Personal information | |
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Born | Bologna, Italy | 2 December 1995
Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Astana Qazaqstan Team |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur team | |
2014–2015 | Zalf–Euromobil–Désirée–Fior |
Professional teams | |
2016–2017 | Bardiani–CSF |
2018–2019 | Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia [1] [2] |
2020–2021 | Gazprom–RusVelo [3] [4] |
2022– | Astana Qazaqstan Team [5] |
Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
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Simone Velasco (born 2 December 1995 in Bologna) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team. [6]
Grand Tour | 2022 | 2023 |
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Giro d'Italia | — | 26 |
Tour de France | 31 | |
Vuelta a España | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
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