Lorenzo Fortunato
.jpg) Fortunato at the 2021 Giro d'Italia | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lorenzo Fortunato |
| Born | 9 May 1996 Bologna, Italy |
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Astana Qazaqstan Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2015 | Mastromarco Sensi Dover Cipras |
| 2016–2018 | Hopplà–Petroli Firenze |
| 2016 | Tinkoff (stagiaire) |
| 2017 | Bardiani–CSF (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2019–2020 | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM[1][2] |
| 2021–2023 | Eolo–Kometa[3][4] |
| 2024– | Astana Qazaqstan Team |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Lorenzo Fortunato (born 9 May 1996) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team.[5]
Fortunato had his first professional win at the 2021 Giro d'Italia, which was also his first Grand Tour, when he soloed to win stage 14 atop the Monte Zoncolan after dropping Jan Tratnik 2.3 kilometers from the finish. He ended up finishing 26 seconds ahead of Tratnik, and 59 seconds ahead of third place Alessandro Covi.[6]
Major results
[edit]- 2013
- 1st Trofeo Guido Dorigo
- 2nd Gran Premio Sportivi di Sovilla
- 5th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships
- 8th Overall Giro di Basilicata
- 2014
- 3rd Overall GP Général Patton
- 1st
Points classification
- 1st
- 8th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 8th Gran Premio Sportivi di Sovilla
- 2017
- 10th Trofeo Piva
- 2018
- 6th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
- 6th Gran Premio Sportivi di Poggiana
- 8th Coppa della Pace
- 9th GP Capodarco
- 2019
- 4th Overall Tour of Albania
- 6th Overall Tour of Almaty
- 2020
- 8th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 2021 (3 pro wins)
- 1st
Overall Adriatica Ionica Race
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 1st Stage 14 Giro d'Italia
- 8th Overall Giro di Sicilia
- 2022
- 1st
Mountains classification, Okolo Slovenska - 2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 6th Giro dell'Emilia
- 7th Overall Adriatica Ionica Race
- 2023 (2)
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st Stage 2
- 5th Overall Tour of the Alps
- 6th Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 2024
- 1st
Mountains classification, Critérium du Dauphiné - 8th Overall Tour of Guangxi
- 10th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 10th Giro dell'Emilia
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
16 | 15 | 21 | 12 |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | 16 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
[edit]- ^ "Wilier Triestina become Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia-KTM for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Visci, Claudio (30 December 2019). "Un Team siciliano si presenta in Sicilia Vini Zabu'-KTM" [A Sicilian team is presented in Sicily: Vini Zabu'-KTM]. Ciclismo Universale (in Italian). Claudio Visci. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "The EOLO-KOMETA Cycling Team roster is completed by Lorenzo Fortunato, Francesco Gavazzi and Luca Wackermann". Kometa Xstra Cycling Team. Hayf Sports S.L. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Astana Qazaqstan Team". UCI. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Benson, Daniel (22 May 2021). "Giro d'Italia: Egan Bernal increases overall lead on stage 14 atop Zoncolan". Cycling News. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lorenzo Fortunato.
- Lorenzo Fortunato at UCI
- Lorenzo Fortunato at Cycling Archives
- Lorenzo Fortunato at ProCyclingStats
- Lorenzo Fortunato at Cycling Quotient
- Lorenzo Fortunato at CycleBase
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