Valerio Agnoli is an Italian

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...

 road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Liquigas

Liquigas

Liquigas-Cannondale is an Italian professional road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. The current title sponsor is Liquigas, a provider of liquified gas products in Italy. The second sponsor, Cannondale, is an American bicycle manufacturing company, whose sponsorship has led to a small...

. Agnoli is one of the key domestiques for the Liquigas cycling team, and has often been instrumental in victories for Ivan Basso

Ivan Basso

Ivan Basso is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who is currently racing with UCI ProTeam . Basso, nicknamed Ivan the Terrible, is among the best mountain riders in the professional field in the 21st century, and is considered one of the strongest stage race riders...

 and Vincenzo Nibali

Vincenzo Nibali

Vincenzo Nibali is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who rides UCI ProTeam . Born near the Strait of Messina, Nibali's nickname is the "shark of the strait" or simply "the shark." His first major win came at the 2006 GP Ouest-France, where he beat an impressive field on a tough course...

 during the Giro d'Italia

Giro d'Italia

The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...

. Agnoli had a very successful junior and amateur career, taking victories in many prestigious Italian races, including the famous Giro della Lunigiana

Giro della Lunigiana

Giro della Lunigiana is a four-day road bicycle race for junior men in the historical territory Lunigiana , Italy. The race, class 2.1 MJ on the UCI calendar, counts as a big event in the junior men category...

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Agnoli wore the white jersey for the best young rider during the 2010 Giro d'Italia, before a crash including Ivan Basso

Ivan Basso

Ivan Basso is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who is currently racing with UCI ProTeam . Basso, nicknamed Ivan the Terrible, is among the best mountain riders in the professional field in the 21st century, and is considered one of the strongest stage race riders...

 and Vincenzo Nibali

Vincenzo Nibali

Vincenzo Nibali is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who rides UCI ProTeam . Born near the Strait of Messina, Nibali's nickname is the "shark of the strait" or simply "the shark." His first major win came at the 2006 GP Ouest-France, where he beat an impressive field on a tough course...

 caused him to lose it.

Palmares

2003

1st, Overall, Giro della Lunigiana

Giro della Lunigiana

Giro della Lunigiana is a four-day road bicycle race for junior men in the historical territory Lunigiana , Italy. The race, class 2.1 MJ on the UCI calendar, counts as a big event in the junior men category...

 (U19)

2004

10th, Giro della Romagna

16th, Milano - Torino

18th, Coppa Placci

2005

1st, Stage 8, Tour of Qinghai Lake

Tour of Qinghai Lake

Tour of Qinghai Lake is an elite men's professional road bicycle racing event held annually near Qinghai Lake, China. The race is rated at the highest level for a multi-day stage race by the Union Cycliste Internationale and since 2005, has been part of the UCI Asia Tour.- Past results :...

3rd, Overall, Tour of Qinghai Lake

Tour of Qinghai Lake

Tour of Qinghai Lake is an elite men's professional road bicycle racing event held annually near Qinghai Lake, China. The race is rated at the highest level for a multi-day stage race by the Union Cycliste Internationale and since 2005, has been part of the UCI Asia Tour.- Past results :...

2006

5th, Settimana Lombarda

5th, Stage 4, Settimana Lombarda

7th, GP Industria & Artigianato - Larciano

2008

1st, Stage 1 Vuelta a España

2008 Vuelta a España

The 2008 Vuelta a España was the 63rd edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The event took place from 30 August to 21 September 2008 over 21 stages covering . The first stage was a team time trial in Granada. The event finished in Madrid 23 days later...

 (TTT

Team time trial

A team time trial is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock .Teams start at equal intervals, usually two, three or four minutes apart...

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4th, Japan Cup

11th, GP Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese

12th, Giro della Provincia di Grosseto

2009

3rd, Memorial Marco Pantani

7th, Japan Cup

7th, Giro del Veneto

2010

1st, Stage 4, Giro d'Italia

2010 Giro d'Italia

The 2010 Giro d'Italia was the 93rd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro started off in Amsterdam on 8 May and stayed in the Netherlands for three stages, before leaving the country...

 (TTT

Team time trial

A team time trial is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock .Teams start at equal intervals, usually two, three or four minutes apart...

)

9th, GP Miguel Indurain

2011

4th, GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano

GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano

The GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano is a road bicycle race held annually in Larciano, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.Between 1967 and 1976 it was held as the Circuito di Larciano.-Past winners:...

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