Paolo Savoldelli
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| Full name | Paolo Savoldelli |
| Nickname | Il Falco ("The Falcon") |
| Born | 7 May 1973  Italy |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1996–1997 1998–2001 2002 2003–2004 2005–2006 2007 2008 |
Rosslotto Saeco Index-Alexia Alluminio Team Telekom Discovery Channel Astana LPR Brakes-Ballan |
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Paolo Savoldelli (born 7 May 1973 in Clusone, province of Bergamo) is an Italian former road racing cyclist and winner of the 2002 and 2005 Giro d'Italia.
Savoldelli is a climber but known for his fast downhill riding. He is nicknamed Il Falco ("the falcon"). His downhill skills won him the 2005 Giro. His descent of the Colle delle Finestre before the final ascent to Sestriere in the penultimate stage, closed a gap to Gilberto Simoni, preserving his lead and giving him the win.
On 20 July 2005, Savoldelli won the 17th stage of the Tour de France. He led Astana in the 2007 Giro d'Italia, but worked for teammate Eddy Mazzoleni.
Savoldelli retired from competitive professional cycling at the end of the 2008 season.[1] He did not leave the cycling world however, as he embarked in a career with the medias' coverage of the sport.
In 2012, Savoldelli works for the Italian television channel RAI, providing viewers with commentaries on cycling races. He is commenting from a motorbike, offering insights from a first-hand point of view.[2] He concludes each of his interventions with an emphatic "A Voi!" (Italian for "Back to you!"), which became his trademark.[3]
Palmarès [edit]
- 1997 – Rosslotto
- 1st, stage 4, Hofbrau Cup
- 1998 – Saeco
- 1st overall, Giro del Trentino
- 1st, stage 2
- 1999 – Saeco
- 1st, Trofeo Laigueglia
- 2nd overall, Giro d'Italia
- 1st, stage 14
- 1st overall, Giro del Trentino
- 1st, stage 1
- 2000 – Saeco
- 1st overall, Tour de Romandie
- 1st, prologue
- 1st, stage 3, Giro del Trentino
- 2001 – Saeco
- 1st, prologue, Tour de Romandie
- 1st, stage 2, Tour de Romandie
- 2002 – Index-Alexia Aluminio
- 1st
overall, Giro d'Italia
- 2005 – Discovery Channel
- 1st overall, Giro d'Italia
- 1st, stage 11
- 1st, stage 17, Tour de France
- 2006 – Discovery Channel
- 1st, prologue, Tour de Romandie
- 5th overall, Giro d'Italia
- 1st, prologue
- 1st,
Combination classification
- 2007 – Astana
- 2nd overall, Tour de Romandie
- 1st, prologue
- 1st, stage 20, Giro d'Italia
References [edit]
- ^ "Paolo Savoldelli Retires". Velochimp (Velochimp). 9 September 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ "Pooley. Binda. Again". BikeRadar (Future Publishing Limited). 1 April 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ "Sulle strade di casa Savoldelli parla bergamasco "...a oter!"... la linea". bicibg (in italian) (Duemilacom). 26 May 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
External links [edit]
- Paolo Savoldelli profile at Cycling Archives
