Diego Ulissi

Diego Ulissi

Ulissi receiving the 2007 Giglio d'Oro
Personal information
Full name Diego Ulissi
Born July 15, 1989 (1989-07-15) (age 22)
Cecina, Italy
Team information
Current team Lampre-ISD
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Breakaway Specialist
Professional team(s)
2010– Lampre-Farnese Vini
Major wins
Giro d'Italia – 1 stage
Infobox last updated on
4 January 2012

Diego Ulissi (born July 15, 1989 in Cecina) is an Italian road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Lampre-ISD.

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Professional career

He won the UCI Road World Championships - Junior Men's Road Race in 2006 and 2007. He is the second cyclist ever – after Giuseppe Palumbo – to achieve two consecutive World Junior Road titles. He was awarded stage 17 of the 2011 Giro d'Italia after Giovanni Visconti was relegated for improper sprinting. [1]

Palmarès

2010
1st, Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
8th Overall, Tour de Pologne
2011
1st Stage 17 Giro d'Italia
2nd Overall, Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
1st, Young rider classification

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