Davide Formolo

Davide Formolo

Formolo at the 2015 Tour of Alberta
Personal information
Full name	Davide Formolo
Born	25 October 1992 Negrar, Veneto, Italy
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
Team information
Current team	Cannondale
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Amateur team(s)
2011–2013	Petroli-Firenze
Professional team(s)
2014	Cannondale
2015–	Cannondale–Garmin
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (2015)
Infobox last updated on 12 May 2015

Davide Formolo (born 25 October 1992) is an Italian professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Cannondale.^[1][2] Formolo turned professional in 2014.^[2]

Biography

Born on 25 October 1992, in Negrar, Veneto, Formolo resides in Marano di Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy.^[2][3]

He signed with Cannondale, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2014 season.^[4][5]

Formolo signed with Cannondale–Garmin, a UCI WorldTeam, for the 2015 season.^[6][7]

On 12 May 2015, at the Giro d'Italia, Formolo escaped with twenty riders, and successfully soloed, 14 km (8.7 mi), to the finish.^[8][9] He finished twenty-two seconds ahead of the peloton.^[10][11]

Palmarès

Sources:^[12][13][14]

2012

2nd National Under-23 Road Race Championships

4th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta

8th Overall Girobio

2013

2nd Trofeo Matteotti

4th National Under-23 Road Race Championships

2nd Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta

6th Overall Tour de l'Avenir

2014

2nd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano

2nd National Road Race Championships

4th Overall Tour of Turkey

6th Giro dell'Emilia

7th Japan Cup

7th Overall Tour de Taiwan

7th Overall Tour de Suisse

9th Gran Premio di Lugano

2015

1st Stage 4 Giro d'Italia

1st Youth classification Volta ao Algarve

3rd Trofeo Andratx-Mirador d'Es Colomer

9th Overall Tour de Pologne

9th Overall Tour of Alberta

References

1. "Team Cannondale - Garmin (TCG) - USA". UCI World Tour (Aigle, Vaud: Union Cycliste Internationale). Retrieved 25 January 2015.
2. "Davide Formolo". Cannondale–Garmin (Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC). Retrieved 25 January 2015.
3. "Davide Formolo". Liquigas (Sesto al Reghena, Friuli-Venezia Giulia: Brixia Sports SPA). Retrieved 6 October 2014.
4. "Cannondale Pro Cycling finalizes 2014 team roster". Cyclingnews.com (Bath, England: Future plc). 22 November 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
5. "Cannondale unveils 27-rider 2014 roster". VeloNews (San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc.). 21 November 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
6. Stephen Farrand (11 September 2014). "Viviani close to joining Team Sky in 2015". Cyclingnews.com (Bath, England: Future plc). Retrieved 12 November 2014.
7. Gregor Brown (7 November 2014). "Italians aim for fresh start on new U.S.-based Cannondale squad". VeloNews (San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc.). Retrieved 7 November 2014.
8. "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.
9. Spencer Powlison (12 May 2015). "Giro d’Italia stage 4 is Formolo’s first pro win". VeloNews (San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc.). Retrieved 13 May 2015.
10. "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.
11. "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.
12. "Davide Formolo". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
13. "Davide Formolo". Cycling Base. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
14. "Davide Formolo". Cycling Quotient. Retrieved 12 November 2014.

External links

• Davide Formolo profile at Cycling Archives
• Cycling Base: Davide Formolo
• Cycling Quotient: Davide Formolo
• ProCyclingStats: Davide Formolo
• Cannondale-Garmin: Davide Formolo