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Andrea Piccolo

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Andrea Piccolo
Personal information
Full nameAndrea Piccolo
Born (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 23)
Magenta, Italy
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Team information
Current teamFree Agent
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur teams
2018–2019Team Lvf
2021Viris Vigevano[1]
Professional teams
2020Team Colpack–Ballan[2]
2021Astana–Premier Tech[3]
2022Gazprom–RusVelo[4][5][6]
2022Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli[7]
2022–2024EF Education–EasyPost[8]

Andrea Piccolo (born 23 March 2001) is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who previously rode for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost.[8] His contract was terminated by EF Education-EasyPost after he was stopped at Italian customs allegedly carrying Human Growth Hormone.[9]

Career

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In 2019, Piccolo won the Junior time trial at the UEC European Road Championships.[10] Piccolo had originally signed with UCI WorldTeam Astana–Premier Tech for the 2021 season[11] but left the team at the end of May, having not raced for the team at all after health issues were detected during an early season training camp.[12]

Major results

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2018
1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
1st Trofeo Emilio Paganessi
2nd Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
1st Mountains classification
1st Young rider classification
3rd Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
3rd Overall Giro del Nordest d'Italia
1st Young rider classification
4th Overall GP Général Patton
4th Trofeo Citta di Loano
10th Trofeo Buffoni
2019
UEC European Junior Road Championships
1st Time trial
3rd Road race
National Junior Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
1st Overall Giro della Lunigiana
3rd Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
6th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
6th Trofeo Emilio Paganessi
7th Gent–Wevelgem Juniors
7th Trofeo Buffoni
2020
2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
2021
1st Ruota d'Oro
1st Coppa Collecchio
2nd GP Capodarco
8th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
9th Veneto Classic
2022
2nd Circuito de Getxo
2nd Japan Cup
3rd Coppa Agostoni
4th Road race, National Road Championships
5th Maryland Cycling Classic
6th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
7th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
10th Bretagne Classic
10th Coppa Sabatini
2023
Vuelta a España
Held & after Stage 2
2024
Combativity award Stage 2 Giro d'Italia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2023 2024
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia DNF
A yellow jersey Tour de France
A red jersey Vuelta a España 69
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "Andrea Piccolo boekt derde zege na stap terug naar beloftenploeg" [Andrea Piccolo records third victory after stepping back to development team] (in Dutch). Wielerflits. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Team Colpack Ballan". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Six new signings for Astana – Premier Tech with Battistella, de Bod, Piccolo, Perry, Romo and Sobrero joining for 2021 and beyond". official Astana Pro Team website. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Russische formatie Gazprom-RusVelo geeft Andrea Piccolo een nieuwe kans" [Russian team Gazprom-RusVelo gives Andrea Piccolo another chance]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). 22 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. ^ "GAZPROM-RUSVELO". UCI. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Gazprom-RusVelo Team 2022". rusvelo.team. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Andrea Piccolo tekent na Gazprom-straf bij Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli" [Andrea Piccolo signs after Gazprom ban with Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Andrea Piccolo signs with EF Education-EasyPost". efprocycling.com. EF Education–EasyPost. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  9. ^ Ryan, Barry (22 June 2024). "Fired EF rider Andrea Piccolo was under investigation by anti-doping authorities prior to police search". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  10. ^ (italian) Ciclismo, Europei 2019: Andrea Piccolo fantastica medaglia d’oro nella cronometro juniores!
  11. ^ "Astana - Premier Tech". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Astana – Premier Tech". Twitter. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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