Franco Pellizotti

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Franco Pellizotti

Pellizotti at the 2009 Tour de France
Personal information
Full name Franco Pellizotti
Nickname Pello,
Il Delfino
Born (1978-01-15) January 15, 1978 (age 34)
Italy
Team information
Current team Suspended
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Climber
Professional team(s)
2001–2004
2005–2010		 Alessio
Liquigas-Bianchi
Major wins
Giro d'Italia, 1 stage
Paris Nice, 1 Stage
Infobox last updated on
July 24, 2009

Franco Pellizotti (born January 15, 1978 in Latisana, Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, currently suspended from the sport.

Pellizotti is known as a climbing specialist and won Stage 10 in the 2006 Giro d'Italia, Stage 16 in the 2008 Giro d'Italia and Stage 17 in the 2009 Giro d'Italia. After finishing third overall in the 2009 Giro, he won the polka dot jersey in Paris as the best climber of the 2009 Tour de France, as well as named the Most Combative (Aggressive) Rider on Stages 9 and 17. At the start of each race, Pellizotti can be seen making the sign of the cross and kissing a crucifix around his neck.

Pellizotti at the 2009 Giro d'Italia

On May 3, 2010, Pellizotti's name was released by La Gazzetta dello Sport as being one of several riders under investigation by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) for "irregular blood values". Pellizotti was reported to have had "suspicious values" on the eve of the 2009 Tour de France and request has been made by the UCI for investigation.[1] This was confirmed later that day in a UCI press release.[2] He was due to be one of Liquigas-Doimo' team leaders at the 2010 Giro d'Italia, but was immediately pulled from the squad and replaced with Vincenzo Nibali. His team said they have faith in the explanation put forward by Pellizotti and are conducting a further investigation.[3] Shortly after the end of the season, the suspension was lifted on the grounds of lack of evidence, and Pellizotti declared a wish to seek financial redress from the UCI.[4] Liquigas-Doimo declined to re-sign Pellizotti after the 2010 season. Pellizotti's case reached the Court of Arbitration for Sport in March 2011. After asking the court for a speedy verdict, he was suspended for two years after it upheld the UCI's appeal. His ban is expected to last until May 2012. The Court also annulled all results from May 17, 2009, meaning that Pellizotti lost a stage win and third place overall in the Giro d'Italia and a stage win and overall victory in the mountains and combativity classifications in the Tour de France.[5]

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[edit] Notable results

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009 (results annulled)

[edit] Grand Tour General Classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Pink jersey Giro - 16 9 11 - 8 9 4 RA
Yellow jersey Tour - - 75 - 47 - - - RA
golden jersey Vuelta 20 - - - - - 37 - -

RA - Results Annulled WD - Withdrew

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Pellizoti Out of the giro due to biological passport findings". http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/453100/pellizotti-out-of-the-giro-due-to-biological-passport-findings.html. 
  2. ^ "UCI Confirm Pellizoti investigation". http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=Njg2NQ&MenuId=MTk0OA&LangId=1&BackLink=%2FTemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI5%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuID%3DMTk0OA. 
  3. ^ "Liquigas put faith in Pellizotti". http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/liquigas-doimo-put-faith-in-pellizotti. 
  4. ^ Franco Pellizotti cleared to race Cycling News October 2010
  5. ^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pellizotti-banned-for-two-years-by-the-court-of-arbitration-for-sport

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