| Marco Velo | |
| Fullname: | Marco Velo |
| Birth Date: | 1974 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Brescia, Italy |
| Weight: | 70kg (150lb) |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 1996–1997 |
| Proyears2: | 1998–2001 |
| Proyears3: | 2002–2005 |
| Proyears4: | 2006–2008 |
| Proyears5: | 2009–2010 |
| Majorwins: | One-day races and Classics National Time Trial Championships (1998, 1999, 2000) |
Marco Velo (born 9 March 1974 in Brescia) is a retired Italian professional road bicycle racer.
Velo, who started his career with Brescialat, is a talented time-trialist, winning the Italian National Time Trial Championship on three occasions - 1998, 1999 and 2000. Since 2002, Velo has ridden as a domestique for Alessandro Petacchi, first at Fassa Bortolo. In 2005, Velo wanted to go join Matteo Tosatto at the Quick Step team,[1] but in the end joined Petacchi at the Domina Vacanze team,[2] but when that disbanded at the end of the year, they both moved to Milram at the start of 2006.[3] For the 2008 season, Velo moved to join Tosatto at the Quick Step team.[4]
Source:
| Grand Tour | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | 81 | 30 | 20 | DNF | DNF | 11 | — | 21 | 100 | 103 | — | — | 87 | — | 108 | |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | 54 | DNF | DNF | — | 97 | — | 42 | — | — | |
| / Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | 114 | DNF | 118 | 117 | — | 93 | — |
| — | Did not compete | |
|---|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |