Andrea Piccolo Explained
| Andrea Piccolo |
| Fullname: | Andrea Piccolo |
| Birth Date: | 23 March 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Magenta, Italy |
| Height: | 1.81m |
| Weight: | 64 kg |
| Currentteam: | Free Agent |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | All-rounder |
| Amateuryears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Amateurteam1: | Team Lvf |
| Amateuryears2: | 2021 |
| Amateurteam2: | Viris Vigevano[1] |
| Proyears1: | 2020 |
| Proteam1: | [2] |
| Proyears2: | 2021 |
| Proteam2: | [3] |
| Proyears3: | 2022 |
| Proteam3: | [4] [5] [6] |
| Proyears4: | 2022 |
| Proteam4: | [7] |
| Proyears5: | 2022–2024 |
| Proteam5: | [8] |
Andrea Piccolo (born 23 March 2001) is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who previously rode for UCI WorldTeam .[8] His contract was terminated by EF Education-EasyPost after he was stopped at Italian customs allegedly carrying Human Growth Hormone.[9]
Career
In 2019, Piccolo won the Junior time trial at the UEC European Road Championships.[10] Piccolo had originally signed with UCI WorldTeam for the 2021 season[11] but left the team at the end of May, having not raced for the team at all after health issues were detected during an early season training camp.[12]
Major results
- 2018
1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
1st Trofeo Emilio Paganessi
2nd Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
1st Mountains classification
1st Young rider classification
3rd Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
3rd Overall Giro del Nordest d'Italia
1st Young rider classification
4th Overall GP Général Patton
4th Trofeo Citta di Loano
10th Trofeo Buffoni
- 2019
UEC European Junior Road Championships
1st Time trial
3rd Road race
National Junior Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
1st Overall Giro della Lunigiana
3rd Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
6th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
6th Trofeo Emilio Paganessi
7th Gent–Wevelgem Juniors
7th Trofeo Buffoni
- 2020
2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2021
1st Ruota d'Oro
1st Coppa Collecchio
2nd GP Capodarco
8th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
9th Veneto Classic
- 2022
2nd Circuito de Getxo
2nd Japan Cup
3rd Coppa Agostoni
4th Road race, National Road Championships
5th Maryland Cycling Classic
6th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour 7th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
10th Bretagne Classic
10th Coppa Sabatini
- 2023
Vuelta a España
Held & after Stage 2
- 2024
Combativity award Stage 2 Giro d'ItaliaGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Andrea Piccolo boekt derde zege na stap terug naar beloftenploeg. Dutch. Andrea Piccolo records third victory after stepping back to development team. Wielerflits. 28 September 2021. 10 October 2021.
- Web site: Team Colpack Ballan. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 10 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200510134206/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14137/2003307/257. 10 May 2020.
- Web site: Six new signings for Astana – Premier Tech with Battistella, de Bod, Piccolo, Perry, Romo and Sobrero joining for 2021 and beyond. official Astana Pro Team website. 20 November 2020. 20 November 2020. 20 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201120090043/http://www.astanaproteam.kz/modules.php?name=astana&page=news&id=3945. dead.
- Web site: Russische formatie Gazprom-RusVelo geeft Andrea Piccolo een nieuwe kans. Dutch. Russian team Gazprom-RusVelo gives Andrea Piccolo another chance. WielerFlits. 22 December 2021. 4 January 2022.
- Web site: GAZPROM-RUSVELO . UCI . 3 January 2022.
- Web site: Gazprom-RusVelo Team 2022 . rusvelo.team . 3 January 2022.
- Web site: Andrea Piccolo tekent na Gazprom-straf bij Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli. Dutch. Andrea Piccolo signs after Gazprom ban with Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli. WielerFlits. 24 June 2022. 24 June 2022.
- Web site: Andrea Piccolo signs with EF Education-EasyPost. efprocycling.com. . 15 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220806154134/https://efprocycling.com/racing/andrea-piccolo-signs-with-ef-education-easypost/. 6 August 2022.
- Web site: Ryan . Barry . 2024-06-22 . Fired EF rider Andrea Piccolo was under investigation by anti-doping authorities prior to police search . 2024-06-25 . cyclingnews.com . en.
- (italian) Ciclismo, Europei 2019: Andrea Piccolo fantastica medaglia d’oro nella cronometro juniores!
- Web site: Astana - Premier Tech. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210101032049/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15228/1001249/279. 1 January 2021.
- Web site: Astana – Premier Tech . Twitter . 4 October 2021 . en.
