Franco Pellizotti
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Franco Pellizotti (born January 15, 1978 in Latisana, Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Liquigas. He is known as a climbing specialist and in 2006 has won a stage of the Giro d'Italia.
[edit] Notable results
- 2001 – Alessio
- 20th, Vuelta a España (highest ranking Italian)
- 2002 – Alessio
- 1st, Stage 6 — Tirreno-Adriatico
- 1st, Stage 4 — Vuelta al País Vasco
- 1st — Tour de Frioul
- 1st Tour de Pologne stage 5
- 2003 – Alessio-Bianchi
- 2nd — Milan-Turin
- 3rd — Grand Prix de Larciano
- 9th Overall — Giro d'Italia
- 16th — Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- 2004 – Liquigas-Bianchi
- 1st — Grand Prix de Chiasso
- 2nd — Coppa Sabatini
- 2nd — Tour de Frioul
- 11th Overall — Giro d'Italia
- 2005 – Liquigas-Bianchi
- 1st — Coppi et Bartali overall and stage 2
- 3rd Stage 19 — Tour de France
- 2006 – Liquigas
- 1st Stage 10, and 8th overall — Giro d'Italia
- 10th — Clásica de San Sebastián
- 2007 – Liquigas
- 1st, Stage 2 — Paris-Nice
- 1st, Points classification — Paris-Nice
| Riders on Liquigas |
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Michael Albasini | Magnus Bäckstedt | Manuel Beltrán | Leonardo Bertagnolli | Patrick Calcagni | Eros Capecchi | Kjell Carlström | Dario Cataldo | Francesco Chicchi | Mauro Da Dalto | Danilo di Luca | Francesco Failli | Antonio Murilo Fisher | Enrico Gasparotto | Roman Kreuziger | Aleksandr Kuschynski | Vladimir Miholjevic | Matej Mugerli | Vincenzo Nibali | Andrea Noè | Luca Paolini | Franco Pellizotti | Roberto Petito | Filippo Pozzato | Manuel Quinziato | Alessandro Spezialetti | Guido Trenti | Alessandro Vanotti | Charlie Wegelius | Frederik Willems |
| Manager |
| Roberto Amadio |
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