Davide Appollonio
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Davide Appollonio is an Italian
professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour
team . Davide first made an impression in the professional ranks riding as a "Stagaire" for Cervelo Test Team during the latter part of 2009. He signed for them as a neo-pro for the 2010 season.
He joined Team Sky
for the 2011 season, picking up his first win for his new team on the 3rd stage of the Tour de Luxembourg
, and then his first overall Sprints competition the following day.
2010
2011
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...
team . Davide first made an impression in the professional ranks riding as a "Stagaire" for Cervelo Test Team during the latter part of 2009. He signed for them as a neo-pro for the 2010 season.
He joined Team Sky
Team Sky
Team Sky is a British professional road bicycle racing team that competes in international road bicycle races. The creation of the team was announced on 26 February 2009 and the team began competition in January 2010....
for the 2011 season, picking up his first win for his new team on the 3rd stage of the Tour de Luxembourg
Tour de Luxembourg
Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a 2.HC, the highest rating below the ProTour, by the Union Cycliste Internationale , the sport's governing body. In 2006, the Tour was part of the UCI Europe...
, and then his first overall Sprints competition the following day.
Palmarès
2009- 1st GP Pretola
- 1st Firenze-Empoli
- 1st Copa Lanciotto Ballerini
- 1st Giro Colline Capannoresi
2010
- 1st Stage 4 Tour du LimousinTour du LimousinTour du Limousin is a 4-day road bicycle race held annually in Limousin, France. It was first held in 1968 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2011 it was upgraded to an 2.HC event. Between 1968 and 1974 it was an amateur race.-Winners:-External links:* *...
- 2nd GP de Fourmies
- 2nd Tour de Vendée
2011
- Tour de Luxembourg2011 Tour de LuxembourgThe 2011 Tour de Luxembourg cycling race was the 71st running of the Tour de Luxembourg. It was won by Linus Gerdemann from Germany, a member of the Luxembourg based team, .-Stages:Key:...
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 3
- 3rd Stage 1
- 1st
- Giro d’Italia
- 2nd Stage 12
- 5th Stage 10
- 6th Stage 3
- 5th Stage 6
- 5th Stage 8
- 3rd Stage 1 Tour of Murcia
- 3rd Stage 2 Vuelta a Andalucía2011 Vuelta a AndalucíaThe 2011 Vuelta a Andalucía is the 57th edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía stage race. The previous edition was won by 's Michael Rogers. The race started on 20 February and will finish on 24 February.-Teams:...
- Tour MéditerranéenTour MéditerranéenTour Méditerranéen is a professional road bicycle racing event held in southern France along the Mediterranean Sea. The Tour Méditerranéen is a five-day stage race that began in 1974 and since 2005 has been a part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 2.1 event...
- Led young riders competition - Stage 5
- 2nd Stage 4
- 2nd Stage 2
- 1st Stage 1 Tour du Poitou-CharentesTour du Poitou-CharentesTour du Poitou-Charentes is a road bicycle race held annually in the region of Poitou-Charentes, France. It was first held in 1987 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...