Michele Gazzoli Explained

Michele Gazzoli
Birth Place:Ospitaletto, Italy
Height:1.80 m
Weight:76 kg
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2018–2019
Proyears2:2020–2021
Proteam2:[1] [2]
Proyears3:2022
Proteam3:[3]
Proyears4:2023
Proyears5:2024–

Michele Gazzoli (born 4 March 1999) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .[4]

In August 2022, he was suspended for one year for the unintentional use of a banned substance, the decongestant Tuaminoheptane.[5]

Upon his suspension ending, he joined . He won the second stage of the 2023 Arctic Race of Norway, his first race back, after being called up to ride with the WorldTour team.[6]

Major results

2016
  • 1st Stage 2 Giro di Basilicata
  • 2nd La Piccola Sanremo
  • 3rd Ronde van Vlaanderen Juniores
  • 9th Gent-Wevelgem Juniors
    2017
  • 1st Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships
  • UEC European Junior Track Championships
  • 1st Elimination race
  • 3rd Scratch
  • 1st Overall GP Général Patton
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 2nd Ronde van Vlaanderen Juniores
  • 3rd Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
  • 8th La Piccola Sanremo
  • 9th Gent-Wevelgem Juniors
    2019
  • 3rd L'Etoile d'Or
  • 9th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
    2020
  • 1st Gran Premio Ezio del Rosso
  • 10th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
    2021
  • 1st Gran Premio della Liberazione
  • 1st Gran Premio Città di Empoli
  • 4th Road race, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
  • 8th Trofej Umag
    2023 (1 pro win)
  • 1st Stage 2 Arctic Race of Norway
  • 2nd Overall Tour of Bulgaria
  • 1st Stages 1b & 5

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour2024
    Giro d'Italia
    Tour de FranceDNF
    Vuelta a España
    Legend
    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Team Colpack Ballan. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 10 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200510134206/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14137/2003307/257. 10 May 2020.
    2. Web site: Team Colpack Ballan. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 26 February 2021. https://archive.today/20210226224147/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15333/2003307/276. 26 February 2021.
    3. Web site: 2022 team preview: Astana Qazaqstan . . 29 December 2021 . 29 December 2021 . Farrand, Stephen.
    4. Web site: Astana Qazaqstan Team. UCI. 10 January 2024.
    5. Web site: Weislo . Laura . UCI give Astana's Matteo Gazzoli one-year ban for unintentional use of stimulant . cyclingnews.com . 26 August 2022 . en . 11 August 2022.
    6. Web site: Arctic Tour of Norway: Gazzoli and Scaroni strike for Astana 1-2 in Hammerfest on stage 2 . . 18 August 2023 . 18 August 2023 . Frattini, Kirsten.