Personal information | |
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Full name | Luca Mazzanti |
Born | Bologna, Italy | 4 February 1974
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1997 | Refin–Mobilvetta |
1998–1999 | Cantina Tollo–Alexia Alluminio |
2000–2001 | Fassa Bortolo |
2002 | Mercatone Uno |
2003–2007 | Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo |
2008 | Tinkoff Credit Systems |
2009–2010 | Team Katusha |
2011–2013 | Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli |
Major wins | |
Ster Elektrotoer (2001) [1] Coppi e Bartali (2003) [1] Giro d'Oro (2005) [1] Gran Premio di Lugano (2007) [1] |
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Mazzanti retired at the end of the 2013 season. [2]
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