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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Stefano Pirazzi |
| Born | 11 March 1987 Alatri, Italy |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Amore & Vita |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team | |
| 2007–2009 | Palazzago Saclà Maiet |
| Professional teams | |
| 2010–2017 | Colnago–CSF Inox |
| 2021– | Amore & Vita |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Stefano Pirazzi (born 11 March 1987) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Amore & Vita. [1]
Born in Alatri, Pirazzi has competed as a professional since 2010, joining Colnago–CSF Inox from the amateur ranks; his twin brother Roberto is also a cyclist, and was also a member of the Palazzago Rad Logistica team with Stefano in 2009. [2]
In May 2017, one day before the start of the 2017 Giro d'Italia, the UCI announced that Pirazzi and Bardiani–CSF team-mate Nicola Ruffoni had tested positive for growth hormone-releasing peptides in out-of-competition controls carried out the previous month. [3] Later that month the UCI confirmed that both riders' B-samples had also tested positive, leading Bardiani–CSF to confirm that they would terminate both riders' contracts. [4] In October, Pirazzi was given a four-year ban backdated to the date of the original announcement – as a result, he was unable to compete again until May 2021. [5] Following the completion of his ban, he joined the Amore & Vita team, making his first start at the Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes. [1]
Mountains classification, Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria 
Young rider classification, Giro del Trentino Mountains classification, Tirreno–Adriatico 
Mountains classification, Giro d'Italia | Grand Tour | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | 120 | 61 | 46 | 44 | 85 | 22 | 18 |
 Tour de France | Has not contested during his career | ||||||
 Vuelta a España | |||||||
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
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