Davide Appollonio
Davide Appollonio (born 2 June 1989) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team Amore & Vita.[2]
Appollonio at the 2012 Liège–Bastogne–Liège | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Davide Appollonio |
| Nickname | Appo Jet |
| Born | 2 June 1989 Isernia, Italy |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2007–2008 | Vangi Sparo Caparol |
| 2009 | Hopplà–Seano–Bellissima |
| Professional teams | |
| 2009 | → Cervélo TestTeam (stagiaire) |
| 2010 | Cervélo TestTeam |
| 2011–2012 | Team Sky |
| 2013–2014 | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| 2015 | Androni Giocattoli |
| 2019–2021 | Amore & Vita–Prodir[1] |
Career edit
Born in Isernia, Appollonio first made an impression in the professional ranks riding as a stagiaire for Cervélo TestTeam during the latter part of 2009, before signing for the team as a neo-pro for the 2010 season.
He joined Team Sky for the 2011 season,[3] picking up his first win for the team on the 3rd stage of the Tour de Luxembourg, and then his first overall Sprints competition the following day. Appollonio left Team Sky at the end of the 2012 season, and joined Ag2r–La Mondiale on a two-year contract from the 2013 season onwards.[4] In October 2014 he announced that he would join Androni Giocattoli for 2015, the first time Appollonio had joined an Italian professional cycling team.[5]
On 30 June 2015 Appollonio gave an adverse analytical finding for EPO, on 14 June – two weeks after completing the Giro d'Italia, and was provisionally suspended.[6] He was suspended for four years, and returned to the peloton with Amore & Vita–Prodir at the 2019 Volta a Portugal; he won the opening road stage of the race.[7]
Major results edit
- 2009
- 5th Gran Premio della Liberazione
- 6th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
- 2010
- 1st Stage 4 Tour du Limousin
- 2nd Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 2nd Tour de Vendée
- 5th Clásica de Almería
- 7th Coppa Sabatini
- 10th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 2011
- Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Stage 1 Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 7th Overall Ster ZLM Toer
- 2012
- 4th London Nocturne
- 2013
- 5th Paris–Bourges
- 2014
- 2nd Roma Maxima
- 6th Scheldeprijs
- 2015
1st Points classification Tour of Slovenia- 3rd Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 2019
- 1st Stage 1 Volta a Portugal
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | DNF | — | 168 | DNF | 123[8] |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References edit
- ^ . UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Amore e Vita". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ Richardson, Simon (27 October 2010). "Hunt signs for Team Sky along with Appollonio". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Appollonio and Betancur sign for Ag2R-La Mondiale". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "News shorts: Andy Schleck to retire?". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ "Appollonio provisionally suspended for EPO". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Davide Appollonio wins in Portugal on return from four-year EPO ban". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "98th Giro d'Italia General Classification". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
External links edit
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