Damiano Caruso
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 Caruso prior to starting the final stage of the 2012 Giro d'Italia. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Damiano Caruso |
| Born |
12 October 1987 Ragusa, Italy |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Cannondale |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2009 2010 2011– |
LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini De Rosa-Stac Plastic Liquigas-Cannondale |
| Major wins | |
| National Under-23 Road Race Championships (2008) | |
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Infobox last updated on 1 January 2014 | |
Damiano Caruso (born 12 October 1987) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who rides for UCI ProTeam Cannondale.[1][2] Caruso was also the 2008 under-23 Italian national champion for the road race.[3]
Born in Ragusa, Sicily, Caruso has competed as a professional since the second half of the 2009 season, competing for the LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini,[4] and De Rosa-Stac Plastic teams,[5] before joining Liquigas-Cannondale for the 2011 season.[6] In October 2011, the Italian National Olympic Committee requested for Caruso to be suspended from competition for two years, although backdated from December 2010, in relation to a doping offence in 2007.[7] He was given a backdated one-year ban in February 2012, allowing for him to return to competition without being banned, but all his 2011 results were voided.[8] Caruso held the lead of the young rider classification at the 2012 Giro d'Italia, after Garmin-Barracuda's Peter Stetina lost time on the eighth stage.[9]
Palmarès
- 2005
- 1st Overall, Tre Ciclistica Bresciana (junior)
- 1st, Stage 2
- 2007
- 4th Overall, Giro della Toscana
- 4th, Gran Premio Madonna delle Grazie
- 5th, G.P. Chianti Castello Guicciardini di Poppiano
- 5th, Trofeo Tempestini Ledo
- 8th, Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin
- 9th, Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza
- 2008
- 1st
National Under-23 Road Race Championships - 2nd Overall, Giro delle Valli Cuneesi nelle Alpi del Mare
- 2nd, Giro del Montalbano
- 3rd, Gran Premio Chianti Colline D'Elsa
- 3rd, Gran Premio Industria Commercio e Artigianato – Casini
- 3rd, Gran Premio Città di Saltino
- 4th, Parma–La Spezia
- 4th, La Ciociarissima
- 5th, Bassano–Montegrappa
- 5th, G.P. Chianti Castello Guicciardini di Poppiano
- 6th, Giro Del Canavese – Trofeo Sportivi Valperghesi
- 9th Overall, Tour de l'Avenir
- 9th, Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza
- 2009
- 1st Overall, Giro Delle Pesche Nettarine Di Romagna
- 1st, Stage 5
- 1st, Trofeo Comune di Cafasse
- 1st, Stage 2, Girobio
- 3rd, G.P. Chianti Castello Guicciardini di Poppiano
- 4th, Parma–La Spezia
- 4th, Trofeo Banca Popolare Piva
- 4th, Milano–Rapallo
- 5th, Coppa Cicogna – G.P.Ristorante Pin-Rose
- 7th, Gran Premio Pretola
- 8th, Piccola Sanremo
- 9th, Trofeo Mario Zanchi
- 9th, Firenze–Empoli
- 2010
- 5th Overall, Giro di Sardegna
- 5th, Giro dell'Appennino
- 7th Overall, Brixia Tour
- 7th Overall, Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 10th Overall, Giro del Trentino
- 2011
- 4th Overall, Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
6th, Gran Premio Città di Camaiore- 7th, Japan Cup
- 2012
- 3rd Overall, Tour of Britain
- 8th, GP Miguel Indurain
- 9th, Giro di Toscana
- 2013
- 1st, Stage 5, Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 1st
Mountains classification, Tour of Beijing - 3rd Overall, Tour of Alberta
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
- | 24 | 19 |
 Tour |
- | - | - |
 Vuelta |
74 | - | - |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress
See also
- List of doping cases in cycling
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
References
- ↑ "Liquigas-Cannondale finalises roster, six new signings on board for 2012". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). 23 November 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ↑ "Introducing 2012 Team Liquigas Cannondale". Cannondale Bicycle Corporation (Dorel Industries). 12 January 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ↑ "Il Siciliano Damiano Caruso è il nuovo campione Italiano della categoria under 23" [The Sicilian Damiano Caruso is the new Italian champion of the Under 23 category]. Settimana Tricolore (in Italian) (GS Domus). 27 June 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ↑ Brown, Gregor (1 July 2009). "LPR Brakes welcomes Caruso". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ↑ Brown, Gregor (28 October 2009). "De Rosa-Stac Plastic names team roster". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ↑ "Basso and Nibali to remain with Liquigas". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 19 August 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2012. "Joining the team for 2011 will be Paolo Borghini Longho (ISD – Neri), Eros Capecchi (Footon-Servetto), Cristiano Salerno (De Rosa – Stac Plastic) and Damiano Caruso (De Rosa – Stac Plastic)."
- ↑ "CONI requests ban for Damiano Caruso". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 28 October 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ↑ "Caruso given back-dated suspension by CONI". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 20 February 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ↑ Moore, Kyle (13 May 2012). "Liquigas-Cannondale team flexes muscles on stage 8". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). Retrieved 14 May 2012.
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