Patrick Facchini (born 28 January 1988 in Trento) is an Italian former road bicycle racer, and current mountain runner. He turned professional for the 2013 season, joining UCI Professional Continental team Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela.[1]
 Patrick Facchini at 2017 Kilomètre vertical de Fully | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Patrick Facchini | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Hawk | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 January 1988 Trento, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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| 2013–2014 | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anti-doping rule violation edit
Facchini tested positive for Tuaminoheptane at the Tour of Belgium on 30 May 2014 and was subsequently handed a 10-month ban from sports by UCI.[2] His contract with Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela was terminated.
Palmarès edit
- 2009
- 1st Trofeo Rosalpina
- Baby Giro
- 1st Stage 1
- 4th Cronoscalata Gardone Val Trompia-Prati di Caregno
- 5th GP Palio del Recioto
- 2010
- 5th Trofeo Franco Balestra
- 7th Trofeo Zssdi
- 2011
- 1st Memorial Gerry Gasparotto
- 2nd Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin
- 8th Overall Giro del Friuli
- 8th GP Capodarco
- 8th Ruota d'Oro
- 2012
- 1st Trofeo Rigoberto Lamonica
- 1st Memorial Pigoni Coli
- 1st Cronoscalata Cornino-Monte Prat
- 1st Freccia dei Vini-Memorial Dottor Luigi Raffele
- 1st Cronoscalata Gardone Val Trompia-Prati di Caregno
- 1st Trofeo Franco Balestra
- 1st Trofeo Zssdi
- 5th Overall Giro delle Valli Cuneesi nelle Alpi del mare
- 1st Stage 2
- 8th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
- 10th Ruota d'Oro
National titles edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Androni-Venezuela, Facchini passa tra i pro' con Savio". spaziociclismo.it. 10 December 2012.
- ^ Patrick Facchini, cqranking.com
- ^ "Belotti e Facchini in cima al Km verticale". fidal.it. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
External links edit
- Patrick Facchini at Cycling Archives