Diego Ulissi
 Ulissi at the 2011 Giro d'Italia | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Ulissi |
| Born |
15 July 1989 Cecina, Italy |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Lampre–Merida |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Puncheur/All-rounder |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2010– | Lampre–Farnese Vini |
| Major wins | |
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Infobox last updated on 4 June 2014 | |
Diego Ulissi (born 15 July 1989 in Cecina) is an Italian road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Lampre–Merida.[1]
Career
He won the Junior World Road Race Championships in 2006 and 2007. He is the second cyclist ever – after Giuseppe Palumbo – to achieve two consecutive World Junior Road titles. He was awarded stage 17 of the 2011 Giro d'Italia after Giovanni Visconti was relegated for improper sprinting.[2]
In June 2011 he won one stage,[3] and the overall classification at the Tour of Slovenia.[4]
In June 2014 it was announced that Ulissi had failed a drug test during the 2014 Giro d'Italia, during which he won two stages. He tested positive for the asthma drug salbutamol, which is found in Ventolin. Ulissi had permission to use Ventolin, however the test indicated that he had almost twice the permitted concentration of salbutamol in his urine.[5] He received a nine-month suspension ending in March 2015.[6] After this hiatus, Ulissi came back to win Stage 7 of the Giro d'Italia in Fiuggi.[7]
Palmarès
- 2010
- 1st, Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
- 8th Overall, Tour de Pologne
- 2011
- 1st Stage 17 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 1st Stage 2
- 2nd Overall, Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 1st, Young rider classification
- 2012
- 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese
- 2nd Milano–Torino
- 3rd Overall Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 1st Stages 3 & 4
- 1st, Points classification
- 1st, Young rider classification
- 9th La Flèche Wallonne
- 10th Clásica de San Sebastián
- 2013
- 1st
Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Milano–Torino
- 1st Coppa Sabatini
- 1st Giro dell'Emilia
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Pologne
- 2nd Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 2nd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
- 4th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 6th Overall Bayern-Rundfahrt
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 7th Overall Paris–Nice
- 2014
- 1st Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stages 5 & 8
- 3rd Overall Tour Down Under
- 1st Stage 2
- 3rd Gran Premio di Lugano
- 5th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 2015
- 1st Stage 7 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Memorial Marco Pantani
- 2nd Japan Cup
- 5th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 5th Overall Abu Dhabi Tour
- 6th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 2016
- 2nd Gran Premio di Lugano
- 3rd Overall Tour du Haut Var
- 3rd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
- 6th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 7th Strade Bianche
- 7th Amstel Gold Race
- 8th La Flèche Wallonne
Grand Tour General Classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
41 | 21 | — | WD |
 Tour |
— | — | — | — |
| Vuelta |
— | — | 32 | — |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress
References
- ↑ "Lampre-Merida (LAM) – ITA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ Ulissi awarded stage after Visconti gets grabby
- ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/18th-tour-de-slovenie-2-1/stage-2/results
- ↑ http://au.eurosport.com/cycling/ulissi-wins-in-slovenia_sto2840380/story.shtml
- ↑ "Giro d'Italia stage winner Diego Ulissi fails drugs test". bbc.co.uk. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ↑ Gregor Brown (19 January 2015). "Diego Ulissi banned for nine months for doping". Cycling Weekly (IPC Media Sports & Leisure network). Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ↑ Stephen Farrand (16 May 2015). "Giro d'Italia: Ulissi wins in Fiuggi". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). Retrieved 16 May 2015.
See also
External links
Media related to Diego Ulissi at Wikimedia Commons- Diego Ulissi profile at Cycling Archives