Personal information | |
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Full name | Matteo Tosatto |
Born | Castelfranco Veneto, Italy | 14 May 1974
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb; 11 st 9 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Ineos Grenadiers |
Discipline | Road |
Role |
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Rider type | Classics specialist |
Professional teams | |
1997 | MG Maglificio–Technogym |
1998–1999 | Ballan |
2000–2005 | Fassa Bortolo |
2006–2010 | Quick-Step–Innergetic |
2011–2016 | Saxo Bank–SunGard |
Managerial team | |
2017– | Team Sky |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Matteo Tosatto (born 14 May 1974 in Castelfranco Veneto) is an Italian former road racing cyclist. [1] He rode as a professional between 1997 and 2016, with his biggest personal victories coming in stages of the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France. [2] He contested 34 Grand Tours during his career, making him the rider with most participations [3] and finishing 28 of them.
Following his retirement, Tosatto became a directeur sportif with Team Sky, beginning midway through the 2017 cycling season. [4]
Grand Tour | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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Giro d'Italia | — | — | 43 | DNF | 50 | 63 | DNF | 107 | 122 | — | 94 | — | — | 56 | 136 | 104 | — | — | 112 | 107 |
Tour de France | 132 | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | 110 | — | 125 | 108 | 96 | 114 | — | 123 | — | 92 | 119 | 132 | 145 |
Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | — | DNF | DNF | — | DNF | DNF | 67 | — | 135 | 115 | 120 | — | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
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