| Fullname | Davide Appollonio |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 2 June 1989 (age 37) |
| Birth place | Isernia, Italy |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Ridertype | Sprinter |
| Amateuryears 1 | 2007–2008 |
| Amateurteam 1 | Vangi Sparo Caparol |
| Amateuryears 2 | 2009 |
| Amateurteam 2 | Hopplà–Seano–Bellissima |
| Proyears 1 | 2009 |
| Proteam 1 | → (stagiaire) |
| Proyears 2 | 2010 |
| Proyears 3 | 2011–2012 |
| Proyears 4 | 2013–2014 |
| Proyears 5 | 2015 |
| Proyears 6 | 2019–2021 |
| Proteam 6 | [1] |
Davide Appollonio (born 2 June 1989) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team .[2]
Career
Born in Isernia, Appollonio first made an impression in the professional ranks riding as a stagiaire for during the latter part of 2009, before signing for the team as a neo-pro for the 2010 season.
He joined 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 at the end of the 2012 season, and joined on a two-year contract from the 2013 season onwards.[4] In October 2014 he announced that he would join 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 at the 2019 Volta a Portugal; he won the opening road stage of the race.[7]
Major results
- 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
| 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
- ^ "Amore e Vita | P". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived 25 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Amore e Vita". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived 30 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine. 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. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.