Marco Velo Explained

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.

Professional career

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]

Major results

Source:

1997
  • 1st Stage 4 Giro del Trentino
  • 7th Overall Critérium International
  • 8th Tour du Haut Var
    1998
  • 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
  • 1st Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Combination classification
  • 1st Stage 4b (ITT)
  • 1st Firenze–Pistoia
  • 1st Coppe della Nazioni
  • 2nd GP d'Europe (with Marco Serpellini)
  • 4th Giro del Piemonte
  • 6th Grand Prix des Nations
  • 7th Trofeo Pantalica
    1999
  • 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
  • 1st Firenze–Pistoia
  • 1st GP Llodio
  • 2nd GP Industria & Commercio di Prato
  • 2nd Giro della Provincia di Siracusa
  • 5th GP Miguel Induráin
  • 5th Trofeo Melinda
  • 6th Japan Cup
  • 7th La Flèche Wallonne
  • 7th Klasika Primavera
  • 8th Giro di Lombardia
  • 9th Coppa Placci
  • 10th Amstel Gold Race
    2000
  • 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
  • 3rd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
  • 6th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
  • 9th Coppa Bernocchi
    2001
  • 2nd Coppe dell Nazioni
    2005
  • 3rd Giro di Toscana
  • 6th Coppa Bernocchi
  • 7th Trofeo Luis Puig
  • 9th Giro della Provincia di Lucca
    2006
  • 1st Trofeo Città di Borgomanero (with Fabio Sacchi)

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010
    Giro d'Italia813020DNFDNF112110010387108
    Tour de France3954DNFDNF9742
    / Vuelta a España57114DNF11811793
    Legend
    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/velo-wants-to-follow-tosatto Velo wants to follow Tosatto
    2. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/velo-confirms-with-domina-vacanze Velo confirms with Domina Vacanze
    3. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/petacchi-and-zabel-to-new-german-italian-team Petacchi & Zabel to new German/Italian team?
    4. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/quick-step-signings Quick Step signings