Matteo Pelucchi (born 21 January 1989) is an Italian former professional road cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2011 to 2021. He also competed in track cycling at a junior level.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Matteo Pelucchi |
| Born | 21 January 1989 Giussano, Italy |
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Disciplines |
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| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 2011 | Geox–TMC |
| 2012 | Team Europcar |
| 2013–2016 | IAM Cycling[1] |
| 2017–2018 | Bora–Hansgrohe |
| 2019 | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec[2] |
| 2020 | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè[3] |
| 2021 | Team Qhubeka Assos[4] |
Career
editHe rode for a year with Team Europcar in 2012,[5] and four years with IAM Cycling between 2013 and 2016. In October 2016 he and IAM teammate Aleksejs Saramotins were announced as members of the Bora–Hansgrohe squad for 2017.[6] Pelucchi joined Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec in 2019 after two years with Bora–Hansgrohe,[2] before joining his sixth professional team in 2020, Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè.[3]
In December 2020, Pelucchi signed a one-year contract with Team Qhubeka Assos, for the 2021 season.[7] He retired from competition at the end of the 2021 season.[8]
Major results
edit- 2007
- National Junior Track Championships
- 1st
Kilo - 1st Keirin
- 1st
- 2010
- 1st Trofeo Papà Cervi
- 2011
- 1st Clásica de Almería
- 2012
- Ronde de l'Oise
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 1st Stage 5 Four Days of Dunkirk
- 3rd Trofeo Migjorn
- 8th Grand Prix de Denain
- 10th Trofeo Palma de Mallorca
- 2013
- Circuit de la Sarthe
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 2nd Velothon Berlin
- 6th Châteauroux Classic
- 2014
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st Stage 2 Tirreno–Adriatico
- 2nd Grand Prix de Denain
- 9th Overall World Ports Classic
- 10th Scheldeprijs
- 2015
- 1st Trofeo Santanyi-Ses Salines-Campos
- 1st Trofeo Playa de Palma
- Tour de Pologne
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 10th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 2017
- 2nd Trofeo Playa de Palma
- 4th Trofeo Porreres-Felanitx-Ses Salines-Campos
- 6th Münsterland Giro
- 2018
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Czech Cycling Tour
- 1st Stage 3 Okolo Slovenska
- 4th Handzame Classic
- 2019
- Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stages 5 & 6
- Tour of Taihu Lake
- 1st Stages 2 & 4
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Aragón
- 1st Stage 3 Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- 8th Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
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— | DNF | DNF | DNF | — | — |
 Tour de France
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Has not contested during his career | |||||
 Vuelta a España
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DNF | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "IAM Cycling announces 2013 roster". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Two new riders for Movistar at Tour Down Under - News Shorts". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
Androni-Giocattoli-Sidermech [sic] for 2019: Manuel Belletti, Marco Benfatto, Alessandro Bisolti, Matteo Busato, Mattia Cattaneo, Leonardo Fedrigo, Marco and Mattia Frapporti, Francesco Gavazzi, Fausto Masnada, Matteo Montaguti, Matteo Pelucchi, Matteo Spreafico, Andrea Vendrame, Mattia Viel, Julian Cardona, Miguel Florez, Daniel Munoz and, Kevin Rivera.
- ^ a b "Bardiani CSF Faizanè opt for cyclamen and green kit to stand out in the 2020 peloton". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
The 20-rider roster includes Enrico Battaglin from Katusha-Alpecin, Matteo Pelucchi and Marco Benfatto from Androni Giocattoli.
- ^ "Team Qhubeka Assos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Deneits, Stephane (8 January 2012). "Équipes 2012: Europcar" [Teams 2012: Europcar]. Velochrono.fr (in French). Velochrono. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "Bora-Hansgrohe finalise 2017 roster with McCarthy, Pelucchi and Saramotins signings". cyclingnews.com. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "EF Pro Cycling and Qhubeka-Assos strengthen 2021 lineups, Gage Hecht to Trek Factory Racing". VeloNews. Pocket Outdoor Media Inc. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
Qhubeka-Assos has brought aboard Lasse Norman Hansen and Matteo Pelucchi, while also extending Reinardt Janse van Rensburg's contract for a seventh year.
- ^ Timms, Joe (18 October 2021). "Who is retiring from pro cycling in 2021?". Rouleur. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
External links
edit- Matteo Pelucchi at UCI
- Matteo Pelucchi at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Matteo Pelucchi at ProCyclingStats
- Matteo Pelucchi at Cycling Quotient
- Matteo Pelucchi at CycleBase
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