Enrico Rossi (cyclist) explained

Enrico Rossi
Fullname:Enrico Rossi
Birth Date:1982 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Cesena, Italy
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2007–2008
Proyears2:2009–2010
Proyears3:2012–2013
Proyears4:2014

Enrico Rossi (born 5 May 1982) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who retired in 2014.

Career

Rossi was born in Cesena. His younger sister is the cyclocross rider Vania Rossi. Rossi was sacked by his team in 2010 after being implicated in a drug-dealing ring also involving his sister.[1] In 2014, Rossi courted further controversy when he was involved in a fight with Spanish cyclist Vicente García de Mateos at the 2014 Volta a Portugal.[2]

Major results

2007
  • 1st Stage 5 Tour of Slovenia
  • 6th Coppa Bernocchi
    2008
  • 1st Memorial Marco Pantani
  • 1st Points classification Tour of Slovenia
  • 2nd Giro del Mendrisiotto
    2009
  • 1st Stage 1 Circuit de la Sarthe
  • 2nd Giro della Romagna
  • 2nd Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano
  • 3rd Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
  • 3rd Trofeo Laigueglia
  • 4th Giro di Toscana
  • 8th Milan–San Remo
    2010
  • 1st Dwars door Drenthe
  • 3rd Châteauroux Classic
  • 3rd Grand Prix de Denain
  • 3rd Giro del Friuli
  • 3rd Rund um Köln
  • 4th Trofeo Laigueglia
  • 5th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
  • 6th Paris–Brussels
  • 6th Scheldeprijs
  • 6th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
  • 9th Coppa Bernocchi
    2012
  • 1st Overall Okolo Slovenska
  • 1st Stages 1 & 4
  • 1st Stage 1 Giro di Padania
  • 1st Stage 2 Tour de Serbie
  • 10th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
    2013
  • 2nd Memorial Marco Pantani
  • 4th Poreč Trophy
  • 7th Coppa Bernocchi
  • 9th Grand Prix Šenčur
    2014
  • 4th Rund um Köln

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Enrico Rossi suspended by Flaminia after police raid in Italy. Cyclingnews.com.
    2. Web site: Pro cyclists throw punches after collision. Stuff.