Michael Albasini
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 Albasini in 2009 |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Michael Albasini | ||
| Born | 20 December 1980 Mendrisio, Switzerland |
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| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 65 kg (140 lb) | ||
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| Current team | GreenEDGE | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Professional team(s) | |||
| 2003–2004 2005–2008 2009–2011 2012– |
Phonak Liquigas-Bianchi Team Columbia-High Road GreenEDGE |
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| Infobox last updated on 1 January 2012 |
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Michael Albasini (born 20 December 1980) is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam GreenEDGE. Albasini began his career in 2003 with Phonak, moved to Liquigas-Bianchi at the beginning of 2005, and signed with Team Columbia-High Road for the 2009 season. For the 2012 season Albasini will be riding with the new Australian pro cycling team GreenEDGE.[1]
[edit] Palmares
- 1998
- 1st
U-19 Road Race Champion - 2002
- 1st
U-23 Road Race Champion - 2005
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de Suisse
- 1st
Sprints Competition
- 1st
- 2006
- 1st
Mountains Competition Tour de Suisse - 1st Sprints Competition Tour de Suisse
- 2007
- 1st Stage Circuit de la Sarthe
- 2008
- 2nd GP Miguel Indurain
- 7th La Flèche Wallonne
- 2009
- 1st
Overall Tour of Austria
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta al País Vasco
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de Suisse
- 9th La Flèche Wallonne
- 2010
- 1st Overall Tour of Britain
- 1st Stage 3
- 4th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 10th La Flèche Wallonne
- 2011
- 1st Stage 13 Vuelta a España
- 1st GP Kanton Aargau
- 1st Mountains Competition Tour of the Basque Country
- 3rd Overall Bayern Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 3
- 4th Overall Tour of Oman
[edit] References
- ^ Aubrey, Jane (5 September 2011). "Albasini joins GreenEdge in an "easy decision"". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/albasini-joins-greenedge-in-an-easy-decision. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Profile at Liquigas official website
- Michael Albasini at Trap-Friis.dk
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