Francesco Gavazzi
 Gavazzi at the 2009 Tour de Pologne. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Francesco Gavazzi |
| Nickname | Gava |
| Born |
1 August 1984 Morbegno, Italy |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Astana |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2007–2011 2012– |
Lampre-Fondital Astana |
| Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
Other
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Infobox last updated on 1 January 2014 | |
Francesco Gavazzi (born 1 August 1984 in Morbegno) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Astana.[1] In 2012, Gavazzi participated in the Tour of Beijing and won its queen stage leading to the Great Wall of China. To add to the difficulty of the day, the air quality was deemed as "severely polluted" by the local authorities.[2] Gavazzi closed down an attack by Team Sky's Edvald Boasson Hagen and grabbed the victory.[3] His consistent placings in the other stages netted him the second spot in the overall classification behind Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step).[4]
Palmares
- 2005
- 6th Trofeo Banca Popolare Piva
- 2006
- 1st National Road Championships Italy U23
- 1st Overall Giro della Toscana
- 1st Stage 4 Baby Giro
- 1st Trofeo Unidelta
- 1st Giro del Canavese – Trofeo Sportivi Valperghesi
- 2nd GP Folignano
- 3rd European Road Championships U23
- 4th World Road Championships U23
- 5th Giro d'Italia U26 e U23
- 5th GP Palio del Recioto
- 5th Trofeo Alcide De Gasperi
- 6th Coppa della Pace
- 2007
- 3rd Overall Japan Cup
- 2008
- 5th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 5th Overall Japan Cup
- 7th GP Nobili Rubinetterie
- 8th Memorial Pantani – Trofeo Mercatone Uno
- 9th Memorial Cimurri
- 2009
- 1st Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
- 2nd GP Industria & Commercio di Prato
- 3rd Giro della Romagna
- 3rd Giro del Piemonte
- 4th National Road Championships Italy
- 5th Overall Giro di Toscana
- 6th Paris - Tours
- 10th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 10th Overall Eneco Tour
- 2010
- 1st Stage 1 Giro di Sardegna
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of the Basque Country
- 1st Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 2nd Trofeo Laigueglia
- 6th Classica Sarda
- 8th Giro del Friuli
- 8th GP Ouest France
- 9th Tre Valli Varesine
- 9th Giro della Romagna
- 9th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 10th Overall Tirreno - Adriatico
- 2011
- 1st Stage 18 Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of the Basque Country
- 1st Stage 6 & 10 Volta a Portugal
- 4th Classica Sarda
- 4th GP Nobili Rubinetterie
- 6th Overall Giro della Provincia Di Reggio Calabria
- 8th GP Costa degli Etruschi
- 2012
- 2nd Overall Tour of Beijing
- 1st Stage 3
- 5th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 5th Druivenkoers - Overijse
- 7th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 2013
- 6th Overall Tour of Belgium
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
84 | 69 | - | - | - | - |
 Tour |
- | - | 105 | - | - | 84 |
 Vuelta |
- | - | - | 58 | - | - |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress
References
- ↑ "Egor Silin, Francesco Gavazzi and Jacopo Guarnieri will join the team for 2012 & 2013 seasons". astana.lu (Astana). 22 August 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Beijing’s Bad Air Day". The Inner Ring. WordPress. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ Walker, Lee (11 October 2012). "Gavazzi denies Boasson Hagen stage victory in Beijing". Yahoo! Eurosport (TF1 Group). Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ "Tony Martin claims Tour of Beijing crown as Steve Cummings wins finale". VeloNews (Competitor Group, Inc.). Agence France-Presse. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
External links
Media related to Francesco Gavazzi at Wikimedia Commons
- Francesco Gavazzi profile at Cycling Archives