Franco Pellizotti

Franco Pellizotti

Personal information
Full name	Franco Pellizotti
Nickname	Pello, Il Delfino
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Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Major wins
Tour de France Combativity award (2009) Mountain classification (2009) Giro d'Italia, 3 stages Paris Nice, 1 Stage

Franco Pellizotti (born January 15, 1978 in Latisana, Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam

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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.

Notable results

2001

• 20th Overall, Vuelta a España (highest ranking Italian)

2002

• 1st Stage 6, Tirreno-Adriatico
• 1st Stage 4, Vuelta al País Vasco
• 1st Tour de Frioul
• 1st Stage 5, Tour de Pologne

2003

• 2nd Milan-Turin
• 3rd Grand Prix de Larciano
• 9th Overall, Giro d'Italia
• 16th Liège-Bastogne-Liège

2004

• 1st Gran Premio di Chiasso
• 2nd Coppa Sabatini
• 2nd Tour de Frioul
• 11th Overall, Giro d'Italia
  • 3rd Stage 4, Stage 8

2005

• 1st Overall Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
  • 1st Stage 2
  • 2nd Stage 5
• 3rd Overall Tour Méditerranéen
  • 3rd Stage 3
• 2nd Trophée Laigueglia
• 2nd Stage 8 Paris-Nice
• 3rd Stage 19, Tour de France

2006

• 8th Overall, Giro d'Italia
  • 1st Stage 10
• 2nd Milan-Turin
• 10th, Clásica de San Sebastián

2007

• 9th Overall, Giro d'Italia
• 5th Overall, Paris-Nice
  • 1st, Stage 3
  • 1st Points classification
• 1st, Memorial Marco Pantani
• 12th Liège-Bastogne-Liège

2008

• 15th Milan-San Remo
• 4th Overall, Giro d'Italia
  • 1st Stage 16
• 3rd Overall, Tour de Pologne
  • 3rd Stage 6

2009

• 3rd Overall, Giro d'Italia
  • 1st Stage 17
  • 3rd Stage 4
  • 2nd Stage 10
  • 2nd Stage 19
• 1st King of the Mountains Overall, Tour de France
  • Combativity award Overall
    • Stage 9, Stage 17
  • 2nd Stage 9
  • 3rd Stage 12

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