Gianluca Brambilla (born 22 August 1987) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team.[5] He started his professional career in 2010 with Colnago–CSF Inox.[6]
Brambilla at the 2022 Tour de Romandie. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gianluca Brambilla |
| Nickname | Brambi |
| Born | 22 August 1987 Bellano, Italy |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type |
|
| Amateur teams | |
| 2006 | Ormesani Panni |
| 2007–2009 | Zalf Desirèe Fior |
| Professional teams | |
| 2010–2012 | Colnago–CSF Inox |
| 2013–2017 | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step[1] |
| 2018–2022 | Trek–Segafredo[2][3][4] |
| 2023– | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Career
editBorn in Bellano, Brambilla began his professional career in 2010 with the Colnago–CSF Inox team,[7] moving to Omega Pharma–Quick-Step in 2013. He was also a member of the Ormesani Panni and Zalf Desirèe Fior teams as an amateur, winning numerous domestic races. At the 2011 Giro d'Italia, Brambilla finished fourth in the mountains classification as well as taking a fourth place stage finish during Stage 18 to San Pellegrino Terme.[8] Brambilla took two further top-ten places at the 2012 edition of the race, placing tenth on the seventh stage,[9] and seventh on the eighth stage.[10]
In September 2014, Brambilla was ejected from the Vuelta a España during the 16th stage after trading blows with Russian cyclist Ivan Rovny.[11]
In 2016, he won Stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia, which netted him the Pink Jersey. He did so from an early breakaway.[12] In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France.[13]
In February 2021, Brambilla won the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var stage race. He had done well on the first two stages, managing to keep pace with race leaders, and was well-placed going into the third and final stage in 17th place, but only 13 seconds behind then-race leader Michael Woods. He was a part of the day's main breakaway group of 16 riders. As the breakaway began to disintegrate on the slopes of the last categorized climb, the Col de la Madone, Brambilla attacked, with only Valentin Madouas able to follow. With around 11 kilometers left, he attacked again, and this time Madouas was unable to keep up. Brambilla pushed on over the last climb, the uncategorized Col de Nice, and managed to hold on for the stage win. Despite Woods' best efforts to maintain his lead, he and Brambilla's teammate Bauke Mollema finished in a group 18 seconds behind Brambilla, giving the Italian the overall win.[14]
Major results
edit- 2006
- 3rd Overall Giro del Veneto Juniors
- 2007
- Giro del Veneto Juniors
- 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 4
- 5th Overall Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- 9th Giro del Belvedere
- 2008
- 1st Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
- 3rd Trofeo Zsšdi
- 4th Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin
- 5th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza
- 6th Overall Giro delle Regioni
- 9th GP Capodarco
- 10th Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
- 2009
- 1st
Overall Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- 1st Coppa Città di San Daniele
- 2nd Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin
- 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 3rd Trofeo Zsšdi
- 3rd Giro della Valli Aretine
- 3rd Ruota d'Oro
- 7th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
- 10th Giro del Medio Brenta
- 2010 (1 pro win)
- 1st Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
- 6th Gran Premio di Lugano
- 2011
- 4th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese
- 4th Giro della Romagna
- 6th Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano
- 2012
- 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Giro di Padania
- 2nd Giro dell'Appennino
- 4th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 4th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
- 7th Gran Premio di Lugano
- 7th Memorial Marco Pantani
- 8th Trofeo Melinda
- 10th Giro dell'Emilia
- 2014
- 4th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 2015
- 6th Overall Abu Dhabi Tour
- 10th Giro di Lombardia
- 10th La Drôme Classic
- 2016 (3)
- 1st Trofeo Pollenca–Port de Andratx
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 8
- Held
after Stages 8–9
- 1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Strade Bianche
- 4th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 6th Clásica de San Sebastián
- 7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 8th Tre Valli Varesine
- 10th Overall Tour of Oman
- 2017
- 8th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
- 8th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 2018
- 4th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 5th Memorial Marco Pantani
- 8th Overall Tour of Croatia
- 10th Overall Adriatica Ionica Race
- 10th Tre Valli Varesine
- 2019
- 6th Trofeo Andratx–Lloseta
- 10th Giro dell'Emilia
- Giro d'Italia
- Held
after Stage 12
- Held
- 2020
- 9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 10th Giro dell'Emilia
- 2021 (2)
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3
- 6th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
- 2022
- 8th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 9th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 2023
- 7th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 9th Giro della Toscana
- 9th Trofeo Matteotti
- 10th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 10th Giro del Veneto
- 2024
- 5th Overall AlUla Tour
- 6th Milano–Torino
- 9th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
- 10th Vuelta a Murcia
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | 13 | 105 | 29 | — | 22 | — | 18 | 49 | DNF | DNF | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | DSQ | 13 | 23 | — | 16 | 42 | — | 22 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ McRae, Keith (20 September 2012). "Transfers for 2013 (World and Pro Continental Tours)". Road.cc. Farrelly Atkinson Ltd. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women". Trek Bicycle Corporation. Intrepid Corporation. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Trek-Segafredo announce complete 2020 men's roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Trek - Segafredo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Long, Jonny (4 November 2022). "Doug Ryder's new Q36.5 team has announced its 23-man squad". CyclingTips. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Colnago-CSF Inox (COG) – IRL". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ "Colnago-CSF Inox presented in Italy". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ Ryan, Barry (26 May 2011). "Capecchi gets one for Liquigas". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ Wynn, Nigel (12 May 2012). "Hesjedal moves into Giro lead after mountain-top finish". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ Atkins, Ben (13 May 2012). "Domenico Pozzovivo attacks to win at Lago Laceno". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ "Vuelta a España: Brambilla, Rovny disqualified as Contador wins". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Reactions from stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia". Cycling Quotes. CyclingQuotes.com 2013. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ Puddicombe, Stephen (21 February 2021). "Tour du Var: Brambilla secures stage 3 win". CyclingNews. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
External links
edit- Gianluca Brambilla at UCI
- Gianluca Brambilla at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Gianluca Brambilla at ProCyclingStats
- Gianluca Brambilla at Cycling Quotient
- Gianluca Brambilla at CycleBase