Lorenzo Rota

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Lorenzo Rota
Personal information
Born (1995-05-23) 23 May 1995 (age 28)
Bergamo, Italy
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Current teamIntermarché–Wanty
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2009–2011U.S. Paladina
2012–2013Team Aurea
Professional teams
2014–2015MG Kvis–Trevigiani
2016–2019Bardiani–CSF[1][2]
2020Vini Zabù–KTM[3]
2021–Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux

Lorenzo Rota (born 23 May 1995) is an Italian racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty.[4]

Career[edit]

He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, and was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.[5]

Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux (2021–present)[edit]

In August 2020, it was announced that Rota would be joining the Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux team on an initial one-year contract for the 2021 season.[6] In his first season at World Tour level, Rota took seven top-ten finishes in one-day races, with a best finish of fourth place at the Clásica de San Sebastián and the Giro della Toscana.[7] In October 2021, it was announced that Rota had extended his contract with the team for a further two years.[7]

Major results[edit]

Grand Tour general classification results timeline[edit]

Grand Tour 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 151 85 93 32 46
A yellow jersey Tour de France 63
A red jersey Vuelta a España Has not contested during his career
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
IP In progress

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Seventeen riders in 2018 roster". Bardiani–CSF. GM Sport SRL. 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Team". Bardiani–CSF. GM Sport SRL. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ "La Vini Zabu' - KTM ingaggia Lorenzo Rota" [Vini Zabu' - KTM sign Lorenzo Rota]. TuttoBiciWeb (in Italian). Prima Pagina Edizioni s.r.l. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. ^ "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  6. ^ Odvart, James (30 August 2020). "Circus-Wanty Gobert " n'a pas un Quintana ou un Van der Poel "" [Circus-Wanty Gobert "doesn't have a Quintana or a Van der Poel"]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Meintjes finds his feet and extends with Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

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