Elena Cecchini

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Elena Cecchini

| image = Trois jours d'Aigle - Elena Cecchini (2).jpg

| caption = Cecchini with the Fiamme Azzurre jersey in 2013

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|5|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Udine, Italy

| height =

| weight =

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

| disciplines = {{ubl|Road|Track}}

| role = Rider

| ridertype = All-rounder

| amateuryears1 = 2009–2010

| amateurteam1 = Vecchia Fontana

| amateuryears2 = 2010–

| amateurteam2 = G.S. Fiamme Azzurre

| proyears1 = 2011

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|FCL|2011}}

| proyears2 = 2012

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|MCG|2012}}

| proyears3 = 2013–2014

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|EMF|2013a}}

| proyears4 = 2015

| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|LBL|2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/elena-cecchini |title=Elena Cecchini|website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=1 March 2015}}

| proyears5 = 2016–2020

| proteam5 = {{UCI team code|CSR|2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.wmncycling.com/our-full-roster-for-2019/|title=Our full roster for 2019!|work={{UCI team code|CSR|2019}}|publisher=Lauke Pro Radsport GmbH|date=10 January 2019|access-date=9 February 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/canyon-sram-confirm-15-returning-riders-in-2020/|title=Canyon-SRAM confirm 15 returning riders in 2020|first=Kirsten|last=Frattini|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=6 December 2019|access-date=13 January 2020}}

| proyears6 = 2021–

| proteam6 = {{UCI team code|SDW|2021}}

| majorwins =

Stage races

:{{nowrap|Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen (2016)}}

One day races & Classics

:National Road Race Championships (2014–2016)

:National Time Trial Championships (2018, 2019)

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{{MedalCountry| {{ITA}} }}

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Elena Cecchini (born 25 May 1992) is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam {{UCI team code|SDW}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15273/1001654/281|title=Team SD Worx|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=13 January 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210113004021/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15273/1001654/281|archivedate=13 January 2021}} She competed in the 2013 UCI women's team time trial in Florence.{{cite web |url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Championnats_du_Monde_UCI_CLM_par_equipe_UCI_TTT_World_Championships_WE_201 |title=World Championships WE – Team Time Trial |access-date=9 October 2013 |work=ProCyclingStats}}

Career

In 2013 and 2014, she rode for the {{UCI team code|EMF|2014}} team. In November 2015 she was announced as part of the {{UCI team code|CSR|2016}} team's inaugural squad for the 2016 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/new-canyon-sram-womens-team-presented-in-london/ |title=New Canyon-SRAM women's team presented in London|date=20 November 2015 |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=20 November 2015}} She remained with the team until the end of the 2020 season; in August 2020, she signed a two-year contract with the {{UCI team code|SDW|2021}} team, from the 2021 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.velonews.com/news/road/elena-cecchini-and-roxane-fournier-sign-with-team-sd-worx/|title=Elena Cecchini and Roxane Fournier sign with Team SD Worx|work=VeloNews|publisher=Pocket Outdoor Media|date=20 August 2020|access-date=20 August 2020}}

Personal life

Cecchini is married to fellow cyclist Elia Viviani.{{cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/12-08-2019/ciclismo-europeo-al-bacio-viviani-cecchini-festa-doppia-3401616304629.shtml|title=Europeo "al bacio". Per Viviani e Cecchini la festa è doppia|publisher=gazzetta.it|language=it|date=12 August 2019|access-date=1 June 2020}} Cecchini is an athlete of Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Azzurre.{{cite web|url=https://poliziapenitenziaria.gov.it/polizia-penitenziaria-site/it/atleta.page?contentId=ATL20855|title=Fiamme Azzurre Atleti – Elena Cecchini|publisher=polizia-penitenziaria.it|language=italian|access-date=9 May 2020}}

Major results

=Track=

;2009

: 2nd 15px Points race, UCI Juniors Track World Championships

;2010

: UEC European Junior Track Championships

::1st 20px Points race

::2nd 15px Team pursuit

: 3rd 15px Scratch, UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships

;2011

: National Track Championships

::2nd Team sprint

::3rd Keirin

::3rd Scratch

;2012

: 2nd 15px Points race, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships

: 3rd Team pursuit, National Track Championships

;2013

: National Track Championships

::1st 20px Points race

::1st 20px Team pursuit

: 3 Jours d'Aigle

::1st Points race

::2nd Scratch

: 3rd 15px Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships (with Beatrice Bartelloni, Maria Giulia Confalonieri and Chiara Vannucci)

;2014

: UEC European Under-23 Track Championships

::1st 20px Points race

::3rd 15px Team pursuit (with Beatrice Bartelloni, Maria Giulia Confalonieri and Francesca Pattaro)

::3rd 15px Scratch

: 1st 20px Team pursuit, National Track Championships

: International Track Women & Men (Under-23)

::2nd Scratch

::2nd Points race

: UEC European Track Championships

::3rd 15px Points race

::3rd 15px Scratch

=Road=

Source:{{cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=89537|title=Elena Cecchini|work=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling AS|accessdate=16 December 2022}}

;2009

: 1st 20px Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships

: 5th Road race, UCI Junior World Championships

;2010

: 6th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships

;2011

: 5th GP Comune di Cornaredo

: 10th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini

;2012

: 1st Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin

::1st Stage 1

: 10th Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar