Massimo Podenzana (born 29 July 1961 in La Spezia) is an Italian former road racing cyclist. Podenzana won stages in both the Giro d'Italia, and the Tour de France, as well as a variety of other cycling classics.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Massimo Podenzana |
| Born | 29 July 1961 La Spezia, Italy |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb; 10 st 8 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Novo Nordisk |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider (retired) Directeur sportif |
| Professional teams | |
| 1987–1989 | Atala |
| 1990–1992 | Italbonifica-Navigare |
| 1993–1994 | Navigare-Blue Storm |
| 1995 | Brescialat |
| 1996 | Carrera Jeans |
| 1997–2001 | Mercatone Uno |
| Managerial teams | |
| 2002 | Mercatone Uno |
| 2003 | Nippon Hodo |
| 2004 | Nippo |
| 2005–2010 | Ceramica Flaminia |
| 2011– | Team Type 1–Sanofi Aventis |
| Major wins | |
| Trofeo Melinda (1994) Giro di Toscana (1995) GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano (1999) | |
Major results
edit- 1986
- 1st, Giro della Valli Aretine
- 1988
- 1st, Stage 4, Giro d'Italia
- 1991
- 3rd, Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
- 1993
- 1st, Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 1st, Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
- 1st,
National Road Race Championships - 2nd, Milano–Vignola
- 1994
- 1st, National Road Race Championships
- 1st, Trofeo Melinda
- 7th, Overall, Giro d'Italia
- 1995
- 1st, Giro di Toscana
- 3rd, Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 3rd, Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop
- 1996
- 1st, Stage 15, Tour de France
- 2nd, Trofeo Melinda
- 3rd, Trofeo Matteotti
- 3rd, Clásica de San Sebastián
- 1997
- 3rd, Giro dell'Appennino
- 1998
- 2nd, Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 1999
- 1st, GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
External links
edit- Massimo Podenzana at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Official Tour de France results for Massimo Podenzana
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