Luca Mazzanti

Luca Mazzanti at the Giro d'Italia 2010

Luca Mazzanti (born February 4, 1974 in Bologna ) is a former Italian cyclist .

Mazzanti turned pro in 1997. He has been driving for Ceramiche Panaria since 2003 . He is a good sprinter and can get over small hills well, which makes him an excellent man for classic one-day races. But he was also able to finish the Giro d'Italia several times among the top 20 in the overall ranking. 2005 was his most successful year so far. He won three one-day races and finished seventh in the UCI Europe Tour . He also won a stage of the Giro d'Italia at the green table. The fastest of the day, Paolo Bettini , bumped Baden Cooke against the gang in the final sprint.

At the end of 2013 he ended his career as a professional cyclist.

Victories

1998

• Giro del Lago Maggiore
• Grand Prix de Fourmies

2001

• a stage and scoring of the Ster Elektrotoer

2003

• a stage Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale Coppi-Bartali

2005

• Giro d'Oro
• Grand Prix Industria & Artigianato
• a stage of the Giro d'Italia
• Grand Prix Fred Mengoni

2006

• one stage of the Giro del Trentino

2007

• Grand Prix di Lugano

2010

• Team time trial Burgos Tour

Teams

• 1996 Ceramiche Refin-Mobilvetta (Stagiaire)
• 1997 Ceramiche Refin-Mobilvetta
• 1998–1999 Cantina Tollo-Alexia Alluminio
• 2000–2001 Fassa Bortolo
• 2002 Mercatone Uno
• 2003-2007 Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo
• 2008 Team Tinkoff Credit Systems
• 2009-2010 Katyusha
• 2011-2013 Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli