Valerio Agnoli

Valerio Agnoli (born 6 January 1985) is an Italian road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam .

Career

Agnoli was one of the key domestiques for the Liquigas cycling team, where he was often instrumental in victories for Ivan Basso and Vincenzo Nibali during the Giro d'Italia. Agnoli had a very successful junior and amateur career, taking victories in many prestigious Italian races, including the famous Giro della Lunigiana.

Agnoli wore the white jersey for the best young rider during the 2010 Giro d'Italia, before a crash including his team-mates Ivan Basso and Vincenzo Nibali caused him to lose it.

Agnoli left at the end of the 2012 season, to follow Nibali and join on a two-year contract from the 2013 season onwards.

Major results

2003

1st Overall Giro della Lunigiana

2004

9th Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli

10th Giro della Romagna

2005

3rd Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake

1st Stage 8

2006

5th Overall Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda

7th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano

2008

1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España

4th Japan Cup

2009

3rd Memorial Marco Pantani

7th Japan Cup

7th Giro del Veneto

2010

1st Stage 4 (TTT) Giro d'Italia

10th GP Miguel Induráin

2011

4th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano

2012

3rd Giro della Toscana

2014

7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos

8th Overall Danmark Rundt

2015

2nd Overall Tour de Langkawi

4th Clásica de Almería

9th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

2016

1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro del Trentino

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

1985 births

Living people

People from Alatri

Cyclists from Lazio

Italian male cyclists

Sportspeople from the Province of Frosinone

21st-century Italian people