Enzo Paleni (born 30 May 2002) is a French professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.

Enzo Paleni
Paleni (front) in 2021
Personal information
Born (2002-05-30) 30 May 2002 (age 21)
Aix-en-Provence, France[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamGroupama–FDJ[2]
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2019–2020Van Rysel-AG2R La Mondiale[3]
Professional teams
2021–2022Groupama–FDJ Continental Team[4][5]
2023–Groupama–FDJ

Career edit

In stage 1 of the Giro della Valle d'Aosta Paleni spent the day in the breakaway getting caught by teammate Lenny Martinez on the major hill.[6] Paleni rode in the 2022 European Road Championships finishing in sixth place in the Under-23 Time trial.[7] On 3 August 2022 Groupama–FDJ confirmed they had signed Paleni into their UCI WorldTeam for 2023.[8][9]

Major results edit

Sources:[1][10]

2019
1st Stage 2a (TTT) Aubel–Thimister–Stavelot
7th Chrono des Nations
2020
2nd Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
2021
4th Chrono des Nations
2022
1st   Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
1st   Mountains classification, Tour de la Mirabelle
2nd   Time trial, Mediterranean Games
3rd Overall Ronde de l'Isard
6th Grand Prix de la Somme
2023
8th Chrono des Nations
9th Grand Prix La Marseillaise

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Enzo Paleni". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Enzo PALENI". UCI. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Enzo Paleni Teams". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  4. ^ "GROUPAMA - FDJ 2021". UCI. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  5. ^ "GROUPAMA - FDJ 2022". UCI. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Giro Ciclistico della Valle d'Aosta - Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc > Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc". www.girovalledaosta.it. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Big names of road cycling for juniors and under-23 expected in Anadia". anadia2022.eu. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  8. ^ "2023 signings : The Conti riders come first". equipecycliste-groupama-fdj.fr. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  9. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (3 August 2022). "Groupama-FDJ sign seven neo-pros to refresh 2023 squad". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Enzo Paleni". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

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