Eros Capecchi

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Eros Capecchi
Eros Capecchi - Vuelta a Espana 2019.jpg
Capecchi at the 2019 Vuelta a España.
Personal information
Full nameEros Capecchi
Born (1986-06-13) 13 June 1986 (age 37)
Castiglione del Lago, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Team information
Current team Team Bahrain Victorious
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Professional teams
2005–2007 Liquigas–Bianchi
2008–2010 Saunier Duval–Scott
2011–2012 Liquigas–Cannondale
2013–2015 Movistar Team
2016 Astana
2017–2019 Quick-Step Floors [1]
2020–2021 Bahrain–McLaren [2]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2011)

Eros Capecchi (born 13 June 1986) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious. [3] He took four professional wins during his career, including a stage of the 2011 Giro d'Italia. [4]

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Career

Born in Castiglione del Lago, Capecchi turned professional with Liquigas–Bianchi in 2005 before moving to Saunier Duval–Scott in 2008. He returned to Liquigas–Cannondale for the 2011 season. [5] He took a notable victory at the Gran Premio di Lugano in 2012, dropping a dozen riders in the finale, and finished with a 4-second advantage over them. [6] He left Liquigas–Cannondale at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the Movistar Team on a two-year contract, from the 2013 season onwards. [7] Capecchi signed for Quick-Step Floors for the 2017 season. [8] He joined Bahrain–McLaren in 2020. He retired from competition at the end of the 2021 season, after his contract was not extended. [4]

Major results

2004
1st MaillotItalia.svg Road race, National Junior Road Championships
2005
3rd Ruota d'Oro
2006
8th Down Under Classic
9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
2007
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
2008
1st Overall Euskal Bizikleta
1st Stage 3
9th Overall Deutschland Tour
2009
6th Giro dell'Appennino
2011
1st Stage 18 Giro d'Italia
4th Overall Tour de San Luis
2012
1st Gran Premio di Lugano
4th Giro dell'Appennino
5th Overall Tour of Beijing
8th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
2013
6th Overall Tour de Pologne
2014
10th Overall Tour de Suisse
2016
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro del Trentino
1st Stage 2 (TTT) Vuelta a Burgos

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia 99 DNF DNF 60 37 70 82 82 58 49 37 87
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France 83
Jersey gold.svg/Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España DNF 21 25 24 104 121
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

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References

  1. "Deceuninck-QuickStep complete roster with Capecchi". Cyclingnews.com . Immediate Media Company. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  2. Ostanek, Daniel (26 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Bahrain McLaren". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. "Bahrain Victorious". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 "VN ticker: Rooted Vermont announces $10,000 in scholarships, Ian Garrison confirms departure from Deceuninck-Quick-Step, Eros Capecchi retires". VeloNews . 18 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. Ryan, Barry (1 September 2010). "Liquigas-Doimo and AG2R announce 2011 signings". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
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  8. "Capecchi signs for Etixx-QuickStep". 23 August 2016.

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