Nocentini in 2006 |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rinaldo Nocentini | ||
| Born | September 25, 1977 Italy |
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| Current team | Ag2r-La Mondiale | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Classics specialist | ||
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| 1999–2001 2002 2003 2004–2006 2007– |
Mapei-Quick Step Fassa Bortolo Formaggi Pinzolo Fiavé Acqua & Sapone AG2R Prévoyance |
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| Infobox last updated on April 23, 2009 |
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Rinaldo Nocentini (born 25 September 1977 in Montevarchi) is an Italian racing cyclist with UCI ProTour team Ag2r-La Mondiale.
In the 2009 Tour de France, his first participation in the race, he became leader in the General Classification after participating in a stage-long breakaway on stage 7 to take the yellow jersey from Fabian Cancellara with an overall time six seconds ahead of the second-place rider in the General Classification, Alberto Contador. He wore the yellow jersey for eight stages before relinquishing it to Contador at the end of stage 15.
Rinaldo Nocentini at Trap-Friis.dk
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