Simone Velasco

Simone Velasco (born 2 December 1995 in Bologna) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team.[6]

Simone Velasco
Velasco at the 2020 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
Personal information
Born (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995
Bologna, Italy
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Team information
Current teamAstana Qazaqstan Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2014–2015Zalf–Euromobil–Désirée–Fior
Professional teams
2016–2017Bardiani–CSF
2018–2019Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia[1][2]
2020–2021Gazprom–RusVelo[3][4]
2022–Astana Qazaqstan Team[5]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2023)
Trofeo Laigueglia (2019)

Major results

Gravel
7th UCI World Championships

Road
2013
1st Trofeo Città di Loano
1st GP dell'Arno
2nd Trofeo Dorigo Porte
5th Overall Giro della Lunigiana
2014
2nd Trofeo Edil C
2015
1st Coppa della Pace
1st Ruota d'Oro
2nd Gran Premio di Poggiana
2nd GP Capodarco
4th Overall Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia
8th Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
2017
9th Trofeo Matteotti
2018
5th Trofeo Matteotti
7th Overall Tour of Hainan
10th Gran Piemonte
2019 (2 pro wins)
1st Trofeo Laigueglia
1st Stage 3 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
3rd Coppa Sabatini
8th Gran Premio di Lugano
10th Giro dell'Appennino
10th Memorial Marco Pantani
2020
4th Trofeo Matteotti
7th Memorial Marco Pantani
2021 (1)
2nd Tour du Jura
4th Giro dell'Appennino
4th Coppa Ugo Agostoni
6th Overall Tour du Limousin
1st Stage 3
6th Overall Giro di Sicilia
6th Gran Premio di Lugano
7th Coppa Sabatini
9th Overall Czech Cycling Tour
9th Giro del Veneto
2023 (2)
National Championships
1st Road race
4th Time trial
1st Stage 3 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
2nd Trofeo Matteotti
3rd Circuito de Getxo
5th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
5th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
10th Memorial Marco Pantani

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2022 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — 26
A yellow jersey Tour de France 31
A red jersey Vuelta a España —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References
  1. "Simone Velasco cambia casacca e firma con la Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia" [Simone Velasco changes kit and signs with Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia]. Cicloweb.it (in Italian). Cicloweb. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. "Wilier Triestina become Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia-KTM for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. "Gazprom - RusVelo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. "Gazprom-RusVelo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. "Astana continue overhaul by signing Riabushenko, Velasco and Gazzoli". cyclingnews.com. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. "ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM". UCI. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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