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]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Gianluca Brambilla |
Nickname | Brambi |
Born | Bellano, Italy | 22 August 1987
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 |
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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
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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
- 3rd Stallavena
- 2007
- Giro del Veneto
- 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 4
- 1st Memorial Gerry Gasparotto
- 2nd Coppa Fiera Mercatale
- 2nd Gran Premio dei Colli Isolani
- 2nd Gran Premio Ezio Del Rosso
- 3rd Memorial Vittime del Vajont 9 Ottobre 1963
- 5th Overall Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- 9th Giro del Belvedere
- 2008
- 1st Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
- 1st Memorial Vittime del Vajont 9 Ottobre 1963
- 2nd Piccola Sanremo
- 2nd Giro della Provincia di Padova
- 2nd Coppa Città di San Daniele
- 3rd Trofeo Zsšdi
- 3rd GP Bianco di Custoza
- 3rd Coppa Lessinia
- 3rd Trento–Monte Bondone
- 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 Medaglia d'Oro Frare De Nardi
- 1st Coppa Città di San Daniele
- 2nd Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin
- 2nd Coppa Fiera di Mercatale
- 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 3rd Trofeo Zsšdi
- 3rd Giro della Valli Aretine
- 3rd Ruota d'Oro
- 3rd Trofeo Sportivi di Briga
- 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 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
- 2020
- 9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 10th Giro dell'Emilia
- 2021 (2)
- 1st Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var
- 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
- 10th Vuelta a Murcia
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
editGrand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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Giro d'Italia | 95 | 13 | 105 | 29 | — | 22 | — | 18 | 49 | DNF | DNF |
Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — |
Vuelta a España | — | — | — | DSQ | 13 | 23 | — | 16 | 42 | — | 22 |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
References
editExternal links
edit- Gianluca Brambilla at UCI
- Gianluca Brambilla at Cycling Archives
- Gianluca Brambilla at ProCyclingStats
- Gianluca Brambilla at Cycling Quotient
- Gianluca Brambilla at CycleBase