Eros Capecchi
Personal information | |
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Full name | Eros Capecchi |
Born | Castiglione del Lago, Italy | 13 June 1986
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Team Bahrain Victorious |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climber |
Professional teams | |
2005–2007 | Liquigas–Bianchi |
2008–2010 | Saunier Duval–Scott |
2011–2012 | Liquigas–Cannondale |
2013–2015 | Movistar Team |
2016 | Astana |
2017–2019 | Quick-Step Floors[1] |
2020–2021 | Bahrain–McLaren[2] |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Eros Capecchi (born 13 June 1986) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious.[3] He took four professional wins during his career, including a stage of the 2011 Giro d'Italia.[4]
Career
Born in Castiglione del Lago, Capecchi turned professional with Liquigas–Bianchi in 2005 before moving to Saunier Duval–Scott in 2008. He returned to Liquigas–Cannondale for the 2011 season.[5] He took a notable victory at the Gran Premio di Lugano in 2012, dropping a dozen riders in the finale, and finished with a 4-second advantage over them.[6] He left Liquigas–Cannondale at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the Movistar Team on a two-year contract, from the 2013 season onwards.[7] Capecchi signed for Quick-Step Floors for the 2017 season.[8] He joined Bahrain–McLaren in 2020. He retired from competition at the end of the 2021 season, after his contract was not extended.[4]
Major results
- 2004
- 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 2005
- 3rd Ruota d'Oro
- 2006
- 8th Down Under Classic
- 9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 2007
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
- 2008
- 1st Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 1st Stage 3
- 9th Overall Deutschland Tour
- 2009
- 6th Giro dell'Appennino
- 2011
- 1st Stage 18 Giro d'Italia
- 4th Overall Tour de San Luis
- 2012
- 1st Gran Premio di Lugano
- 4th Giro dell'Appennino
- 5th Overall Tour of Beijing
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 2013
- 6th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 2014
- 10th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 2016
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro del Trentino
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Vuelta a Burgos
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Giro d'Italia | 99 | DNF | DNF | 60 | 37 | 70 | 82 | — | 82 | 58 | 49 | 37 | 87 |
Tour de France | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
/ Vuelta a España | — | DNF | — | 21 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | 104 | — | 121 | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ^ "Deceuninck-QuickStep complete roster with Capecchi". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (26 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Bahrain McLaren". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Bahrain Victorious". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b "VN ticker: Rooted Vermont announces $10,000 in scholarships, Ian Garrison confirms departure from Deceuninck-Quick-Step, Eros Capecchi retires". VeloNews. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ Ryan, Barry (1 September 2010). "Liquigas-Doimo and AG2R announce 2011 signings". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Capecchi beats Cunego in Lugano". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ Atkins, Ben (11 August 2012). "Eros Capecchi and Sylwester Szmyd quit Liquigas-Cannondale for Movistar". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ "Capecchi signs for Etixx-QuickStep". 23 August 2016.
External links
Media related to Eros Capecchi at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Eros Capecchi at ProCyclingStats
- Eros Capecchi at Cycling Archives
- Eros Capecchi's profile on Cycling Base Archived 17 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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