Full name Paolo Tiralongo Name Paolo Tiralongo Current team Team Astana 2000–2002 Fassa Bortolo Weight 56 kg | Rider type Climbing specialist Height 1.68 m Discipline Road Role Bicycler | |
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Nickname L'Ape di Avola (The Bee from Avola) Born 8 July 1977 (age 46)
Avola, Italy ( 1977-07-08 ) 2003–2005 Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo Competitors Vincenzo Nibali, Mark Cavendish, Fabian Cancellara, Alejandro Valverde, Cadel Evans Similar People Roman Kreuziger, Janez Brajkovic, Alberto Contador, Alexander Vinokourov, Yaroslav Popovych | ||
Paolo tiralongo astana abandona la vuelta
Paolo Tiralongo (born 8 July 1977) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Astana.
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- Paolo tiralongo astana abandona la vuelta
- Medical staff discuss paolo tiralongo s injury and treatment in st5 of the giro d italia
- Career
- References
Medical staff discuss paolo tiralongo s injury and treatment in st5 of the giro d italia
Career
In 2009, while riding for Lampre–NGC, Tiralongo registered his best final result on a Grand Tour, finishing the Vuelta a España in eighth position after riding consistently in the mountain stages. He conceded a little over 9 minutes to the victor, Spaniard Alejandro Valverde of Caisse d'Epargne. He joined Astana for the 2010 season, on a 2-year contract. In 2011, Tiralongo took a notable victory on stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia, a summit finish to Macugnaga. He attacked in the final kilometers and went clear of the lead group, but was joined by Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank–SunGard) in the final few meters. He came first on the line, taking his first victory in more than ten years.
In 2012, he won another stage in the Giro d'Italia, stage 7, which was a hilltop finish atop Rocca di Cambio. With 500 meters to go, Tiralongo followed an attack initiated by Michele Scarponi of Lampre–ISD and he passed Scarponi inside of the final 100 meters. He lay on the ground afterward, out of breath.
On 24 April 2015, Tiralongo collected his first victory of the season in the final stage of the Giro del Trentino. He passed the last climb (Passo Predaia) with a small leading group and won the sprint after the descent. On 17 May, he won Stage 9 of the 2015 Giro d'Italia.
