![]() Formolo at the 2015 Tour of Alberta | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Davide Formolo |
Nickname | Roccia[1] English: Rock |
Born | Negrar, Italy | 25 October 1992
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st) |
Team information | |
Current team | Movistar Team |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climber |
Amateur team | |
2011–2013 | Petroli–Firenze |
Professional teams | |
2014 | Cannondale |
2015–2017 | Cannondale–Garmin[2][3] |
2018–2019 | Bora–Hansgrohe[4][5] |
2020–2023 | UAE Team Emirates[6][7] |
2024– | Movistar Team |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Davide Formolo (born 25 October 1992) is an Italian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team.[8] Formolo turned professional in 2014.[3]
Biography
[edit]Born on 25 October 1992, in Negrar, Italy, Formolo resides in Marano di Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy.[3][9]
He signed with Cannondale, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2014 season.[10][11]
Formolo signed with Cannondale–Garmin, a UCI WorldTeam, for the 2015 season.[12][13]
On 12 May 2015, at the Giro d'Italia, Formolo escaped with twenty riders, and successfully soloed, 14 kilometres (8.7 miles), to the finish.[14][15] He finished twenty-two seconds ahead of the peloton.[16][17] He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España.[18]
After two seasons with Bora–Hansgrohe, it was announced that Formolo would join UAE Team Emirates on a two-year contract from 2020.[6] In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.[19] He withdrew from the race following stage 10, after he was diagnosed with a fractured collarbone following a crash.[20]
Major results
[edit]- 2012
- 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2nd Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
- 4th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
- 8th Overall Girobio
- 2013
- 2nd Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
- 2nd Trofeo Matteotti Under-23
- 3rd Coppa della Pace
- 4th Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 6th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 6th GP Capodarco
- 8th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
- 9th Trofeo Edil C
- 10th Gran Premio di Poggiana
- 2014
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2nd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
- 4th Overall Tour of Turkey
- 6th Giro dell'Emilia
- 7th Overall Tour de Taiwan
- 7th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 7th Japan Cup
- 9th Gran Premio di Lugano
- 2015 (1 pro win)
- 1st Stage 4 Giro d'Italia
- 1st
Young rider classification, Volta ao Algarve
- 3rd Trofeo Andratx-Mirador d'Es Colomer
- 9th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 9th Overall Tour of Alberta
- 2016
- 4th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 9th Overall Vuelta a España
- 2017
- 10th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 2018
- 6th Overall Abu Dhabi Tour
- 7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 8th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 10th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 2019 (2)
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Stage 7 Volta a Catalunya
- 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 2nd Tokyo 2020 Test Event
- 7th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 2020 (1)
- 1st Stage 3 Critérium du Dauphiné
- 2nd Strade Bianche
- 8th Overall UAE Tour
- 2021
- 2nd Tre Valli Varesine
- 10th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 2022
- 2nd Veneto Classic
- 4th Coppa Agostoni
- 9th Giro dell'Emilia
- 10th Overall Deutschland Tour
- 2023 (2)
- 1st Veneto Classic
- 1st Coppa Agostoni
- 2nd Overall Saudi Tour
- 5th Memorial Marco Pantani
- 6th Giro della Toscana
- 9th Overall Tour of Austria
- 9th Strade Bianche
- 2024
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 6th Overall AlUla Tour
- 7th Strade Bianche
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
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Grand Tour | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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31 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 15 | — | 15 | 36 | 30 |
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— | — | — | — | — | DNF | 44 | — | — |
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— | 9 | — | 22 | DNF | DNF | — | — | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
IP | In progress |
References
[edit]- ^ "La favola di Formolo. Una piccola "Roccia" che fa sognare l'Italia". La Stampa (in Italian). Editrice La Stampa. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Team Cannondale - Garmin (TCG) - USA". UCI World Tour. Aigle, Vaud: Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ a b c "Davide Formolo". Cannondale–Garmin. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Formolo signs with Bora-Hansgrohe to target Grand Tours". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "With Christoph Pfingsten, BORA – hansgrohe completes its roster for 2019". Bora–Hansgrohe. Denk Pro Cycling GmbH & Co. KG. 12 October 2018. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ a b Ballinger, Alex (12 August 2019). "UAE Team Emirates make big moves to bolster squad, signing Davide Formolo and rising stars for 2020". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "UAE Team Emirates". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Movistar Team". UCI. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Davide Formolo". Liquigas. Sesto al Reghena, Friuli-Venezia Giulia: Brixia Sports SPA. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Cannondale Pro Cycling finalizes 2014 team roster". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Cannondale unveils 27-rider 2014 roster". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ Stephen Farrand (11 September 2014). "Viviani close to joining Team Sky in 2015". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ Gregor Brown (7 November 2014). "Italians aim for fresh start on new U.S.-based Cannondale squad". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Giro d'Italia: Davide Formolo claims stunning stage four victory". The Guardian. London, England: Guardian Media Group plc. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ Spencer Powlison (12 May 2015). "Giro d'Italia stage 4 is Formolo's first pro win". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "Giro d'Italia: Formolo takes solo win on stage 4 in La Spezia". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Davide Formolo wins on dramatic day as Simon Clarke takes pink". Eurosport. Silver Spring, Maryland: Discovery Communications, Inc. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ "71st Vuelta a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "Broken bones for Formolo and Bewley – Tour de France news shorts". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
External links
[edit]- Davide Formolo at Cycling Archives
- Davide Formolo at CQ Ranking
- Davide Formolo at ProCyclingStats
- Davide Formolo at CyclingBase.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 November 2015)
- Davide Formolo at Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 May 2015)