Giovanni Visconti (cyclist)
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| Full name | Giovanni Visconti | ||
| Born | 13 January 1983  Italy |
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| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) | ||
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| Current team | Movistar Team | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Puncheur | ||
| Professional team(s) | |||
| 2004 2005 2006 2007–2008 2009–2011 2012– |
De Nardi Domina Vacanze Team Milram Quick Step-Innergetic ISD Movistar Team |
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| Infobox last updated on 4 January 2012 |
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Giovanni Visconti (born 13 January 1983 in Turin) is an Italian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Movistar Team.[1] Visconti won the Italian National Championship road race on 1 July 2007, beating Paolo Bossoni (Lampre-Fondital) and Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) at the end in a sprint. At 12 km to go, Rebellin made his move. Visconti, Bossoni, and Christian Murro (Tenax-Menikini) took the wheels of the Gerolsteiner's rider. The four were able to keep the peloton away until the final meters.
"I'm over the moon," Visconti said, "I have thought about this race for a long time. The teamwork was perfect, and Bettini helped me a lot to stay calm and concentrate for the final. It's the best moment of my career. I won a lot when I was an espoir but nothing is comparable to this fantastic day!"[citation needed]
It was the 24-year-old's second victory after the 2006 Coppa Sabatini.
[edit] Achievements
- 2003
- 1st
U-23 National Road Champion - 1st GP Inda-Trofeo Aras Frattini
- 1st Trofeo G. Bianchin
- 1st GP Kranj
- 2004
- 1st GP Kranj
- 1st Stage 2 Giro delle Regioni
- 1st Stage 4b Giro delle Regioni
- 1st Tour des Flandres Espoirs
- 2nd Menton-Savona
- 2005
- 3rd Firenze-Pistoia
- 2006
- 1st Coppa Sabatini
- 2nd Trofeo Melinda
- 2nd GP Industria & Commercio di Prato
- 2007
- 1st Italian National Road Race Championship
- 1st Stage 2a Brixia Tour
- 1st Coppa Sabatini
- 3rd Firenze–Pistoia
- 2008
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1st Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 2nd Memorial Cimurri
- 2nd Japan Cup
- 4th Giro di Lombardia
- 2009
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Slovenia
- 1st Coppa Agostini
- 1st Trofeo Melinda
- 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
- 1st UCI Europe Tour
- 2nd Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 2nd Coppa Sabatini
- 2nd Memorial Marco Pantani
- 3rd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese
- 5th Overall Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 1st Stage 1b (TTT)
- 2010
- 1st UCI Europe Tour
- 1st National Road Race Champion
- 1st
Overall Tour of Turkey
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Luxembourg
- 1st Classica Sarda Olbia-Pantogia
- 2nd Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 2011
- 1st UCI Europe Tour
- 1st National Road Race Champion
- 1st Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano
- 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese
- 2nd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
- 2nd GP Kanton Aargau
- 3rd GP di Lugano
- 3rd Overall Tour of Oman
- 3rd Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 4th Overall Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 1st Stage 5
- 1st Points classification
[edit] References
- ^ Stokes, Shane (30 December 2011). "Juan Jose Cobo signs two year contract with Movistar team". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/10761/Juan-Jose-Cobo-signs-two-year-contract-with-Movistar-team.aspx. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
[edit] External links
- Giovanni Visconti profile at Cycling Archives
- Giovanni Visconti (cyclist) at Trap-Friis.dk
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