| Country: |  Italy |
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| Born: | 1974-04-01 (46) | |
| Gender: |  |
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| Nicknames: | Il Grillo | |
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Source: Quick Step - Innergetic
Road | Track | Add Information | Widget
| Important victories | |
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NC Italy (2003, 2006) Olympic Games (2004) World Championships (2006, 2007) Liege - Bastogne - Liege (2000, 2002) Milano - San Remo (2003) Giro di Lombardia (2005, 2006) |
| Year | Teams | CycleBase Rankings |
Victories (UCI) | ||
| 1996 | - | 967 | - | ||
| 1997 | MG Maglificio - Technogym |  |
375 | - | |
| 1998 | Asics - C.G.A. | |
51 | 1 | |
| 1999 | Mapei - Quickstep | |
19 | 5 | |
| 2000 | Mapei - Quick Step | |
12 | 6 | |
| 2001 | Mapei - Quick Step | |
8 | 5 | |
| 2002 | Mapei - Quick Step | |
6 | 10 | |
| 2003 | Quick Step - Davitamon | |
3 | 5 | |
| 2004 | Quick Step - Davitamon | |
2 | 8 | |
| 2005 | Quick Step - Innergetic | |
14 | 4 | |
| 2006 | Quick Step - Innergetic | |
3 | 9 | |
| 2007 | Quick Step - Innergetic | |
17 | 3 | |
| 2008 | Quick Step | |
24 | 5 | |
| Results | Victories | Analysis |
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GP Wilhelm Tell (25-29/9) 9th place Ronde van Mendrisio (6/10) 9th place World Championships U23 (12/10) 4th place Ronde van Langkawi (19/2-2/3) 8th place Tirreno - Adriatico (12-19/3) 35th place Milano - San Remo (22/3 - CDM) 45th place E3 Prijs Harelbeke (29/3) 27th place Giro d`Italia (17/5-8/6) 25th place Tour de Suisse (17-26/6) 37th place Tre Valli Varesine (24/8) 20th place Züri Metzgete (24/8 - CDM) 41st place Trofeo dello Scalatore (26-28/8) 9th place in 3rd stage Paris - Tours (5/10 - CDM) 83rd place Tour Mediterraneen (11-15/2) 8th place Trofeo Laigueglia (17/2) 3rd place Giro di Reggio di Calabria (22/2) 7th place Milano - San Remo (21/3 - CDM) 70th place Semaine Catalane (23-27/3) 24th place 3rd place in 2nd stage Vuelta al Pais Vasco (6-10/4) 4th place in 5th stage Liege - Bastogne - Liege (19/4 - CDM) 92nd place Tour de Romandie (5-10/5) 45th place 5th place in 2nd stage 1st place in 4th stage Giro d`Italia (16/5-7/6) 7th place 3rd place in 13rd stage 2nd place in 16th stage 7th place in 18th stage 10th place in 19th stage Giro del Appennino (14/6) 11st place Tour of Denmark (11-15/8) 8th place Hamburg Cyclassics (16/8 - CDM) 12nd place Züri Metzgete (23/8 - CDM) 8th place Coppa Placci (5/9) 24th place Paris - Bruxelles (12/9) 25th place Coppa Sabatini (24/9) 8th place GP Beghelli (27/9) 3rd place Paris - Tours (4/10 - CDM) 47th place World Championships (11/10) 62nd place Milano - Torino (14/10) 21st place Giro di Lombardia (17/10 - CDM) 21st place Tirreno - Adriatico (10-17/3) 33rd place 1st place in 4th stage Milano - San Remo (20/3 - CDM) 77th place Settimana Siciliana (24-28/3) 3rd place 4th place in 1st stage 1st place in 2nd stage Liege - Bastogne - Liege (18/4 - CDM) 5th place Amstel Gold Race (24/4 - CDM) 31st place GP des Kantons Aargau (2/5) 9th place Tour de Romandie (4-9/5) 28th place Giro d`Italia (15/5-6/6) 44th place 3rd place in mountain ranking 5th place in 6th stage 4th place in 7th stage Giro del Appennino (13/6) 7th place Clasica San Sebastian (7/8 - CDM) 11st place Ronde van Galicie (9-13/8) 6th place 1st place in 1st stage Hamburg Cyclassics (15/8 - CDM) 12nd place Züri Metzgete (22/8 - CDM) 4th place GP Plouay (29/8) 7th place Vuelta a Espana (4-26/9) 32nd place 3rd place in 15th stage 3rd place in 21st stage Ronde van Lucca (28/9-1/10) 1st place 1st place in 1st stage 3rd place in 3rd stage Paris - Tours (3/10 - CDM) 14th place Milano - Torino (13/10) 2nd place Giro di Lombardia (16/10 - CDM) 9th place Trofeo Mallorca (6/2) 3rd place Trofeo Cala Millor (9/2) 1st place Vuelta a Andalucia (Ruta del Sol) (13-17/2) 2nd place in 1st stage 3rd place in 2nd stage 4th place in 4th stage Ronde van de Provincie Siracusa (27/2) 7th place Trofeo Pantalica (4/3) 10th place Tirreno - Adriatico (8-15/3) 6th place in 1st stage 7th place in 7th stage Milano - San Remo (18/3 - CDM) 40th place Settimana Coppi e Bartali (22-26/3) 1st place 4th place in 1st stage 1st place in 2nd stage 1st place in 4th stage La Flèche Wallonne (12/4) 19th place Liege - Bastogne - Liege (16/4 - CDM) 1st place Amstel Gold Race (22/4 - CDM) 14th place GP Larciano (29/4) 10th place Volta a Catalunya (15-22/6) 3rd place in 4th stage NC Italy (25/6) 7th place Tour de France (1-23/7) DNF 6th place in 7th stage 1st place in 9th stage GP Camaiore (2/8) 16th place Hamburg Cyclassics (6/8 - CDM) 18th place Clasica San Sebastian (12/8 - CDM) 4th place Züri Metzgete (20/8 - CDM) 24th place Coppa Placci (2/9) 5th place Giro di Romagna (3/9) 2nd place Paris - Bruxelles (9/9) 15th place GP Fourmies (10/9) 7th place Olympic Games (27/9) 9th place Paris - Tours (8/10 - CDM) 4th place World Championships (15/10) 9th place Giro di Lombardia (21/10 - CDM) 10th place Ronde van Langkawi (6-18/2) 2nd place 1st place in 3rd stage 3rd place in 5th stage 4th place in 6th stage 3rd place in 8th stage 3rd place in 9th stage 4th place in 10th stage 1st place in 11st stage Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (27/2-3/3) 4th place in 2nd stage Tirreno - Adriatico (14-21/3) 45th place 6th place in 1st stage 7th place in 6th stage Milano - San Remo (24/3 - CDM) 5th place Dwars door Vlaanderen (28/3) 12nd place Driedaagse van De Panne (3-5/4) 5th place in 1st stage 2nd place in 3rd stage Tour of Flanders (8/4 - CDM) 23rd place La Flèche Wallonne (18/4) 20th place Liege - Bastogne - Liege (22/4 - CDM) 15th place Tour de Suisse (19-28/6) 37th place 2nd place in 2nd stage 5th place in 7th stage 8th place in 9th stage NC Italy (1/7) 15th place Tour de France (7-29/7) 70th place 7th place in 9th stage Clasica San Sebastian (11/8 - CDM) 13rd place Hamburg Cyclassics (19/8 - CDM) 6th place Tre Valli Varesine (21/8) 5th place Züri Metzgete (26/8 - CDM) 1st place Coppa Placci (8/9) 1st place GP Fourmies (16/9) 24th place Giro del Lazio (22/9) 5th place Coppa Sabatini (27/9) 3rd place Ronde van Lucca (2-5/10) 4th place 4th place in 2nd stage 1st place in 4th stage World Championships (14/10) 2nd place Giro di Lombardia (20/10 - CDM) 20th place Florence - Pistoia (27/10) 9th place Trofeo Mallorca (3/2) 4th place Trofeo Manacor (6/2) 2nd place Trofeo Laigueglia (19/2) 8th place Ronde van de Riviera Ligure Ponente (20-23/2) 1st place 4th place in 2nd stage 1st place in 3rd stage 1st place in 4th stage Omloop Het Volk (2/3) 5th place Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne (3/3) 11st place Tirreno - Adriatico (14-20/3) 4th place 9th place in 1st stage 1st place in 2nd stage 6th place in 5th stage 3rd place in 6th stage 9th place in 7th stage Milano - San Remo (23/3 - CDM) 49th place E3 Prijs Harelbeke (30/3) 4th place Tour of Flanders (7/4 - CDM) 16th place La Flèche Wallonne (17/4) 37th place Liege - Bastogne - Liege (21/4 - CDM) 1st place Amstel Gold Race (28/4 - CDM) 7th place Giro di Toscane (5/5) 2nd place Giro d`Italia (11/5-2/6) DNF Tour de Wallonie (29/7-2/8) 1st place 1st place in 1st stage 5th place in 5th stage Hamburg Cyclassics (4/8 - CDM) 4th place Clasica San Sebastian (10/8 - CDM) 7th place Züri Metzgete (18/8 - CDM) 2nd place GP Plouay (25/8) 28th place Coppa Placci (7/9) 10th place Giro del Lazio (21/9) 1st place GP Industria & Commercio di Prato (24/9) 6th place Coppa Sabatini (26/9) 1st place Ronde van Lucca (1-4/10) 1st place in 3rd stage Paris - Tours (6/10 - CDM) 19th place World Championships (13/10) 26th place Giro di Lombardia (19/10 - CDM) 30th place Florence - Pistoia (26/10) 7th place GP Costa degli Etruschi (2/2) 4th place Trofeo Alcudia (4/2) 4th place Trofeo Manacor (5/2) 5th place Tour Mediterraneen (12-16/2) 1st place 2nd place in 1st stage 5th place in 2nd stage 2nd place in 3rd stage 5th place in 4th stage 6th place in 5th stage Trofeo Laigueglia (18/2) 4th place Tour du Haut Var (22/2) 5th place Omloop Het Volk (1/3) 3rd place Tirreno - Adriatico (13-19/3) 5th place 2nd place in 2nd stage 5th place in 3rd stage 10th place in 5th stage 6th place in 7th stage Milano - San Remo (22/3 - CDM) 1st place GP des Kantons Aargau (15/6) 2nd place Tour de Suisse (16-25/6) 10th place in 4th stage NC Italy (29/6) 1st place Tour de France (5-27/7) 48th place 4th place in 1st stage 7th place in 2nd stage 2nd place in 9th stage Hamburg Cyclassics (3/8 - CDM) 1st place GP Camaiore (6/8) 5th place Clasica San Sebastian (9/8 - CDM) 1st place Züri Metzgete (17/8 - CDM) 3rd place GP Fourmies (14/9) 18th place Giro del Lazio (20/9) 25th place Giro dell`Emilia (27/9) 8th place Paris - Tours (5/10 - CDM) 11st place World Championships (12/10) 4th place Trofeo Mallorca (1/2) 5th place Tour Mediterraneen (11-15/2) 6th place 1st place in 2nd stage Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne (29/2) 2nd place Tirreno - Adriatico (10-16/3) 1st place 1st place in 4th stage 1st place in 6th stage Milano - San Remo (20/3 - CDM) 8th place Tour of Flanders (4/4 - CDM) 9th place Amstel Gold Race (18/4 - CDM) 3rd place Liege - Bastogne - Liege (25/4 - CDM) 22nd place Tour de Suisse (12-20/6) 1st place in 8th stage Tour de France (3-25/7) 58th place Hamburg Cyclassics (1/8 - CDM) 2nd place GP Camaiore (4/8) 1st place Clasica San Sebastian (7/8 - CDM) 2nd place Olympic Games (14/8) 1st place Züri Metzgete (22/8 - CDM) 2nd place Ronde van Midden-Zeeland (4/9) 8th place Paris - Bruxelles (11/9) 5th place Circuit Franco-Belge (23-26/9) 9th place 1st place in 1st stage Paris - Tours (10/10 - CDM) 6th place Giro di Lombardia (16/10 - CDM) 29th place Trofeo Mallorca (6/2) 7th place Milano - San Remo (19/3 - Pro Tour) 43rd place Amstel Gold Race (17/4 - Pro Tour) 36th place La Flèche Wallonne (20/4 - Pro Tour) 42nd place Liege - Bastogne - Liege (24/4 - Pro Tour) 3rd place Giro d`Italia (7-29/5 - Pro Tour) 38th place 1st place in points ranking 1st place in 1st stage 2nd place in 9th stage 3rd place in 15th stage Vuelta a Espana (27/8-18/9 - Pro Tour) DNF 3rd place in 8th stage 1st place in 16th stage World Championships (25/9) 13rd place Züri Metzgete (2/10 - Pro Tour) 1st place GP Beghelli (9/10) 2nd place Giro di Lombardia (15/10 - Pro Tour) 1st place Trofeo Mallorca (5/2) 9th place Trofeo Alcudia (6/2) 3rd place Trofeo Pollenca (7/2) 3rd place Trofeo Soller (8/2) 1st place Trofeo Laigueglia (14/2) 10th place GP Lugano (26/2) 1st place Tirreno - Adriatico (8-14/3 - Pro Tour) 1st place in 1st stage 1st place in 2nd stage Milano - San Remo (18/3 - Pro Tour) 75th place Tour of Flanders (2/4 - Pro Tour) 7th place Amstel Gold Race (16/4 - Pro Tour) 7th place La Flèche Wallonne (19/4 - Pro Tour) 12nd place Liege - Bastogne - Liege (23/4 - Pro Tour) 2nd place Giro d`Italia (6-28/5 - Pro Tour) 56th place 1st place in points ranking 3rd place in 2nd stage 4th place in 3rd stage 2nd place in 4th stage 2nd place in 9th stage 1st place in 15th stage 4th place in 21st stage NC Italy (25/6) 1st place Vuelta a Espana (26/8-17/9 - Pro Tour) DNF 1st place in 2nd stage 5th place in 8th stage 3rd place in 12nd stage 5th place in 13rd stage 5th place in 15th stage World Championships (24/9) 1st place Giro di Lombardia (14/10 - Pro Tour) 1st place Ronde van Californie (18-25/2) 1st place in 4th stage 3rd place in 6th stage Milano - San Remo (24/3 - Pro Tour) 33rd place Tour of Flanders (8/4 - Pro Tour) 20th place Amstel Gold Race (22/4 - Pro Tour) 6th place Liege - Bastogne - Liege (29/4 - Pro Tour) 4th place Giro d`Italia (12/5-3/6 - Pro Tour) 41st place 3rd place in points ranking 2nd place in 2nd stage 3rd place in 7th stage 2nd place in 8th stage 4th place in 9th stage 3rd place in 14th stage 3rd place in 21st stage Hamburg Cyclassics (19/8 - Pro Tour) 7th place Vuelta a Espana (1-23/9 - Pro Tour) DNF 2nd place in 2nd stage 1st place in 3rd stage 3rd place in 5th stage 3rd place in 7th stage 2nd place in 11st stage 2nd place in 17th stage World Championships (30/9) 1st place Giro di Lombardia (20/10 - Pro Tour) 103rd place Florence - Pistoia (27/10) 7th place Ronde van Californie (17-24/2) 3rd place in 6th stage Milano - San Remo (22/3) 101st place Vuelta al Pais Vasco (7-12/4 - Pro Tour) 2nd place in 2nd stage 3rd place in 3rd stage Liege - Bastogne - Liege (27/4) 9th place Giro d`Italia (10/5-1/6) 19th place 5th place in 5th stage 2nd place in 8th stage 2nd place in 9th stage 5th place in 12nd stage 5th place in 14th stage Tour of Austria (6-13/7) 1st place in 1st stage Trofeo Matteotti (20/7) 1st place Tour de Wallonie (26-30/7) 3rd place 1st place in 2nd stage Clasica San Sebastian (2/8 - Pro Tour) 4th place Olympic Games (9/8) 17th place Vuelta a Espana (30/8-21/9) DNF 1st place in 6th stage 1st place in 12nd stage World Championships (28/9) 27th place |