| Davide Appollonio | |
| Fullname: | Davide Appollonio |
| Nickname: | Appo Jet |
| Birth Date: | 2 June 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Isernia, Italy |
| Weight: | 67kg (148lb) |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | Sprinter |
| Amateuryears1: | 2007–2008 |
| Amateurteam1: | Vangi Sparo Caparol |
| Amateuryears2: | 2009 |
| Amateurteam2: | Hopplà–Seano–Bellissima |
| Proyears1: | 2009 |
| Proteam1: | → (stagiaire) |
| Proyears2: | 2010 |
| Proyears3: | 2011–2012 |
| Proyears4: | 2013–2014 |
| Proyears5: | 2015 |
| Proyears6: | 2019–2021 |
| Proteam6: | [1] |
Davide Appollonio (born 2 June 1989) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team .[2]
Born in Isernia, Appollonio first made an impression in the professional ranks riding as a stagiaire for during the latter part of 2009, before signing for the team as a neo-pro for the 2010 season.
He joined for the 2011 season,[3] picking up his first win for the team on the 3rd stage of the Tour de Luxembourg, and then his first overall Sprints competition the following day. Appollonio left at the end of the 2012 season, and joined on a two-year contract from the 2013 season onwards.[4] In October 2014 he announced that he would join for 2015, the first time Appollonio had joined an Italian professional cycling team.[5]
On 30 June 2015 Appollonio gave an adverse analytical finding for EPO, on 14 June – two weeks after completing the Giro d'Italia, and was provisionally suspended.[6] He was suspended for four years, and returned to the peloton with at the 2019 Volta a Portugal; he won the opening road stage of the race.[7]
| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | DNF | — | 168 | DNF | 123[8] | |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete | |
|---|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |