Giuseppe Di Grande
Giuseppe Di Grande (born September 7, 1973 in Syracuse ) is a former Italian cyclist .
In 1995 Giuseppe Di Grande won the Baby Giro , the U23 edition of the Giro d'Italia . The following year he became a professional at Mapei . In 1997 he secured a stage win at the Tour de Romandie . At the Giro d'Italia shortly afterwards, Di Grande won the twelfth stage and finished in seventh place in the overall standings. At the 1998 Tour de France he placed third in the junior competition for the white jersey behind Jan Ullrich and the winner of the spotted jersey , Christophe Rinero . In 2007 Di Grande ended his active career with the Professional Continental Team Miche .
In 2001, Di Grande was banned for six months after the Giro d'Italia for possessing prohibited substances , and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with probation and a fine of 12,000 euros in a criminal trial. He had to pay another 10,000 euros to the Olympic Committee of Italy (CONI).
Palmarès
- 1995
- Overall rating Girobio
- 1997
- two stages Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
- a stage Tour de Romandie
- a stage of the Giro d'Italia and the overall seventh
Teams
- 1996 Mapei-GB
- 1997 Mapei
- 1998 Mapei-Bricobi
- 1999 Mapei-Quick Step
- 2000 Festina
- 2001 Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola
- 2002 Index Alexia
- 2004 Formaggi Pinzolo
- 2005 Universal Caffè-Styloffice
- 2006 Miche
- 2007 Miche (until June 30th)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ralf Meutgens: Doping im Radsport , Bielefeld 2007, p. 274. ISBN 978-3-7688-5245-6
Web links
- Giuseppe Di Grande in the Tour de France database(French / English )
- Giuseppe Di Grande in the Radsportseiten.net database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Di Grande, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th September 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Syracuse |