Mirco Lorenzetto
 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mirco Lorenzetto |
| Born |
13 July 1981 Vittorio Veneto, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road and track |
| Role | Retired |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2004–2005 | De Nardi |
| 2006–2008 | Team Milram |
| 2008–2010 | Lampre |
| 2011 | Astana |
|
Infobox last updated on 1 January 2012 | |
Mirco Lorenzetto (born 13 July 1981 in Vittorio Veneto) is a former Italian racing cyclist, who competed as a professional between 2004 and 2011.[1] He has won victories in the Tour Méditerranéen 2007, the Tour of Sardegna and Giro del Friuli in 2009.
Lorenzetto became a professional cyclist in 2004. His first victory came in 2007, when he won a stage in the Tour Méditerranéen, in a close sprint over Daniele Bennati.[2]
The year 2009 started good for Lorenzetto, as in March he already had three victories.[3] In April 2009, during the Tour of Flanders, Lorenzetto crashed and was taken to hospital,[4] but a few days later he could leave the hospital without serious damage.[5]
Lorenzetto announced his retirement in December 2011, at the age of 30.[1]
Major results
Source:[6]
- 2004 – De Nardi
- 2005 – Domina Vacanze
- 2006 – Milram
- 2007 – Milram
- 1st, Stage 6, Tour Méditerranéen
- 2008 – Milram
- 1st, Stage 4, Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 1st, Stage 2, Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
- 2009 – Lampre
- 1st, Stage 1 & 2, Giro di Sardegna
- 1st, Giro del Friuli
- 2010 – Lampre
- 1st Stage 4, Tour de Pologne
References
- 1 2 "Lorenzetto calls time on career". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Tight Méditerranéen sprint finish – Lorenzetto over Bennati
- ↑ Lorenzetto marks season's third in Friuli
- ↑ García Acosta and Lorenzetto injured
- ↑ Lorenzetto to leave hospital
- ↑ Mirco Lorenzetto profile at Cycling Archives