Andrea Guardini Explained

Andrea Guardini
Fullname:Andrea Guardini
Nickname:Mr. Langkawi
Birth Date:1989 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Tregnago, Italy
Height:1.68m (05.51feet)
Weight:68kg (150lb)
Currentteam:Retired
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Sprinter
Amateuryears1:2008–2009
Amateurteam1:Lucchini Neri Comauto Cocif
Amateuryears2:2010
Amateurteam2:Casati NGC Perrel
Proyears1:2010
Proteam1:(stagiaire)
Proyears2:2011–2012
Proyears3:2013–2016
Proteam3:[1]
Proyears4:2017
Proyears5:2018–2019
Proteam5:[2] [3]
Proyears6:2020–2021
Proteam6:[4] [5]
Majorwins:Grand Tours

Giro d'Italia

1 individual stage (2012)

Andrea Guardini (born 12 June 1989) is an Italian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2021 for the,,[1],[6] and teams.[7]

A sprinter, Guardini currently holds the record for most stage wins at the Tour de Langkawi[8] with twenty-four stage victories; recording five at the 2011 race, six in 2012,[9] one in 2013, two in 2014 and 2018, and four in 2015 and 2016. With 43 career wins, the majority of his victories came in the Tour de Langkawi.[10]

Major results

2007
  • 4th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships
    2009
  • 3rd Road race, Mediterranean Games
  • 3rd Circuito del Porto
    2010
  • 1st Stage 3 Girobio
    2011
  • Tour de Langkawi
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stages 1, 2, 6, 7 & 10
  • Tour of Turkey
  • 1st Stages 1 & 7
  • 1st Stage 5 Tour of Qatar
  • 1st Stage 5 Volta a Portugal
  • 1st Stage 3 Tour of Slovenia
  • 1st Stage 5 Giro di Padania
    2012
  • 1st Stage 18 Giro d'Italia
  • Tour de Langkawi
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stages 2, 3, 4, 8, 9 & 10
  • Tour of Qinghai Lake
  • 1st Stages 9, 10 & 12
  • 3rd Grand Prix de Denain
    2013
  • 1st Stage 7 Tour de Langkawi
  • 4th Scheldeprijs
    2014
  • Tour de Langkawi
  • 1st Stages 3 & 10
  • Danmark Rundt
  • 1st Stages 2 & 4
  • 1st Stage 1 Eneco Tour
  • 8th Scheldeprijs
    2015
  • Tour of Oman
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stage 1
  • Tour de Langkawi
  • 1st Stages 1, 2, 4 & 8
  • 1st Stage 1 Abu Dhabi Tour
  • 1st Stage 1 World Ports Classic
  • 2nd Overall Tour de Picardie
  • 1st Stage 2
    2016
  • Tour de Langkawi
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stages 1, 5, 7 & 8
  • 9th Overall Tour de Picardie
    2018
  • Tour de Langkawi
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stages 1 & 8
  • 1st Stage 4 Tour of Hainan
  • 8th Giro del Piemonte
    2019
  • 1st Stage 3 Istrian Spring Trophy
  • 1st Stage 10 Tour of Qinghai Lake
  • 2nd Trofej Umag
    2020
  • Tour of Romania
  • 1st Stages 1 & 5
    2021
  • 3rd Overall Tour of Szeklerland
  • 1st Stages 1 & 3
  • 4th Grand Prix Gazipaşa
  • 4th GP Manavgat

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour2012201320142015201620172018
    Giro d'ItaliaDNFDNF
    Tour de Francecolspan=7
    Vuelta a España159
    Legend
    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    Notes and References

    1. News: Guardini joins Fuglsang in move to Astana. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 16 August 2012. 16 August 2012.
    2. News: Guardini signs with Bardiani-CSF – News shorts. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 September 2017. 4 January 2018.
    3. Web site: Team. . GM Sport SRL. 7 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190107231851/http://www.bardianicsf.com/team.html. 7 January 2019.
    4. News: La carriera di Andrea Guardini prosegue alla Giotti Victoria. it. Andrea Guardini's career continues at Giotti Victoria. 7 November 2019. 12 December 2019. Cicloweb.it. Cicloweb.
    5. Web site: Giotti Victoria Savini Due. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 13 February 2021. https://archive.today/20210213130816/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15369/1003117/276. 13 February 2021.
    6. Web site: Marcato, Guardini sign with new Chinese WorldTour team Project TJ Sport. 28 September 2016 . . 28 September 2016.
    7. News: Guardini brings curtain down on cycling career. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 15 November 2021. 30 January 2022.
    8. News: Guardini sets new record of stage wins at Le Tour de Langkawi. Jean-François. Quénet. 3 March 2012. 3 March 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
    9. News: Serpa wins Tour de Langkawi, Guardini grabs sixth sprint victory. Shane. Stokes. 4 March 2012. 4 March 2012. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC.
    10. Web site: Andrea Guardini. 15 March 2015. ProCyclingStats.