Michele Gazzara

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Michele Gazzara
Michele Gazzara au Trofeo Sportivi Briga Novarese (2015) (cropped).jpg
Gazzara in 2015
Personal information
Born (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 34)
Syracuse, Italy
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur teams
2007–2008ASD Rinascita Ormelle Sicilia
2010–2011 U.C. Trevigiani–Dynamon–Bottoli
2013–2014Fausto Coppi Gazzera Videa
Professional team
2015–2018 Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega

Michele Gazzara (born 27 September 1990 in Syracuse, Sicily) [1] is an Italian road cyclist. He is a two-time winner of the Giro del Medio Brenta and won the 2018 Tour of Albania.

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Career

After victories including the Giro del Friuli Occidentale in 2008, the Tour of Valle d'Aosta in 2010, and the Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano in 2011 [1] (the latter two riding for Trevigiani), [2] he turned pro in 2015, joining Vega - Hotsand, [1] and continued to ride for its various iterations, most recently Sangemini-MG.K Vis. [3]

He was the first rider to win the Giro del Medio Brenta twice, in 2015 [4] [5] and 2017. [6] [7] In 2018, he won the Tour of Albania. [8] [9] [10]

Major results

2010
1st Stage 1 Tour of Valle d'Aosta
2011
1st Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
2012
7th GP Capodarco
10th Gran Premio di Poggiana
2014
1st Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
10th Overall Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia
2015
1st Giro del Medio Brenta
1st Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli
2016
2nd Overall CCC Tour-Grodów Piastowskich
4th Giro del Medio Brenta
2017
1st Giro del Medio Brenta
3rd Overall Tour of Albania
7th Coppa della Pace
2018
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Albania
1st Stage 1
6th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
10th Gran Premio di Lugano

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gaetano Guzzardo (28 December 2014). "Ciclismo. Un giovane di Canicattini, Michele Gazzara, passa tra i professionisti". La Civetta di Minerva (in Italian). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  2. "Auguri a Michele Gazzara (34) e Marcos Mendez (26) e L'Argentino Marco Mendez, Due Nostri Ex". UC Trevigiani (in Italian). 27 September 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  3. "Michele Gazzara Profile". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  4. Michele Zarpellon (12 July 2015). "Michele Gazzara con scatto finale primo in solitaria al traguardo di Gallio". Il Gazzettino (in Italian). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  5. "Brundo secondo al Giro del Medio Brenta vinto da Gazzara". La Nuova di Venezia e Mestre (in Italian). 14 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  6. Mattia Rossetto (10 July 2017). "Gazzara, strepitoso bis al Giro del Medio Brenta". Il Mattino di Padova (in Italian). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  7. "Michele Gazzara ha vinto il Giro del Medio Brenta". BICITV (in Italian). 9 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  8. "Michele Gazzara conquista il Tour of Albania". BICITV (in Italian). 23 May 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  9. "2018: 75th Tour of Albania (2.2)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  10. "Tour of Albania 2018". FirstCycling. Retrieved 5 July 2025.