Davide Formolo

Davide Formolo

Formolo at the 2015 Tour of Alberta
Personal information
Full name Davide Formolo
Nickname Roccia[1]
English: Rock
Born (1992-10-25) 25 October 1992
Negrar, Veneto, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
Team information
Current team Cannondale–Drapac
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type All-rounder
Amateur team(s)
2011–2013 Petroli–Firenze
Professional team(s)
2014 Cannondale
2015– Cannondale–Garmin
Major wins

Grand Tours

Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2015)

Davide Formolo (born 25 October 1992) is an Italian professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Cannondale–Drapac.[2][3] Formolo turned professional in 2014.[3]

Biography

Born on 25 October 1992, in Negrar, Veneto, Formolo resides in Marano di Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy.[3][4]

He signed with Cannondale, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2014 season.[5][6]

Formolo signed with Cannondale–Garmin, a UCI WorldTeam, for the 2015 season.[7][8]

On 12 May 2015, at the Giro d'Italia, Formolo escaped with twenty riders, and successfully soloed, 14 km (8.7 mi), to the finish.[9][10] He finished twenty-two seconds ahead of the peloton.[11][12] He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España.[13]

Career achievements

Major results

2012
2nd Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships
2nd Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
4th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
8th Overall Girobio
2013
2nd Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
2nd Trofeo Matteotti Under–23
4th Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships
6th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
6th GP Capodarco
8th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
9th Trofeo Edil C
10th Gran Premio di Poggiana
2014
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
4th Overall Tour of Turkey
6th Giro dell'Emilia
7th Overall Tour de Taiwan
7th Overall Tour de Suisse
7th Japan Cup
9th Gran Premio di Lugano
2015
1st Stage 4 Giro d'Italia
1st Young rider classification Volta ao Algarve
3rd Trofeo Andratx-Mirador d'Es Colomer
9th Overall Tour de Pologne
9th Overall Tour of Alberta
2016
4th Overall Tour de Pologne
9th Overall Vuelta a España
2017
10th Overall Giro d'Italia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2015 2016 2017
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 31 31 10
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España — 9 —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ↑ "La favola di Formolo. Una piccola ”Roccia” che fa sognare l’Italia". La Stampa (in Italian). Editrice La Stampa. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Team Cannondale - Garmin (TCG) - USA". UCI World Tour. Aigle, Vaud: Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Davide Formolo". Cannondale–Garmin. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Davide Formolo". Liquigas. Sesto al Reghena, Friuli-Venezia Giulia: Brixia Sports SPA. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Cannondale Pro Cycling finalizes 2014 team roster". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Cannondale unveils 27-rider 2014 roster". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Stephen Farrand (11 September 2014). "Viviani close to joining Team Sky in 2015". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  8. ↑ Gregor Brown (7 November 2014). "Italians aim for fresh start on new U.S.-based Cannondale squad". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Giro d’Italia: Davide Formolo claims stunning stage four victory". The Guardian. London, England: Guardian Media Group plc. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  10. ↑ Spencer Powlison (12 May 2015). "Giro d’Italia stage 4 is Formolo’s first pro win". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Giro d'Italia: Formolo takes solo win on stage 4 in La Spezia". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "Davide Formolo wins on dramatic day as Simon Clarke takes pink". Eurosport. Silver Spring, Maryland: Discovery Communications, Inc. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "71st Vuelta a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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