Simone Velasco (born 2 December 1995 in Bologna) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team.[6]
 Velasco at the 2024 Liège-Bastogne-Liège | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 December 1995 Bologna, Italy |
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Astana Qazaqstan Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2014–2015 | Zalf–Euromobil–Désirée–Fior |
| Professional teams | |
| 2016–2017 | Bardiani–CSF |
| 2018–2019 | Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia[1][2] |
| 2020–2021 | Gazprom–RusVelo[3][4] |
| 2022– | Astana Qazaqstan Team[5] |
| Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
| |
Major results edit
Gravel edit
Road edit
- 2013
- 1st Trofeo Città di Loano
- 1st GP dell'Arno
- 2nd Trofeo Dorigo Porte
- 5th Overall Giro della Lunigiana
- 2014
- 2nd Trofeo Edil C
- 2015
- 1st Coppa della Pace
- 1st Ruota d'Oro
- 2nd Gran Premio di Poggiana
- 2nd GP Capodarco
- 4th Overall Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia
- 8th Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
- 2017
- 9th Trofeo Matteotti
- 2018
- 5th Trofeo Matteotti
- 7th Overall Tour of Hainan
- 10th Gran Piemonte
- 2019 (2 pro wins)
- 1st Trofeo Laigueglia
- 1st Stage 3 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 3rd Coppa Sabatini
- 8th Gran Premio di Lugano
- 10th Giro dell'Appennino
- 10th Memorial Marco Pantani
- 2020
- 4th Trofeo Matteotti
- 7th Memorial Marco Pantani
- 2021 (1)
- 2nd Tour du Jura
- 4th Giro dell'Appennino
- 4th Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 6th Overall Tour du Limousin
- 1st Stage 3
- 6th Overall Giro di Sicilia
- 6th Gran Premio di Lugano
- 9th Overall Czech Cycling Tour
- 9th Giro del Veneto
- 2022
- 7th Coppa Sabatini
- 2023 (2)
- National Championships
- 1st
Road race - 4th Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 2nd Trofeo Matteotti
- 3rd Circuito de Getxo
- 5th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 5th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 10th Memorial Marco Pantani
- 2024
- 3rd Figueira Champions Classic
- 8th Trofeo Laigueglia
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | 26 |
 Tour de France
|
31 | |
 Vuelta a España
|
— |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References edit
- ^ "Simone Velasco cambia casacca e firma con la Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia" [Simone Velasco changes kit and signs with Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia]. Cicloweb.it (in Italian). Cicloweb. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Wilier Triestina become Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia-KTM for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Gazprom - RusVelo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Gazprom-RusVelo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Astana continue overhaul by signing Riabushenko, Velasco and Gazzoli". cyclingnews.com. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM". UCI. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
External links edit
- Simone Velasco at UCI
- Simone Velasco at Cycling Archives
- Simone Velasco at ProCyclingStats
- Simone Velasco at Cycling Quotient
- Simone Velasco at UCI
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