Stefano Pirazzi Explained
Stefano Pirazzi |
Fullname: | Stefano Pirazzi |
Birth Date: | 1987 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Alatri, Italy |
Height: | 1.8m (05.9feet) |
Weight: | 62kg (137lb) |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
Ridertype: | Climber |
Amateuryears1: | 2007–2009 |
Amateurteam1: | Palazzago Saclà Maiet |
Proyears1: | 2010–2017 |
Proyears2: | 2021– |
Majorwins: | Grand Tours Giro d'Italia
Mountains classification (2013)
1 individual stage (2014)
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Stefano Pirazzi (born 11 March 1987) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team .[1]
Career
Born in Alatri, Pirazzi has competed as a professional since 2010, joining from the amateur ranks; his twin brother Roberto is also a cyclist, and was also a member of the Palazzago Rad Logistica team with Stefano in 2009.[2]
In May 2017, one day before the start of the 2017 Giro d'Italia, the UCI announced that Pirazzi and team-mate Nicola Ruffoni had tested positive for growth hormone-releasing peptides in out-of-competition controls carried out the previous month.[3] Later that month the UCI confirmed that both riders' B-samples had also tested positive, leading Bardiani–CSF to confirm that they would terminate both riders' contracts.[4] In October, Pirazzi was given a four-year ban backdated to the date of the original announcement – as a result, he was unable to compete again until May 2021.[5] Following the completion of his ban, he joined the team, making his first start at the Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes.[1]
Major results
- 2007
1st Stage 3 Giro delle Regioni
4th Giro del Canavese
6th Gara Ciclistica Milionaria
8th Overall Volta a Lleida
1st Mountains classification
1st Stages 4 & 5b
- 2008
3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
7th Cronoscalata Gardone Valtrompia
- 2009
1st Gara Milionaria Montappone
3rd Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli
6th Giro del Cigno
- 2011
1st Mountains classification, Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
1st Young rider classification, Giro del Trentino
3rd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 2012
1st Mountains classification, Tirreno–Adriatico
- 2013
1st Mountains classification, Giro d'Italia
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
7th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 2014
1st Stage 17 Giro d'Italia
4th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2015
2nd Giro dell'Appennino
- 2016
4th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
1st Stage 4Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish | |
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External links
Notes and References
- News: Amore e Vita, domani in Francia il debutto di Stefano Pirazzi. Italian. Amore & Vita, Stefano Pirazzi's debut in France tomorrow. TuttoBici. Prima Pagina Edizioni srl. 23 May 2021. 2 October 2021.
- News: La Palazzago sestoautoveicoli pronta per un triplice impegno. Italian. The sixth Palazzago season ready for a triple engagement. 28 February 2009. 9 March 2012. BergamoSportNews.com. Bergamo Sport News.
- Web site: Giro d'Italia: Two Bardiani CSF riders positive in out-of-competition control. 4 May 2017 . . 4 May 2017.
- Web site: Pirazzi and Ruffoni sacked by Bardiani CSF as B-samples come back positive. 19 May 2017 . . 20 May 2017.
- News: Pirazzi handed four-year ban for doping - News Shorts. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 3 October 2017. 5 January 2018.