Simone Stortoni

Simone Stortoni
Stortoni at the 2012 Critérium du Dauphiné
Personal information
Full nameSimone Stortoni
Born (1985-07-07) 7 July 1985 (age 39)
Chiaravalle, Italy
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2009–2011CSF Group–Navigare
2012–2013Lampre–ISD[1]
2014Amore & Vita–Selle SMP
2015Androni Giocattoli[2]

Simone Stortoni (born 7 July 1985) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2015 for the Colnago–CSF Inox, Lampre–Merida, Amore & Vita–Selle SMP and Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec teams.

Career

Born in Chiaravalle, Stortoni competed as a professional from the start of the 2009 season, competing for the CSF Group–Navigare team until the end of 2011, when he joined the Lampre–ISD squad for the 2012 season.[3][4] After his contract with Lampre–Merida was not renewed in 2013, Amore & Vita–Selle SMP announced that they had signed Stortoni in May 2014.[5] Subsequently, he signed a one-year contract with Androni Giocattoli for the 2015 season.[2]

Stortoni competed in six Grand Tour events during his career, contesting the Giro d'Italia four times, the Tour de France in 2012 and the Vuelta a España in 2013. At his first Giro in 2010, Stortoni finished second during stage eight, after being the closest challenger to Chris Anker Sørensen on the climb to Monte Terminillo.[6]

Major results

2005
3rd GP Città di Felino
4th Trofeo Città di Brescia
4th GP Capodarco
2006
1st Cronoscalata Gardone Valtrompia
3rd Parma–La Spezia
3rd Memorial Danilo Furlan
3rd Caduti di Soprazocco
6th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
8th Giro del Canavese
9th GP Capodarco
9th Coppa Colli Briantei
2007
1st Giro del Belvedere
1st GP Comune di Cerreto Guidi
1st La Bolghera
2nd Firenze–Modena
3rd Overall Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia
3rd Coppa 29 Martiri di Figline di Prato
3rd Gran Premio Industria Commercio Artigianato – Casini
3rd G.P. Chianti Castello Guicciardini di Poppiano
5th Trofeo FPT Tapparo
6th Overall Giro della Toscana
2008
1st Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo
1st Memorial Pigoni & Coli
1st Gran Premio Industria Commercio Artigianato – Botticino
1st Trofeo FPT Tapparo
2nd Caduti di Soprazocco
2nd Trofeo Alta Valle Del Tevere
3rd GP Enel Monte Amiata
5th Gran Premio Industria Commercio Artigianato – Casini
5th Gran Premio Città di Empoli
2010
6th Gran Premio di Lugano
9th Coppa Sabatini
2011
2nd Overall Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
2nd Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
7th Overall Giro di Padania
8th Tre Valli Varesine
2012
6th Giro del Veneto
8th Overall Tour of Norway
2013
7th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
2015
8th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
9th Overall Tour of Slovenia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 73 80 — 56 — 50
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — 69 — — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España — — — DNF — —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ "Scarponi extends contract with Lampre-ISD through 2013". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013. The Lampre-ISD roster for the 2013 season also includes Winner Anacona, Mattia Cattaneo, Davide Cimolai, Massimo Graziato, Matthew Lloyd, Daniele Pietropolli, Simone Stortoni and Davide Viganò.
  2. ^ a b "News shorts: Bouet's step to Etixx-QuickStep a dream come true". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Saxo Bank signs three". Cyclingnews.com. Future Publishing Limited. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2012. Lampre-ISD announced that it has signed Simone Stortoni, currently with Colnago-CSF Inox.
  4. ^ "Lampre-ISD (LAM) – ITA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  5. ^ "#Stortoni: Another Great Racer Joins the Team". Amore & Vita–Selle SMP (in Italian). 30 May 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  6. ^ Stokes, Shane (16 May 2010). "Sørensen terrific on the Terminillo". Cyclingnews.com. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
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