Giuseppe Palumbo Explained

Giuseppe Palumbo
Full Name:Giuseppe Palumbo
Nickname:Zagor
Birth Date:1975 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Syracuse, Italy
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:1996–1997
Proyears1:1998–1999
Proyears2:2000
Proyears3:2001–2003
Proyears4:2004–2010
Majorwins:Grand Prix of Aargau Canton (2002)

Giuseppe Palumbo (born 10 September 1975 in Syracuse) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. Palumbo became Junior World Champion in the road race twice, in 1992 and 1993.[1]

Palumbo rode the Giro d'Italia in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007 and 2009, but never won a stage.

Major results

1991
  • 1st Road race, National Novice Road Championships
  • 1st Coppa d'Oro
    1992
  • 1st Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
  • 1st Coppa Città di Asti
    1993
  • 1st Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
  • 1st
  • 1st Stage 2 Grand Prix Rüebliland
    1996
  • 3rd
    1997
  • 1st Stage 1 Giro della Valle d'Aosta
    1998
  • 4th Trofeo Pantalica
    1999
  • 6th Trofeo Laigueglia
  • 3rd Giro della Provincia di Siracusa
    2000
  • 2nd Trofeo Palmanova-Calvia
  • 6th Trofeo Soller
  • 8th Trofeo Pantalica
    2001
  • 8th Overall Uniqa Classic
    2002
  • 1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
  • 3rd Giro di Toscana
  • 7th Coppa Sabatini
  • 7th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
  • 10th Trofeo dell'Etna
    2003
  • 2nd Overall Giro della Liguria
  • 1st Stage 2
  • 3rd Gran Premio di Chiasso
  • 4th Trofeo Pantalica
  • 5th Giro d'Oro
  • 6th Trofeo dell'Etna
  • 9th G.P. Costa degli Etruschi
    2004
  • 6th Overall Settimana Ciclista Lombarda
    2005
  • 4th Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
  • 8th Overall Settimana Ciclista Lombarda
  • 10th Overall Tour de Langkawi
  • 10th Gran Premio Città di Misano – Adriatico
    2006
  • 2nd Giro d'Oro
    2007
  • 1st Stage 3 Tour de Wallonie
  • 3rd Gran Premio Città di Misano – Adriatico
  • 5th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
  • 6th Giro di Romagna
    2008
  • 3rd Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
  • 4th Giro del Piemonte
  • 6th Clásica de Almería

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: UCI Road World Championships, Men Juniors - Road race. UCI. 21 September 2015.

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