Paolo Lanfranchi (born July 25, 1968 in Gazzaniga, Province of Bergamo) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. Originally from Gazzaniga, Italy. Lanfranchi was a dominating figure in the Italian road racing scene by winning many points standings. Turning pro in 1993, he captured his first major victory in winning a Yellow Jersey for General classification of the Tour de Langkawi in 1999 riding for the Mapei–Quick-Step team, and again in 2001 with the same team.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Paolo Lanfranchi |
| Born | July 25, 1968 Gazzaniga, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional teams | |
| 1993-1994 | Mercatone Uno–Zucchini–Medeghini |
| 1995 | Brescialat–Fago |
| 1996 | San Marco Group |
| 1996–2001 | Mapei–GB |
| 2002 | Index–Alexia Alluminio |
| 2003–2004 | Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo |
| Major wins | |
| Tour de Langkawi (1999 & 2001) | |
Major results edit
- 1988
- 1st GP Capodarco
- 1990
- 1st Giro del Medio Brenta
- 1991
- 1st Gran Premio di Poggiana
- 1992
- 3rd Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
- 1994
- 3rd Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
- 1995
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2nd Trofeo Matteotti
- 4th GP Città di Camaiore
- 1996
- 3rd GP Llodio
- 1997
- 2nd Giro di Lombardia
- 2nd Giro del Piemonte
- 3rd Milano–Torino
- 1998
- 2nd Giro dell'Appennino
- 1999
- 1st
Overall Tour de Langkawi - 1st Overall GP Internacional Telecom
- 1st Stage 1
- 4th GP Città di Camaiore
- 4th Tre Valli Varesine
- 2000
- 1st Stage 19 Giro d'Italia
- 3rd Giro dell'Appennino
- 3rd LuK Challenge
- 3rd Clasica de Sabiñanigo
- 2001
- 1st Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Prologue, Stages 8 & 9
- 3rd GP Miguel Indurain
- 4th Giro dell'Emilia
- 6th Giro del Lazio
- 6th GP Industria & Commercio di Prato
- 9th Giro di Romagna
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
- 10th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
- 2002
- 3rd GP Kanton Aargau Gippingen
- 8th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 2003
- 5th Overall Tour Down Under
- 5th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 6th Coppa Sabatini
- 6th GP Industria & Commercio di Prato
- 8th Tre Valli Varesine
- 10th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 2004
- 9th Coppa Agostoni
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | 15 | 15 | DNF | 18 | — | 12 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 61 |
 Tour de France
|
DNF | 14 | 59 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
13 | — | — | 18 | DNF | — | 38 | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References edit
- ^ "Paolo Lanfranchi". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
External links edit
- Paolo Lanfranchi at Cycling Archives
- Paolo Lanfranchi at ProCyclingStats
- Paolo Lanfranchi at CQ Ranking
- Paolo Lanfranchi at CycleBase
