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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 March 1972 Brindisi, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 1993–1995 | ASD Monsummanese |
| Professional teams | |
| 1997 | Refin–Mobilvetta |
| 1998–2000 | Vitalicio Seguros |
| 2001–2002 | Mapei–Quick-Step |
| 2003 | Formaggi Pinzolo Fiavè |
| 2004–2006 | LPR–Piacenza |
| 2007 | Tinkoff Credit Systems |
Elio Aggiano (born 15 March 1972 in Brindisi) is an Italian former racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 1997 to 2007. [1]
For his final season as a professional cyclist Aggiano joined newly formed Russian-Italian Tinkoff Credit Systems. [2]
Mountains classification, Tirreno–Adriatico 
Mountains classification, Giro del Trentino | Grand Tour | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | DNF | DNF | — | 81 | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | 138 |
 Tour de France | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
/ Vuelta a España | 123 | DNF | — | — | DNF | DNF | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
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