Personal information | |
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Born | Pistoia, Italy | 1 May 1968
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1990–1994 | Amore & Vita–Galatron |
1995 | Brescialat–Fago |
1996 | San Marco Group |
1996–1997 | Glacial–Selle Italia |
Stefano Giraldi (born 1 May 1968) is an Italian former road cyclist, who rode professionally from 1990 to 1997. [1] He notably finished second on the 8th stage of the 1997 Giro d'Italia, 23 seconds behind winner Mario Manzoni. [2]
Grand Tour | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
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Giro d'Italia | DNF | — | 141 | 132 | — | DNF | DNF | 95 |
Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — |
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