Stefano Agostini (born 3 January 1989) is a professional road cyclist, who last rode for Cannondale.[1] He joined the team in 2011 as a stagiaire before signing on as a neo-pro for the 2012 season.[2][3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Stefano Agostini |
| Born | 3 January 1989 Udine, Italy |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Provisionally suspended |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2011 | Zalf Désirée Fior |
| 2011 | →Liquigas–Cannondale (stagiaire) |
| 2012–2013 | Liquigas–Cannondale |
On 20 September 2013 the UCI announced that Agostini was provisionally suspended for an adverse analytical finding for 0.7 nanogram per millilitre clostebol in an out-of-competition test taken on 21 August 2013.[4][5] He was also fired by the Cannondale team.[6] He was given a 15-month suspension for doping, ending 20 November 2014.[7]
Achievements edit
- 2006
- 1st Stage 2 Tre Ciclistica Bresciana
- 2007
- 1st Stage 2 Tre Ciclistica Bresciana
- 2009
- 5th Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin
- 2010
- 1st San Vendemiano
- 1st
National U23 Road Race Champion - 2011
- 5th Giro del Belvedere
- 6th Trofeo Alcide De Gasperi
- 3rd Overall Girobio
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Stages 4 & 7
- 8th GP di Poggiana
References edit
- ^ "Cannondale (CAN) - ITA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ Christiaens, Jerome (8 July 2011). "Moser et Agostini, l'avenir chez Liquigas" [Moser and Agostini, the future at Liquigas]. Velochrono.fr (in French). Velochrono. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "Gli stagisti saranno Stefano Agostini e Moreno Moser" [Interns will be Stefano Agostini and Moreno Moser]. Tuttobiciweb (in Italian). Prima Pagina Edizioni s.r.l. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "Press release: Stefano Agostini provisionally suspended". UCI.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ "Så mycket clostebol hade Johaug i blodet". dn.se. Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Agostini blames topical cream for Clostebol positive". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
He also confirmed that he has been fired by the Cannondale team.
- ^ UCI (10 July 2014). "UCI Doping Suspensions". UCI.ch.
External links edit
- Stefano Agostini at Cycling Archives
- Stefano Agostini profile at Liquigas-Cannondale
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