Dario Cataldo
Dario Cataldo (2017) | |
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Nickname | picasso |
Date of birth | March 17, 1985 in Lanciano |
nation | Italy |
discipline | Street |
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Current team | Astana |
function | driver |
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Last updated: May 26, 2019 |
Dario Cataldo (born March 17, 1985 in Lanciano ) is an Italian racing cyclist .
Athletic career
In 2006 Dario Cataldo won the overall ranking of the U25 edition of the Giro d'Italia , the Giro Ciclistico d'Italia . In 2007 Cataldo switched to the Italian ProTeam Liquigas-Bianchi and won a stage of the Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda for this team . In 2012 he became Italian champion in the individual time trial . In the same year, he achieved his greatest career success to date with the victory on the mountain finish of the 16th stage of the Vuelta a España 2012 . His best placements in the Grand Tours came from the Giro d'Italia, which he finished thirteenth in 2011 , twelfth in 2012 and fourteenth in 2017 .
Trivia
Because Cataldo is a good draftsman and painter, he was nicknamed Picasso in the peloton .
successes
- 2006
- Overall ranking Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
- 2007
- a stage Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
- two stages, mountain and points classification Tour de l'Avenir
- 2010
- 2012
- Italian champion - individual time trial
- Tour de l'Ain team time trial
- a stage Vuelta a España
- 2013
- Team time trial Giro del Trentino
- Giro d'Italia team time trial
- 2014
- a stage and team time trial Settimana Internazionale
- 2016
- Team time trial Burgos Tour
- 2018
- Mountain scoring Critérium du Dauphiné
- 2019
- a stage of the Giro d'Italia
- Team time trial Vuelta a España
Grand Tour placements
Grand Tour | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Giro d'Italia | DNF | 59 | DNF | 13 | 12 | 57 | 26th | 25th | - | 14th | - | 48 |
Tour de France | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - |
Vuelta a España | - | - | 71 | 132 | 51 | 74 | DNF | 57 | 51 | - | 64 | 68 |
Teams
- 2007-2008 Liquigas
- 2009–2011 Quick Step
- 2012 Omega Pharma-Quick Step
- 2013–2014 Team Sky
- 2015 Astana Pro Team
- 2016 Astana Pro Team
- 2017 Astana Pro Team
- 2018 Astana Pro Team
- 2019 Astana Pro Team
Web links
- Dario Cataldo in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Dario Cataldo in the Radsportseiten.net database
Individual evidence
- ↑ radsport-news.com of September 3, 2012: Cataldo torments himself over the finish line
- ↑ Cataldo. Il Picasso del ciclismo. In: tuttobiciweb.it. November 2, 2012, accessed May 26, 2019 (Italian).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Cataldo, Dario |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1985 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lanciano |