Personal information | |
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Full name | Eros Capecchi |
Born | Castiglione del Lago, Italy | 13 June 1986
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Team Bahrain Victorious |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climber |
Professional teams | |
2005–2007 | Liquigas–Bianchi |
2008–2010 | Saunier Duval–Scott |
2011–2012 | Liquigas–Cannondale |
2013–2015 | Movistar Team |
2016 | Astana |
2017–2019 | Quick-Step Floors [1] |
2020–2021 | Bahrain–McLaren [2] |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Eros Capecchi (born 13 June 1986) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious. [3] He took four professional wins during his career, including a stage of the 2011 Giro d'Italia. [4]
Born in Castiglione del Lago, Capecchi turned professional with Liquigas–Bianchi in 2005 before moving to Saunier Duval–Scott in 2008. He returned to Liquigas–Cannondale for the 2011 season. [5] He took a notable victory at the Gran Premio di Lugano in 2012, dropping a dozen riders in the finale, and finished with a 4-second advantage over them. [6] He left Liquigas–Cannondale at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the Movistar Team on a two-year contract, from the 2013 season onwards. [7] Capecchi signed for Quick-Step Floors for the 2017 season. [8] He joined Bahrain–McLaren in 2020. He retired from competition at the end of the 2021 season, after his contract was not extended. [4]
Grand Tour | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Giro d'Italia | 99 | DNF | DNF | 60 | 37 | 70 | 82 | — | 82 | 58 | 49 | 37 | 87 |
Tour de France | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
/ Vuelta a España | — | DNF | — | 21 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | 104 | — | 121 | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
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