Wladimir Belli

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Wladimir Belli
Personal information
Full nameWladimir Belli
Born (1970-07-25) 25 July 1970 (age 53)
Sorengo, Switzerland
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1992–1996 Lampre–Colnago
1997 Brescialat–Oyster
1998–1999 Festina–Lotus
2000–2002 Fassa Bortolo
2003–2004 Lampre
2005 Domina Vacanze
2006–2007 Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni
Major wins
Stage races
Giro del Trentino (1996)

Wladimir Belli (born 25 July 1970, in Sorengo) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional between 1992 and 2007.

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In the 2001 Giro d'Italia, Belli was sitting in third place overall entering the 14th stage of the race. After being verbally abused by a spectator, who later turned out to be a nephew of race leader Gilberto Simoni, Belli hit the man, an act for which he was disqualified from the race. [1]

Major results

1990
1st Jersey pink.svg Overall Girobio
1st GP Capodarco
1991
2nd Giro del Belvedere
1993
2nd Overall Kellogg's Tour
3rd Trofeo Melinda
4th Overall Giro del Trentino
8th Overall Tour de Romandie
9th Coppa Ugo Agostoni
1994
3rd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
4th Overall Volta a Catalunya
4th Milano–Torino
5th Giro dell'Emilia
6th Trofeo Laigueglia
1995
3rd Giro dell'Appennino
8th Giro dell'Emilia
9th Giro del Lazio
1996
1st Jersey violet.svg Overall Giro del Trentino
1st Giro dell'Appennino
2nd Overall Vuelta a Murcia
3rd Overall Tour Méditerranéen
8th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
8th Trofeo Laigueglia
1997
2nd Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Stage 5
2nd Trofeo Melinda
5th Milano–Torino
6th Overall Giro d'Italia
6th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
9th Giro di Lombardia
1998
3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
3rd Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Stage 6
4th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
5th Giro dell'Emilia
5th Coppa Placci
6th Overall Giro del Trentino
7th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
9th Coppa Sabatini
10th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
10th Trofeo Melinda
1999
1st Stage 3 (ITT) Grand Prix du Midi Libre
2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
2nd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
3rd Overall Tour de Romandie
3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st Jersey white dots on red.svg Mountains classification
3rd Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
3rd Overall Tour Méditerranéen
4th Trofeo Laigueglia
8th Overall Paris–Nice
9th Overall Tour de France
2000
1st Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
2nd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
1st Stage 3
4th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
7th Overall Giro d'Italia
7th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
7th Giro di Lombardia
10th Overall Tour de Romandie
2001
3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
3rd Overall Tour de Romandie
4th Clásica de San Sebastián
6th Trofeo Melinda
7th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
8th Giro di Lombardia
2002
4th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
7th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
2003
3rd Giro della Liguria
8th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
8th GP Miguel Induráin
2004
7th Overall Giro d'Italia
2006
6th Overall Vuelta por un Chile Líder

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 19931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia 13 12 DNF 36 6 25 7 DSQ DNF 11 7 24 DNF
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France DNF 68 9 24 45
Jersey yellow.svg/Jersey gold.svg Vuelta a España DNF DNF 12 DNF
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
DSQDisqualified

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References

  1. "When riders attack: memorable scuffles from recent cycling history". cyclingnews.com. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.