Alessandro Vanotti (born 16 September 1980 in Bergamo) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer.[1]

Alessandro Vanotti
Personal information
Full nameAlessandro Vanotti
Born (1980-09-16) 16 September 1980 (age 43)
Bergamo, Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2004–2005De Nardi
2006Team Milram
2007–2012Liquigas
2013–2016Astana

Vanotti rode the Tour de France 5 times. He left Liquigas–Cannondale at the end of the 2012 season and joined Astana on a two-year contract from the 2013 season onwards.[1]

Major results edit

2003
3rd Trofeo Franco Balestra
5th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese
2005
9th GP Triberg-Schwarzwald
2007
Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
1st Prologue (TTT) & 4
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
2008
1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
2010
1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
1st Stage 4 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
2013
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
2015
1st Stage 2 (TTT) Vuelta a Burgos
2016
1st   Mountains classification Tour of Austria
1st Stage 2 (TTT) Vuelta a Burgos

Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit

Grand Tour 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
  Giro d'Italia 44 74 69 106 86 105 76 72 DNF
  Tour de France 133 119 132 118 147
  Vuelta a España 66 75 113 135 97
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Nibali signs two-year contract with Astana". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012. Nibali will take two of his Liquigas Cannondale teammates with him, Valerio Agnoli and Alessandro Vanotti.

External links edit

  Media related to Alessandro Vanotti at Wikimedia Commons