019
- 9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 2020
- 1st Overall Tour de Limousin
- 1st Stage 1
- 6th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 2020 |
|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
DNF |
 Tour de France
|
— |
 Vuelta a España
|
— |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References edit
- ^ "Luca Wackermann » Lampre-Merida". Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "Seventeen riders in 2018 roster". Bardiani–CSF. GM Sport SRL. 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Team". Bardiani–CSF. GM Sport SRL. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Visci, Claudio (30 December 2019). "Un Team siciliano si presenta in Sicilia Vini Zabu'-KTM" [A Sicilian team is presented in Sicily: Vini Zabu'-KTM]. Ciclismo Universale (in Italian). Claudio Visci. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "The EOLO-KOMETA Cycling Team roster is completed by Lorenzo Fortunato, Francesco Gavazzi and Luca Wackermann". Kometa Xstra Cycling Team. Hayf Sports S.L. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "103rd Giro d'Italia: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Giro d'Italia rider taken to hospital with multiple injuries after 'helicopter blows barriers into road'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
External links edit
- Luca Wackermann at UCI
- Luca Wackermann at Cycling Archives
- Luca Wackermann at ProCyclingStats
- Luca Wackermann at Cycling Quotient
- Luca Wackermann at CycleBase
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