Personal information | |
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Full name | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno |
Born | Reggio Calabria, Italy | 1 September 1990
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Global 6 United |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur teams | |
2009–2010 | Futura Team–Matricardi [1] |
2011 | Zalf–Désirée–Fior [1] |
2012 | Simaf Carrier Wega Truck Italia Valdarno [1] |
Professional teams | |
2013–2016 | Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox [1] |
2017 | Sangemini–MG.K Vis |
2019–2020 | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM [2] [3] |
2021– | Global 6 Cycling |
Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (born 1 September 1990) is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Global 6 United. [4]
Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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Giro d'Italia | 71 | 59 | 60 | 109 |
Tour de France | — | — | — | — |
Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
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