Davide Formolo

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Davide Formolo

| image =Davide Formolo 2015TOA.jpg

| caption =Formolo at the 2015 Tour of Alberta

| fullname = Davide Formolo

| nickname = Roccia{{cite news|url=http://www.lastampa.it/2015/05/13/sport/giro-d-italia/2015/la-favola-di-formolo-una-piccolaroccia-che-fa-sognare-litalia-UHpYFZsleWne9yjnlcswEO/premium.html|title=La favola di Formolo. Una piccola "Roccia" che fa sognare l’Italia|language=it|date=15 May 2015|access-date=15 May 2015|work=La Stampa|publisher=Editrice La Stampa}}
{{langx|en|Rock}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|10|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Negrar, Italy

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{convert|1.81|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|62|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}

| currentteam = {{UCI team code|MOV}}

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

| ridertype = Climber

| amateuryears1 = 2011–2013

| amateurteam1 = Petroli–Firenze

| proyears1 = 2014

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|CAN|2014}}

| proyears2 = 2015–2017

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}{{cite news|url=http://www.uci.ch/road/teams/|title=Team Cannondale - Garmin (TCG) - USA|access-date=25 January 2015|work=UCI World Tour|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|location=Aigle, Vaud}}{{cite news|url=http://slipstreamsports.com/riders/davide-formolo/|title=Davide Formolo|access-date=25 January 2015|work={{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}|publisher=Slipstream Sports LLC|location=Boulder, Colorado|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504152815/http://slipstreamsports.com/riders/davide-formolo/|archive-date=4 May 2015|url-status=dead}}

| proyears3 = 2018–2019

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|BOH|2018}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/formolo-signs-with-bora-hansgrohe-to-target-grand-tours/|title=Formolo signs with Bora-Hansgrohe to target Grand Tours|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=10 August 2017|access-date=2 January 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bora-hansgrohe.com/en/press/argonnews201810kader-04/argonnews201810kader-04/59094710|title=With Christoph Pfingsten, BORA – hansgrohe completes its roster for 2019|work={{UCI team code|BOH|2018}}|publisher=Denk Pro Cycling GmbH & Co. KG|date=12 October 2018|access-date=2 January 2019|archive-date=23 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423090206/https://www.bora-hansgrohe.com/en/press/argonnews201810kader-04/argonnews201810kader-04/59094710|url-status=dead}}

| proyears4 = 2020–2023

| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|UAE|2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/uae-team-emirates-make-big-moves-bolster-squad-signing-davide-formolo-rising-stars-2020-434367|title=UAE Team Emirates make big moves to bolster squad, signing Davide Formolo and rising stars for 2020|first=Alex|last=Ballinger|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=TI Media|date=12 August 2019|access-date=17 August 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15246/1000595/279|title=UAE Team Emirates|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=2 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210102221611/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15246/1000595/279|archive-date=2 January 2021}}

| proyears5 = 2024–

| proteam5 = {{UCI team code|MOV|2024}}

| majorwins = Grand Tours

:Giro d'Italia

::1 individual stage (2015)

One-day races and Classics

:{{nowrap|National Road Race Championships (2019)}}

:Veneto Classic (2023)

| medaltemplates =

| show-medals =

}}

Davide Formolo (born 25 October 1992) is an Italian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|MOV}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/19545|title=Movistar Team|publisher=UCI|access-date=10 January 2024}} Formolo turned professional in 2014.

Biography

Born on 25 October 1992, in Negrar, Italy, Formolo resides in Marano di Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy.{{cite news|url=http://www.cannondaleprocycling.com/en/athlete/davide-formolo/|title=Davide Formolo|access-date=6 October 2014|work={{UCI team code|LIQ}}|publisher=Brixia Sports SPA|location=Sesto al Reghena, Friuli-Venezia Giulia|archive-date=17 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817161253/http://www.cannondaleprocycling.com/en/athlete/davide-formolo/|url-status=dead}}

He signed with {{UCI team code|CAN|2014}}, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2014 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cannondale-pro-cycling-finalizes-2014-team-roster|title=Cannondale Pro Cycling finalizes 2014 team roster|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|location=Bath, England|date=22 November 2013|access-date=6 October 2014}}{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/11/news/cannondale-unveils-27-rider-2014-roster_309772|title=Cannondale unveils 27-rider 2014 roster|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|location=San Diego, California|date=21 November 2013|access-date=6 October 2014|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001414/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/11/news/cannondale-unveils-27-rider-2014-roster_309772|url-status=dead}}

Formolo signed with {{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}, a UCI WorldTeam, for the 2015 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/viviani-close-to-joining-team-sky-in-2015|title=Viviani close to joining Team Sky in 2015|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|location=Bath, England|date=11 September 2014|access-date=12 November 2014|author=Stephen Farrand}}{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/11/news/italians-aim-for-fresh-start-on-new-u-s-based-cannondale-squad_352365|title=Italians aim for fresh start on new U.S.-based Cannondale squad|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|location=San Diego, California|date=7 November 2014|access-date=7 November 2014|author=Gregor Brown|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304004120/http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/11/news/italians-aim-for-fresh-start-on-new-u-s-based-cannondale-squad_352365|url-status=dead}}

On 12 May 2015, at the Giro d'Italia, Formolo escaped with twenty riders, and successfully soloed, {{convert|14|km|abbr=off}}, to the finish.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/may/12/cycling-giro-ditalia-davide-formolo-stage-four-victory|title=Giro d’Italia: Davide Formolo claims stunning stage four victory|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian Media Group plc|location=London, England|date=12 May 2015|access-date=13 May 2015}}{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/05/race-report/giro-ditalia-stage-4-is-formolos-first-pro-win_369820|title=Giro d’Italia stage 4 is Formolo’s first pro win|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|location=San Diego, California|date=12 May 2015|access-date=13 May 2015|author=Spencer Powlison|archive-date=14 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514164023/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/05/race-report/giro-ditalia-stage-4-is-formolos-first-pro-win_369820|url-status=dead}} He finished twenty-two seconds ahead of the peloton.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/giro-ditalia/stage-4/results|title=Giro d'Italia: Formolo takes solo win on stage 4 in La Spezia|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=12 May 2015|access-date=12 May 2015|location=Bath, England}}{{cite news|url=http://www.eurosport.com/cycling/giro-d-italia/2015/davide-formolo-wins-on-dramatic-day-as-simon-clarke-takes-pink_sto4724901/story.shtml|title=Davide Formolo wins on dramatic day as Simon Clarke takes pink|work=Eurosport|publisher=Discovery Communications, Inc.|location=Silver Spring, Maryland|date=12 May 2015|access-date=12 May 2015}} He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España.{{cite web |url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Vuelta_a_Espana_2016_Startlist |title=71st Vuelta a España |access-date=20 August 2016 |work=ProCyclingStats}}

After two seasons with {{UCI team code|BOH|2019}}, it was announced that Formolo would join {{UCI team code|UAE|2020}} on a two-year contract from 2020. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2020/startlist |title=107th Tour de France: Startlist |work=ProCyclingStats |access-date=27 August 2020}} He withdrew from the race following stage 10, after he was diagnosed with a fractured collarbone following a crash.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/broken-bones-for-formolo-and-bewley-tour-de-france-news-shorts/|title=Broken bones for Formolo and Bewley – Tour de France news shorts|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=8 September 2020|access-date=16 September 2020}}

Major results

;2012

: 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships

: 2nd Gran Premio Palio del Recioto

: 4th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta

: 8th Overall Girobio

;2013

: 2nd Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta

: 2nd Trofeo Matteotti Under-23

: 3rd Coppa della Pace

: 4th Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships

: 6th Overall Tour de l'Avenir

: 6th GP Capodarco

: 8th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto

: 9th Trofeo Edil C

: 10th Gran Premio di Poggiana

;2014

: 2nd Road race, National Road Championships

: 2nd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano

: 4th Overall Tour of Turkey

: 6th Giro dell'Emilia

: 7th Overall Tour de Taiwan

: 7th Overall Tour de Suisse

: 7th Japan Cup

: 9th Gran Premio di Lugano

;2015 (1 pro win)

: 1st Stage 4 Giro d'Italia

: 1st 20px Young rider classification, Volta ao Algarve

: 3rd Trofeo Andratx-Mirador d'Es Colomer

: 9th Overall Tour de Pologne

: 9th Overall Tour of Alberta

;2016

: 4th Overall Tour de Pologne

: 9th Overall Vuelta a España

;2017

: 10th Overall Giro d'Italia

;2018

: 6th Overall Abu Dhabi Tour

: 7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

: 7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

: 8th Overall Tour de Pologne

: 10th Overall Giro d'Italia

;2019 (2)

: 1st 20px Road race, National Road Championships

: 1st Stage 7 Volta a Catalunya

: 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège

: 2nd Tokyo 2020 Test Event

: 7th Overall Tour de Pologne

;2020 (1)

: 1st Stage 3 Critérium du Dauphiné

: 2nd Strade Bianche

: 8th Overall UAE Tour

;2021

: 2nd Tre Valli Varesine

: 10th Overall Tour de Luxembourg

;2022

: 2nd Veneto Classic

: 4th Coppa Agostoni

: 9th Giro dell'Emilia

: 10th Overall Deutschland Tour

;2023 (2)

: 1st Veneto Classic

: 1st Coppa Agostoni

: 2nd Overall Saudi Tour

: 5th Memorial Marco Pantani

: 6th Giro della Toscana

: 9th Overall Tour of Austria

: 9th Strade Bianche

;2024

: 5th Road race, National Road Championships

: 6th Overall AlUla Tour

: 7th Strade Bianche

;2025

: 7th Gran Premio Castellón

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File:GIR10053 formolo (41560021955).jpg, where he finished tenth overall for the second year in succession.]]

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References

External links

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