Stefano Viezzi (born 5 February 2006) is an Italian cyclist. He rides for Work Service–Vitalcare–Dynatek. In 2024, he became the Junior Cyclo-Cross World Champion.[2]
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| Born | 5 February 2006[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Work Service–Vitalcare–Dynatek | ||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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| 2023– | Work Service–Vitalcare–Dynatek | ||||||||||||||
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| 2024 Men’s junior Cyclo Cross World Championships | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editHe started bike racing at seven years-old. He studies agriculture at the Istituto d'Istruzione Superiore Il Tagliamento in Spilimbergo.[3]
Career
editA keen road racer, cyclocross rider and also mountain biking rider, he has described his road racing skills as best suited to one-day classics riding.[4] He raced for Work Service–Vitalcare–Dynatek in 2023 and finished in the top 10 at the Italian junior time trial championship.[5] He won seven of the first eight cyclo cross races he took part in 2023, and finished fourth in the junior event at the UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships in Pontchâteau.[6]
He won the Junior race at the 2024 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Tábor.[7] The win came despite the fact he suffered a puncture in the closing stages.[8] He became the first Italian winner in the race since Davide Malacarne in 2005.[9] Prior to that win, he had also become the Italian junior champion.[10]
Personal life
editFrom Majano, his parents are called Luigi and Michela. His father runs a marble company. He has two sisters, Elisa and Alice.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Stefano Viezzi". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Stefano Viezzi". First Cycling. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Friuli at the top of the world: Stefano Viezzi junior cyclocross champion". Udine Today. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Cazzaniga, Francesca (8 February 2024). "CYCLINGCyclocross, Stefano Viezzi: "Victories that are the result of work. On the road I'm a long-distance climber"". oasport. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Luca Giaimi is the new Italian junior time trial champion". Bicitv.it. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ D'Onorio, Marco (29 November 2023). "Viezzi, il nuovo astro nascente del ciclocross: "Adesso quando la testa dice di fermarmi, io continuo a dare tutto"". quibicisport.it. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (4 February 2024). "Stefano Viezzi wins junior men's title at Cyclocross World Championships". Cycling News. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Hansen, Matt (5 February 2024). "The new junior cyclocross world champion won…because he had disc brakes". Cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Gialanella, Luca (4 February 2024). "Viezzi, what a triumph in Tabor! Junior gold medal". Gazzetta.it. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Tonizzo, Francesco (4 February 2024). "Stefano Viezzi wins the junior cyclocross world championship". Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Gentili, Gabriele (8 January 2024). "Three jerseys at home and Viezzi now starts again between road and mtb". bici.pro. Retrieved 10 February 2024.