Salvatore Puccio (born 31 August 1989) is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers.[3]
.jpg) Puccio in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Salvatore Puccio |
| Born | 31 August 1989 Menfi, Italy |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Ineos Grenadiers |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type |
|
| Professional team | |
| 2012– | Team Sky[1][2] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Career
Puccio was born at Menfi, in Sicily. He joined Team Sky ahead of the 2012 season,[4] after a 2011 season which included a solo victory in the under-23 Tour of Flanders race in April.[5][6]
Puccio made his Grand Tour debut at the 2013 Giro d'Italia. After Team Sky won the team time trial on stage two, Puccio took the race lead and wore the pink jersey on stage three, after being the highest placed Team Sky rider on stage one.[7] Puccio kicked off his season in 2018 with an entry in the Tour Down Under.[8]
Major results
- 2007
- 5th Overall Giro della Toscana Junior
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 2
- 5th Overall Giro della Lunigiana
- 2010
- 5th GP Pretola
- 5th Gran Premio San Giuseppe
- 6th Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo
- 9th Trofeo Edil C
- 2011
- 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen U23
- 2nd GP Pretola
- 2nd Giro del Belvedere
- 2nd Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
- 4th Overall Giro della Toscana
- 1st Stage 3
- 4th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza
- 5th GP Capodarco
- 2012
- 6th Trofeo Deià
- 2013
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT)
- Held
after Stage 2
- 2014
- 8th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 2015
- 7th Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 1st
Points classification[a]
- 1st
- 2016
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | 73 | 98 | 68 | — | 86 | 64 | 86 | 56 | 94 | 85 | 72 |
 Tour de France | Has not contested during his career | ||||||||||
 Vuelta a España | DNF | — | 77 | 121 | 78 | 96 | 89 | — | 98 | — | |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
Notes
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Salvatore Puccio.
- Salvatore Puccio profile at Team Ineos
- Salvatore Puccio on Twitter
- Salvatore Puccio at ProCyclingStats
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