Patrick Facchini Explained

Patrick Facchini
Fullname:	Patrick Facchini
Nickname:	The Hawk
Birth Date:	1988 1, df=yes
Birth Place:	Trento, Italy
Height:	1.88m (06.17feet)
Weight:	70kg (150lb)
Discipline:	Road
Role:	Rider
Proyears1:	2013–2014
Proteam1:	^[1]
Show-Medals:	yes

Patrick Facchini (born 28 January 1988 in Trento) is an Italian former road bicycle racer, and current mountain runner. He turned professional for the 2013 season, joining UCI Professional Continental team .^[1]

Anti-doping rule violation

Facchini tested positive for Tuaminoheptane at the Tour of Belgium on 30 May 2014 and was subsequently handed a 10-month ban from sports by UCI.^[2] His contract with was terminated.

Palmarès

2009

1st Trofeo Rosalpina

Baby Giro

1st Stage 1

4th Cronoscalata Gardone Val Trompia-Prati di Caregno

5th GP Palio del Recioto

2010

5th Trofeo Franco Balestra

7th Trofeo Zssdi

2011

1st Memorial Gerry Gasparotto

2nd Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin

8th Overall Giro del Friuli

8th GP Capodarco

8th Ruota d'Oro

2012

1st Trofeo Rigoberto Lamonica

1st Memorial Pigoni Coli

1st Cronoscalata Cornino-Monte Prat

1st Freccia dei Vini-Memorial Dottor Luigi Raffele

1st Cronoscalata Gardone Val Trompia-Prati di Caregno

1st Trofeo Franco Balestra

1st Trofeo Zssdi

5th Overall Giro delle Valli Cuneesi nelle Alpi del mare

1st Stage 2

8th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia

10th Ruota d'Oro

National titles

Italian Vertical Kilometer Championships
- Vertical kilometer

2017^[3]

Notes and References

News: Androni-Venezuela, Facchini passa tra i pro' con Savio. 10 December 2012. spaziociclismo.it.
http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=10217 Patrick Facchini
Web site: Belotti e Facchini in cima al Km verticale. fidal.it. 7 October 2017.