Full name Gianni Moscon Name Gianni Moscon Rider type All-rounder | Role Rider Discipline Road | |
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Current team Zalf-Euromobil-Desiree-Fior 2013–2015 Zalf-Euromobil-Desiree-Fior | ||
Elite under23 gp industria e commercio botticino vittoria di gianni moscon
Gianni Moscon (born 20 April 1994) is an Italian professional cyclist, currently riding for Team Sky.
Contents
- Elite under23 gp industria e commercio botticino vittoria di gianni moscon
- Behind the scenes with Gianni Moscon
- Early life and career
- Team Sky 2016 present
- Racism and suspension
- References
Behind the scenes with Gianni Moscon
Early life and career
Moscon grew up in the apple farms north of Trento in Trentino in the north of Italy. This led to him being given the nickname “Il Trattore,” which translates to “The Tractor.”
Team Sky (2016-present)
In September 2015, it was announced that he had signed a professional contract with Team Sky for the 2016 season. This followed a recommendation from Fausto Pinarello, of the company who manufacture the team's bicycles, who had seen Moscon winning amateur races and spoke about him to Sky sport director Dario Cioni.
Moscon recorded his first professional victory at the Arctic Race of Norway when he won the queen stage. He later went on to win the general classification, as well as the youth classification. He was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España.
Racism and suspension
In 2017 during the Tour de Romandie, Gianni Moscon racially abused Afro-French cyclist Kevin Reza. Gianni was suspended from racing by Team Sky for six weeks. Team Sky indicated that any further racial incident will result in Moscon's contract being terminated.
