Gianni Moscon
.JPG) Moscon at the 2016 Nokere Koerse | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gianni Moscon |
| Nickname | Il Trattore (The Tractor)[1] |
| Born |
20 April 1994 Trento, Italy |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Sky |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All Rounder/ Classics specialist |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2013–2015 | Zalf–Euromobil–Désirée–Fior |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2016– | Team Sky |
| Major wins | |
| |
Gianni Moscon (born 20 April 1994) is an Italian professional cyclist, currently riding for Team Sky.[2]
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Early life and career[edit]
Moscon grew up in the apple farms north of Trento in Trentino in the north of Italy. This led to him being given the nickname “Il Trattore,” which translates to “The Tractor.” [3]
Professional career[edit]
Team Sky (2016-present)[edit]
In September 2015, it was announced that he had signed a professional contract with Team Sky for the 2016 season.[4] This followed a recommendation from Fausto Pinarello, of the company who manufacture the team's bicycles, who had seen Moscon winning amateur races and spoke about him to Sky sport director Dario Cioni.[3]
Moscon recorded his first professional victory at the Arctic Race of Norway when he won the queen stage. He later went on to win the general classification, as well as the youth classification. He was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España.[5] In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the 2018 Tour de France.[6]
Controversy[edit]
Racism and suspension[edit]
During the 2017 Tour de Romandie, Moscon racially abused French cyclist Kevin Reza.[7] He was suspended from racing with Team Sky for six weeks. The team indicated that any further behaviour incidents will result in Moscon's contract being terminated.[8]
Moscon was also accused of purposefully crashing FDJ rider Sébastien Reichenbach during the 2017 Tre Valli Varesine, though investigation was dropped on the incident due to lack of evidence.
2018 Tour de France incident[edit]
Moscon was disqualified from the 2018 Tour de France after punching Élie Gesbert of Fortuneo–Samsic during stage 15.[9]
Career achievements[edit]
Major results[edit]
- 2012
- 4th Overall Giro della Lunigiana
- 2014
- 1st Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
- 2nd GP Capodarco
- 5th Gran Premio di Poggiana
- 6th Giro del Belvedere
- 8th Coppa della Pace
- 9th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
- 10th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
- 2015
- 1st
Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships - 1st Gran Premio San Giuseppe
- 1st Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
- 1st Coppa dei Laghi-Trofeo Almar
- 5th Overall Course de la Paix Under–23
- 2016
- 1st
Overall Arctic Race of Norway
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 3rd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- National Road Championships
- 4th Time trial
- 5th Road race
- 5th Overall Tour du Poitou Charentes
- 6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 7th Overall Tour de Yorkshire
- 8th Nokere Koerse
- 2017
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 5th Road race
- 1st
- UCI Road World Championships
- 3rd
Team time trial - 6th Time trial
- 3rd
- 3rd Giro di Lombardia
- 5th Paris–Roubaix
- 5th Giro dell'Emilia
- 7th Overall Route du Sud
- 7th Tre Valli Varesine
- 2018
- 1st Stage 3 (TTT) Critérium du Dauphiné
- 2nd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 8th E3 Harelbeke
- 8th Trofeo Lloseta–Andratx
Grand Tour general classification results timeline[edit]
| Grand Tour | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | DSQ |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | 27 | — |
Classics results timeline[edit]
| Monuments results timeline | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monument | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||||||||
| Milan–San Remo | — | 49 | 29 | |||||||||
| Tour of Flanders | 77 | 15 | 21 | |||||||||
| Paris–Roubaix | 38 | 5 | 41 | |||||||||
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | 78 | — | |||||||||
| Giro di Lombardia | — | 3 | ||||||||||
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
References[edit]
- ^ "The rise of Gianni Moscon". Team Sky. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Gianni Moscon Profile". Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée-Fior – Official Website. 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Stock points skyward for Italian Gianni Moscon - VeloNews.com". 17 April 2017.
- ^ http://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/news/article/66598#0bOIqbgfvWlsxiWd.97
- ^ "2017 > 72nd Vuelta a España > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ Benson, Daniel & O'Shea Sadhbh (29 April 2017). "Moscon racially abuses Reza at Tour de Romandie". Cycling News.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ Dobson, Mark (1 May 2017). "Team Sky suspend Gianni Moscon for six weeks over racial abuse". TheGuardian.com. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ Ryan, Barry (22 July 2018). "Gianni Moscon disqualified from Tour de France". Cycling News.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
External links[edit]
- Gianni Moscon at ProCyclingStats
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