Franco Pellizotti
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| Pellizotti at the 2004 Tour de Pologne | |
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Franco Pellizotti |
| Date of birth | January 15, 1978 |
| Country | Italy |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Liquigas |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2001–2004 2005– |
Alessio Liquigas |
| Major wins | |
| Giro d'Italia, 2 stages | |
| Infobox last updated on: | |
| May 26, 2008 | |
Franco Pellizotti (born January 15, 1978) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Liquigas.
Born in Latisana, province of Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Pellizotti is known as a climbing specialist and won Stage 10 in the 2006 Giro d'Italia and Stage 16 in the 2008 Giro d'Italia.
Like many Italian professional cyclists, Pellizotti has a strange nickname--'Il Delfino' (the dolphin).
[edit] Notable results
- 2001 – Alessio
- 20th, Vuelta a España (highest ranking Italian)
- 2002 – Alessio
- 1st, Stage 6 — Tirreno-Adriatico
- 1st, Stage 4 — Vuelta al País Vasco
- 1st — Tour de Frioul
- 1st Tour de Pologne stage 5
- 2003 – Alessio-Bianchi
- 2nd — Milan-Turin
- 3rd — Grand Prix de Larciano
- 9th Overall — Giro d'Italia
- 16th — Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- 2004 – Liquigas-Bianchi
- 1st — Gran Premio di Chiasso
- 2nd — Coppa Sabatini
- 2nd — Tour de Frioul
- 11th Overall — Giro d'Italia
- 2005 – Liquigas-Bianchi
- 1st — Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali overall and stage 2
- 3rd Stage 19 — Tour de France
- 2006 – Liquigas
- 1st Stage 10, and 8th overall — Giro d'Italia
- 10th — Clásica de San Sebastián
- 2007 – Liquigas
- 1st, Stage 2 — Paris-Nice
- 1st, Points classification — Paris-Nice
- 1st, Memorial Marco Pantani
- 2008 – Liquigas
- 1st, Stage 16 — Giro d'Italia
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| NAME | Pellizotti, Franco |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Road racing cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1978-01-15 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Latisana, Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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