Salvatore Puccio
.JPG) Puccio at the 2015 Scheldeprijs | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Salvatore Puccio |
| Born |
31 August 1989 Menfi, Italy |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Sky |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2012– | Team Sky[1] |
| Major wins | |
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Infobox last updated on 20 August 2016 | |
Salvatore Puccio (born 31 August 1989) is an Italian racing cyclist who rides for UCI World Tour team Team Sky.[2]
Salvatore Puccio in first (time trial) stage Tour of Slovenia 2015.
Career
Puccio was born at Menfi, in Sicily. He joined Team Sky ahead of the 2012 season, after a 2011 season which included a solo victory in the under-23 Tour of Flanders race in April.[3][4]
Puccio made his Grand Tour debut at the 2013 Giro d'Italia. After Team Sky won the team time trial on stage two, Puccio took the race lead and wore the pink jersey on stage three, after being the highest placed Team Sky rider on stage one.[5]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2007
- 1st Stage 2 Giro della Toscana Junior
- 2010
- 5th GP Pretola
- 5th GP San Giuseppe
- 6th GP Industrie del Marmo
- 9th Trofeo Edil C
- 2011
- 1st Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 2nd GP Pretola
- 2nd Giro del Belvedere di Villa di Cordignano
- 2nd GP Palio del Recioto
- 4th Trofeo Banca Popolare Piva
- 4th Overall Giro della Toscana
- 1st Stage 3
- 5th GP Capodarco
- 2012
- 6th Trofeo Deia
- 2013
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT)
- Held
Pink Jersey for Stage 3
- 2014
- 8th National Road Race Championships
- 8th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 2015
- 7th Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 2016
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia |
73 | 98 | 68 | — |
 Tour de France |
— | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España |
WD | — | 77 | 121 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| WD | Withdrawn |
References
- ↑ Cycling Weekly (2012-01-02). "Puccio signs for Sky". Cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
- ↑ "Team Sky (SKY) – GBR". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ "Puccio wins U23 Flanders". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ "Salvatore Puccio remporte le Tour des Flandres Espoirs 2011" [Salvatore Puccio won the Tour of Flanders 2011 Espoirs]. Tour of Flanders (in French). Flanders Classics NV. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ "Team Sky win team time trial". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
External links
Media related to Salvatore Puccio at Wikimedia Commons- Salvatore Puccio profile at Team Sky
- Salvatore Puccio on Twitter
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