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Simone Ponzi
Simone Ponzi (born 17 January 1987, in Manerbio) is an Italian road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental Team Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini. He turned professional in 2009.
Ponzi at the 2015 Grand Prix de Denain. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Simone Ponzi |
| Born | 24 October 1986 Manerbio, Italy |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2006–2008 | Zalf–Désirée–Fior |
| Professional teams | |
| 2009–2010 | Lampre–NGC |
| 2011 | Liquigas–Cannondale |
| 2012–2013 | Astana[1] |
| 2014–2015 | Yellow Fluo[2] |
| 2016–2017 | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice[3] |
| 2018 | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini[4] |
Ponzi left Astana at the end of the 2013 season, and joined Yellow Fluo for the 2014 season.[2]
Major results edit
- 2006
- 5th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza
- 2007
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Trofeo Zsšdi
- 1st Trofeo Franco Balestra
- 4th Gran Premio San Giuseppe
- 7th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
- 2008
- 1st Giro del Casentino
- 1st Stage 6 Giro della Valle d'Aosta
- 2nd Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
- 5th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
- 9th Giro Ciclistico del Cigno
- 2009
- 5th Memorial Marco Pantani
- 10th Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
- 2010
- 6th Giro della Romagna
- 9th Gran Premio Città di Misano – Adriatico
- 2011
- 1st Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
- 1st GP Kranj
- 2nd Trofeo Laigueglia
- 2nd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 2nd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese
- 2nd Giro della Romagna
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 4th Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 5th Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano
- 7th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 2012
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Slovenia
- 10th Gran Piemonte
- 2013
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos
- 2nd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 2nd Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 3rd Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
- 5th Roma Maxima
- 8th Coppa Bernocchi
- 8th Tre Valli Varesine
- 2014
- 1st Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
- 1st Dwars door Drenthe
- 1st Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
- 3rd Coppa Bernocchi
- 3rd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 4th Giro dell'Appennino
- 4th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
- 6th Memorial Marco Pantani
- 2015
- 2nd Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
- 2nd GP Ouest–France
- 4th Tre Valli Varesine
- 4th Coppa Sabatini
- 4th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 7th Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 9th Trofeo Matteotti
- 10th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
- 2017
- 5th Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 7th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | 88 | — | 106 | — | — | 126 |
| Tour de France | Has not contested during career | |||||
| Vuelta a España | ||||||
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References edit
- ^ "Transferts 2011–2012" [Transfers 2011–2012]. Velochrono.fr (in French). Velochrono. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b MacMichael, Simon (13 December 2013). "Chris Horner to join ex-Vini Fantini team, Neri Sottoli?". Road.cc. Farrelly Atkinson Ltd. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
Matteo Rabottini, winner of a Giro stage in 2012, becomes the team leader, and he will be joined by new signing Simone Ponzi, who arrives from Astana.
- ^ "Ponzi is the new addition to CCC Sprandi Polkowice". CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice. CCC Sport. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Nippo Vini Fantini Europa Ovini, Ponzi e Zaccanti completano la rosa" [Nippo Vini Fantini Europa Ovini, Ponzi and Zaccanti complete the roster]. Cicloweb.it (in Italian). Cicloweb. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
External links edit
Media related to Simone Ponzi at Wikimedia Commons
- Simone Ponzi at Cycling Archives
- Simone Ponzi at ProCyclingStats