Andrea Piccolo (born 23 March 2001) is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who previously rode for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost.[8] His contract was terminated by EF Education-EasyPost after he was stopped at Italian customs allegedly carrying Human Growth Hormone.[9]
 Piccolo at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Andrea Piccolo |
| Born | 23 March 2001 Magenta, Italy |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Free Agent |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2018–2019 | Team Lvf |
| 2021 | Viris Vigevano[1] |
| Professional teams | |
| 2020 | Team Colpack–Ballan[2] |
| 2021 | Astana–Premier Tech[3] |
| 2022 | Gazprom–RusVelo[4][5][6] |
| 2022 | Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli[7] |
| 2022–2024 | EF Education–EasyPost[8] |
Career
editIn 2019, Piccolo won the Junior time trial at the UEC European Road Championships.[10] Piccolo had originally signed with UCI WorldTeam Astana–Premier Tech for the 2021 season[11] but left the team at the end of May, having not raced for the team at all after health issues were detected during an early season training camp.[12]
Major results
edit- 2018
- 1st
Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 1st Trofeo Emilio Paganessi
- 2nd Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 3rd
Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 3rd Overall Giro del Nordest d'Italia
- 1st
- 1st
- 4th Overall GP Général Patton
- 4th Trofeo Citta di Loano
- 10th Trofeo Buffoni
- 2019
- UEC European Junior Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial
- 3rd
Road race
- 1st
- National Junior Road Championships
- 1st
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 1st
Overall Giro della Lunigiana
- 3rd Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
- 6th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 6th Trofeo Emilio Paganessi
- 7th Gent–Wevelgem Juniors
- 7th Trofeo Buffoni
- 2020
- 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2021
- 1st Ruota d'Oro
- 1st Coppa Collecchio
- 2nd GP Capodarco
- 8th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
- 9th Veneto Classic
- 2022
- 2nd Circuito de Getxo
- 2nd Japan Cup
- 3rd Coppa Agostoni
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Maryland Cycling Classic
- 6th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
- 7th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 10th Bretagne Classic
- 10th Coppa Sabatini
- 2023
- Vuelta a España
- Held
&
- Held
- 2024
Combativity award Stage 2 Giro d'Italia
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| — | DNF | |
| — | — | |
| 69 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Andrea Piccolo boekt derde zege na stap terug naar beloftenploeg" [Andrea Piccolo records third victory after stepping back to development team] (in Dutch). Wielerflits. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Team Colpack Ballan". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Six new signings for Astana – Premier Tech with Battistella, de Bod, Piccolo, Perry, Romo and Sobrero joining for 2021 and beyond". official Astana Pro Team website. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Russische formatie Gazprom-RusVelo geeft Andrea Piccolo een nieuwe kans" [Russian team Gazprom-RusVelo gives Andrea Piccolo another chance]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). 22 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "GAZPROM-RUSVELO". UCI. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Gazprom-RusVelo Team 2022". rusvelo.team. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Andrea Piccolo tekent na Gazprom-straf bij Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli" [Andrea Piccolo signs after Gazprom ban with Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Andrea Piccolo signs with EF Education-EasyPost". efprocycling.com. EF Education–EasyPost. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Ryan, Barry (22 June 2024). "Fired EF rider Andrea Piccolo was under investigation by anti-doping authorities prior to police search". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ (italian) Ciclismo, Europei 2019: Andrea Piccolo fantastica medaglia d’oro nella cronometro juniores!
- ^ "Astana - Premier Tech". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Astana – Premier Tech". Twitter. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
External links
edit- Andrea Piccolo at UCI
- Andrea Piccolo at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Andrea Piccolo at ProCyclingStats
- Andrea Piccolo at Cycling Quotient
- Andrea Piccolo at CycleBase