Sacha Modolo Explained
Sacha Modolo (born 19 June 1987) is an Italian road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .[6]
Career
Colnago-CSF (2010–2013)
In the spring of 2010, he sprinted his way to fourth place in the cycling monument Milan – San Remo, registering a prestigious placing.[7] He followed the near-wins of 2010 with victories in 2011, seemingly akin to winning stages in pair in races such as the Danmark Rundt, the Tour of Qinghai Lake, the Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda and the Giro di Padania. In 2012,[8] as he and his teammates were competing for a spot at the start of the Giro d'Italia, Modolo won stage 6 of the Tour of Turkey with a sprint. When he crossed the line, he put his thumb in his mouth, dedicating his victory to his pregnant girlfriend.[9]
In 2013, Modolo started the year by winning the second stage of the Tour de San Luis, beating fellow sprinter Mark Cavendish on the slightly uphill finish which featured some twist and turns. Modolo admitted after the stage that he learned about the specifics of the arrival by chatting with other riders during the race.[10]
Lampre-Merida (2014–2017)
Modolo left at the end of the 2013 season, and joined for the 2014 season.[1] In 2015, Modolo opened his account on the fifth stage of the Tour of Turkey, winning the sprint on the rising finishing straight.[11] He banked his first two victories in a Grand Tour at the Giro d'Italia, Stages 13 and 16.[12] He said of his victory on Stage 13 that it was his destiny to win in Jesolo since it is his home region.[13]
EF Education First–Drapac (2018–2019)
In September 2017, it was announced that Modolo would join the team for the 2018 season.[2]
Major results
- 2004
3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 2005
7th Road race, UCI Juniors World Championships
- 2006
1st Giro del Casentino
- 2007
1st Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
- 2008
3rd Coppa San Geo
- 2009
1st Giro del Belvedere
1st Gran Premio della Liberazione
3rd Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Trofeo Franco Balestra
9th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
- 2010
3rd Giro del Veneto
4th Milan–San Remo
4th Giro del Friuli
6th Gran Premio Città di Misano – Adriatico
7th Dutch Food Valley Classic
- 2011
1st Coppa Ugo Agostoni
Danmark Rundt
1st Stages 1 & 4
Tour of Qinghai Lake
1st Stages 5 & 9
Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
1st Stages 2 & 3
Giro di Padania
1st Stages 1 & 3
1st Stage 5 Brixia Tour
2nd Overall Ronde van Drenthe
2nd London–Surrey Cycle Classic
- 2012
1st Coppa Bernocchi
1st Points classification Circuit de la Sarthe
Tour of Austria
1st Stages 3 & 6
1st Stage 6 Tour of Turkey
Monviso-Venezia — Il Padania
1st Stages 1b (TTT) & 2
2nd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
9th Volta Limburg Classic
- 2013
1st Coppa Bernocchi
1st Memorial Marco Pantani
Tour of Qinghai Lake
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1, 4, 8, 9, 11 & 12
1st Stage 2 Tour de San Luis
2nd London–Surrey Classic
- 2014
1st Trofeo Palma
1st Trofeo Ses Salines
Three Days of De Panne
1st Points classification
1st Stages 2 & 3a
1st Stage 5 Tour de Suisse
1st Stage 5 Tour of Beijing
1st Stage 1 Volta ao Algarve
1st Stage 7 Tour de San Luis
4th Trofeo Muro-Port d'Alcúdia
8th Milan–San Remo
- 2015
1st Overall Tour of Hainan
1st Points classification
1st Stages 3 & 4
Giro d'Italia
1st Stages 13 & 17
1st Stage 5 Tour of Turkey
6th Gran Piemonte
9th Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 2016
Presidential Tour of Turkey
1st Stages 4 & 7
1st Stage 2 Czech Cycling Tour
4th Brussels Cycling Classic
- 2017
1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
Tour of Croatia
1st Stages 1 & 6
1st Stage 2 Tour de Pologne
3rd Coppa Bernocchi
6th Tour of Flanders
10th Gent–Wevelgem
- 2018
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Andalucía
7th EuroEyes Cyclassics
- 2021
1st Stage 3 Tour de LuxembourgGrand Tour general classification results timeline
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External links
Notes and References
- News: Modolo joins Team Lampre-Merida. . CGS Cycling Team AG. 16 August 2013. 17 August 2013.
- News: Modolo signs two-year deal with EF Education First-Drapac. 29 September 2017. 2 January 2018. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company.
- Web site: EF Education First Pro Cycling. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 2 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190102214349/http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/ef-education-first-pro-cycling/. 2 January 2019.
- News: De nieuwe speelkameraadjes van MVDP: "Er zal meer naar ons gekeken worden". nl. The new playmates for MVDP: "We will be looked at more". Sporza. Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 2 January 2020. 3 January 2020.
- Web site: Alpecin-Fenix. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 3 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210103222800/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15247/1001488/280. 3 January 2021.
- Web site: Bardiani CSF Faizane'. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 10 February 2022.
- http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/milano-sanremo-his/results Freire gives Oscar-winning performance in Milan – San Remo
- Web site: Colnago-CSF Inox (CSF) – IRL. 13 January 2012. UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale.
- Web site: Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2012: Stage 6 Results. 27 April 2012.
- News: Modolo wins dash to Terraza del Portezuelo in Tour de San Luis. CyclingNews. Future Publishing Limited. 22 January 2013. 23 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130125140343/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-san-luis/stage-2/results. 25 January 2013. dmy-all.
- News: Tour of Turkey: Modolo sprints to win stage 5. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 30 April 2015. 30 April 2015.
- News: Sacha Modolo sprints to second stage win at 2015 Giro d'Italia. Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Sports & Leisure network. 27 May 2015. 28 May 2015. Richard Windsor.
- News: Giro d'Italia: It was my destiny to win in Jesolo, says Modolo. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 23 May 2015. 28 May 2015. Sadhbh O'Shea.
