Mirco Lorenzetto
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mirco Lorenzetto |
| Born |
July 13, 1981 Vittorio Veneto, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road and track |
| Role | Retired |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2004 2005 2006–2008 2008–2010 2011 |
De Nardi Domina Vacanze Team Milram Lampre Astana |
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Infobox last updated on 1 January 2012 | |
Mirco Lorenzetto (born 13 July 1981 in Vittorio Veneto) is a former Italian racing cyclist, who competed as a professional between 2004 and 2011.[1] He has won victories in the Tour Méditerranéen 2007, the Tour of Sardegna and Giro del Friuli in 2009.
Lorenzetto became a professional cyclist in 2004. His first victory came in 2007, when he won a stage in the Tour Méditerranéen, in a close sprint over Daniele Bennati.[2]
The year 2009 started good for Lorenzetto, as in March he already had three victories.[3] In April 2009, during the Tour of Flanders, Lorenzetto crashed and was taken to hospital,[4] but a few days later he could leave the hospital without serious damage.[5]
Lorenzetto announced his retirement in December 2011, at the age of 30.[1]
Palmarès
Source:[6]
- 2004 – De Nardi
- 2005 – Domina Vacanze
- 2006 – Milram
- 2007 – Milram
- 1st, Stage 6, Tour Méditerranéen
- 2008 – Milram
- 1st, Stage 4, Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 1st, Stage 2, Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
- 2009 – Lampre
- 1st, Stage 1 & 2, Giro di Sardegna
- 1st, Giro del Friuli
- 2010 – Lampre
- 1st Stage 4, Tour de Pologne
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lorenzetto calls time on career". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 2 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Tight Méditerranéen sprint finish – Lorenzetto over Bennati
- ↑ Lorenzetto marks season's third in Friuli
- ↑ García Acosta and Lorenzetto injured
- ↑ Lorenzetto to leave hospital
- ↑ Mirco Lorenzetto profile at Cycling Archives