Personal information | |
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Born | Casorate Primo, Italy | 31 March 1970
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1996–1997 | Scrigno–Blue Storm |
1998–2003 | Vini Caldirola |
Massimo Apollonio (born 31 March 1970 in Casorate Primo) is a former Italian racing cyclist. [1]
Grand Tour | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
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Giro d'Italia | — | 83 | DNF | 98 | — | — | 114 | DNF |
Tour de France | — | — | — | — | 102 | — | 139 | — |
Vuelta a España | 25 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
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