Franco Pellizotti

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Franco Pellizotti (born January 15, 1978 in Latisana, Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Liquigas. He is known as a climbing specialist and in 2006 has won a stage of the Giro d'Italia.

[edit] Notable results

2006 – Team Liquigas

• 1st Stage 10, and 8th overall — Giro d'Italia
• 10th — Clásica de San Sebastián

2005 – Team Liquigas-Bianchi

• 1st — Coppi et Bartali
• 3rd Stage 19 — Tour de France

2004 – Team Liquigas-Bianchi

• 1st — Grand Prix de Chiasso
• 2nd — Coppa Sabatini
• 2nd — Tour de Frioul
• 11th Overall — Giro d'Italia

2003 – Team Alessio-Bianchi

• 2nd — Milan-Turin
• 3rd — Grand Prix de Larciano
• 9th Overall — Giro d'Italia
• 16th — Liège-Bastogne-Liège

2002 – Alessio

• 1st, Stage 6 — Tirreno-Adriatico
• 1st, Stage 4 — Vuelta al País Vasco
• 1st — Tour de Frioul

2001 – Alessio

• 20th, Vuelta a España (highest ranking Italian)

Riders on Liquigas

Michael Albasini | Dario Andriotto | Magnus Bäckstedt | Patrick Calcagni | Eros Capecchi | Kjell Carlström | Dario Cioni | Daniele Colli | Alberto Curtolo | Mauro Da Dalto | Danilo Di Luca | Francesco Failli | Stefano Garzelli | Enrico Gasparotto | Roman Kreuziger | Nicola Loda | Vladimir Miholjevic | Marco Milesi | Matej Mugerli | Vincenzo Nibali | Andrea Noè | Luca Paolini | Franco Pellizotti | Manuel Quinziato | Marco Righetto | Alessandro Spezialetti | Charles Wegelius | Stefano Zanini

Manager

Roberto Amadio