Davide Villella Explained

Davide Villella
Fullname:Davide Villella
Birth Date:27 June 1991
Birth Place:Magenta, Italy
Height:1.820NaN0
Weight:66kg (146lb)
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Climber
Amateuryears1:2010–2013
Amateuryears2:2013
Amateurteam2: (stagiaire)
Proyears1:2014
Proyears2:2015–2017
Proteam2:[1] [2]
Proyears3:2018–2019
Proteam3:[3] [4]
Proyears4:2020–2021
Proteam4:[5] [6]
Proyears5:2022
Proteam5:[7]
Majorwins:Grand Tours

Vuelta a España

Mountains classification (2017)One-day races and Classics

Japan Cup (2016)

Davide Villella (born 27 June 1991) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2014 to 2022.[2]

Biography

Born on 27 June 1991, in Magenta, Lombardy, Villella resides in Sant'Omobono Terme, Lombardy, Italy.[2] [8]

Villella signed with, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2014 season.[9] [10] He started the 2014 Giro d'Italia, but withdrew on Stage 6.[11] [12] Villella signed with, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2015 season.[13] [14] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.[15]

Major results

2012
  • 2nd Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
  • 3rd Gran Premio della Liberazione
  • 3rd Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
  • 6th Trofeo Edil C
  • 7th Ruota d'Oro
  • 8th Overall Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stages 4 & 5
  • 9th Trofeo Franco Balestra
    2013
  • 1st Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stages 2 & 4
  • 1st Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
  • 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
  • 2nd Trofeo Edil C
  • 2nd Gran Premio di Poggiana
  • 3rd Coppa Sabatini
  • 3rd Giro dell'Emilia
  • 4th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
  • 6th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
  • 6th Giro del Belvedere
  • 8th Coppa della Pace
  • 10th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
    2014
  • 1st Mountains classification, Tour of the Basque Country
  • 4th Overall Arctic Race of Norway
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 6th Coppa Sabatini
  • 6th Trofeo Laigueglia
    2015
  • 10th Milano–Torino
    2016
  • 1st Japan Cup
  • 5th Giro di Lombardia
  • 9th Giro dell'Emilia
  • 10th Overall Critérium International
  • 10th Overall Tour de Pologne
    2017
  • 1st Mountains classification, Vuelta a España
  • 5th Tre Valli Varesine
    2018
  • 1st Overall Tour of Almaty
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stage 1
    2019
  • 2nd Overall CRO Race
  • 5th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
  • 7th Gran Piemonte
  • 9th Overall Tour of Guangxi
    2020
  • 3rd Pollença–Andratx
    2021
  • 4th Trofeo Matteotti
  • 5th Overall Settimana Ciclistica Italiana
  • 5th Giro della Toscana
  • 7th Memorial Marco Pantani

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour201420152016201720182019202020212022
    Giro d'ItaliaDNF78727060405563
    Tour de FranceHas not contested during his career
    Vuelta a España9456974853
    Legend
    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: Team Cannondale – Garmin (TCG) – USA. 25 January 2015. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Aigle, Vaud.
    2. News: Davide Villella. 25 January 2015. . Slipstream Sports LLC. Boulder, Colorado. 11 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150111061705/http://slipstreamsports.com/riders/davide-villella/. dead.
    3. News: Davide Villella signs for Astana. Cyclingnews.com. 10 August 2017. 1 January 2018.
    4. News: Astana Pro Team presented renewed roster for 2019. . Apgrade. 16 December 2018. 1 January 2019. 27 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327222946/http://www.astanaproteam.kz/modules.php?name=astana&page=news&id=2321. dead.
    5. News: Cataldo and Villella join Movistar from Astana. Cyclingnews.com. 14 August 2019. 26 December 2019.
    6. Web site: Movistar Team. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210101212805/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15231/1000467/279. 1 January 2021.
    7. Web site: Cofidis. UCI. 29 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220128092005/https://www.uci.org/team-details/17175. 28 January 2022.
    8. News: Davide Villella. 12 November 2014. Strava.
    9. News: Cannondale Pro Cycling finalizes 2014 team roster. Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England. 22 November 2013. 6 October 2014.
    10. News: Cannondale unveils 27-rider 2014 roster. VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc.. San Diego. 21 November 2013. 6 October 2014. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001414/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/11/news/cannondale-unveils-27-rider-2014-roster_309772. dead.
    11. News: Giro d'Italia: Michael Matthews wins stage 6. Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England. 15 May 2014. 12 November 2014. Stephen Farrand.
    12. News: GC contender Rodriguez abandons Giro after stage 6 crash. Gregor Brown. 15 May 2014. 15 May 2014. VeloNews. 18 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161018144414/http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/05/news/gc-contender-rodriguez-abandons-giro-after-stage-6-crash_328029. dead.
    13. News: Viviani close to joining Team Sky in 2015. Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England. 11 September 2014. 12 November 2014. Stephen Farrand.
    14. News: Italians aim for fresh start on new U.S.-based Cannondale squad. VeloNews. 7 November 2014. 7 November 2014. Gregor Brown. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304004120/http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/11/news/italians-aim-for-fresh-start-on-new-u-s-based-cannondale-squad_352365. dead.
    15. Web site: Vuelta a España 2015 . 21 August 2015 . Cycling Fever.