Massimo Cigana
Massimo Cigana | |
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Massimo Cigana at Ironman 70.3 Austria , 2012
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Personal information | |
Date of birth | 5th May 1974 (age 46) |
place of birth | Mestre, Italy |
size | 182 cm |
Weight | 74 kg |
societies | |
successes | |
2009 | 3rd place European Championship Triathlon long distance |
2011 | 7th place in the World Triathlon Long Distance Championship |
2013 | State champion triathlon middle distance |
status | |
active |
Massimo Cigana (born May 5, 1974 in Mestre ) is an Italian cyclist, duathlete and triathlete . He is included in the best list of Italian triathletes on the Ironman distance .
Career
Cigana started cycling at the age of 10 and was able to celebrate numerous national and international successes as a professional cyclist. In 2000 he finished 15th in the Tour de Suisse .
Triathlon since 2003
He started triathlon in 2003 and has been a professional since 2004.
In 2007 he started the long distance at the Ironman Florida for the first time and finished fifth.
In July 2009 he was able to win one of the most difficult long distance races with the EDF Alpe d'Huez triathlon in France (highest transition area in the world in Alpe d'Huez ). In November 2011 he finished seventh at the World Triathlon long distance championship.
In May 2013 he became national champion in the triathlon middle distance.
In the middle distance (1.9 km swimming, 90 km cycling and 21.1 km running) he won the Laguna Phuket Triathlon in Thailand for the fourth time in November 2014 .
In May 2017, he finished ninth at the Duathlon European Championships in the middle distance.
Massimo Cigana now lives in Venice .
Sporting successes
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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Nov 22, 2014 | 1 | Laguna Phuket Triathlon | Phuket | 02:33:57 | |
Aug 24, 2014 | 3 | Mondseeland Triathlon | Mondsee | ||
Nov 24, 2013 | 2 | Laguna Phuket Triathlon | Phuket | 02:36:44 | |
Nov 27, 2011 | 1 | Laguna Phuket Triathlon | Phuket | 02:32:51 | |
Nov 28, 2010 | 1 | Laguna Phuket Triathlon | Phuket | 02:35:26 | |
Dec 2008 | 2 | Laguna Phuket Triathlon | Phuket | ||
Dec 2, 2007 | 1 | Laguna Phuket Triathlon | Phuket | 02:31:46 | |
2005 | 4th | Laguna Phuket Triathlon | Phuket |
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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Jan. 27, 2017 | 2 | Israman | Eilat | 04:35:43 | |
Oct 25, 2015 | 4th | Challenge Sardinia | Pula | 03:58:04 | |
23 Aug 2015 | 2 | ITA Middle Distance Triathlon National Championships | Lovere | 04:11:02 | Vice national champion middle distance |
Aug 9, 2015 | 4th | Ironman 70.3 Gdynia | Gdynia | 04:02:14 | |
Feb. 27, 2015 | 36 | Challenge Dubai | Dubai | 04:02:11 | at the first race of the "Challenge Triple Crown Series" |
Jan. 30, 2015 | 1 | Israman | Eilat | 04:33:20 | Winner at half the Ironman distance in Israel |
Oct 26, 2014 | 3 | Challenge Sardinia | Forte Village | 03: 59: 39.20 | Third on the half distance |
Aug 10, 2014 | 2 | Herbalife Triathlon | Gdynia | 04:00:13 | Second in the middle distance - behind the German Andreas Raelert |
June 22, 2014 | 2 | ITA Middle Distance Triathlon National Championships | Barberino di Mugello | 03:56:39 | Vice national champion middle distance |
July 21, 2013 | 1 | Trumer triathlon | Obertrum am See | Middle distance winner | |
May 5, 2013 | 1 | ITA Middle Distance Triathlon National Championships | Barberino di Mugello | 03:49:56 | State champion middle distance |
Nov 10, 2012 | 10 | Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote | Lanzarote | 04:19:43 | |
Sep 2 2012 | 6th | Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl | Walchsee | 04:02:00 | |
May 1, 2012 | 2 | ITA Middle Distance Triathlon National Championships | Barberino di Mugello | 03:57:07 | Vice State Champion |
Dec 4, 2011 | 6th | Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific | Phuket | 04:01:54 | |
Oct 23, 2011 | 4th | Ironman 70.3 Austin | Austin | 03:56:26 | |
4th Sep 2011 | 8th | Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl | Walchsee | 04:01:08 | |
Apr 17, 2011 | 11 | Ironman 70.3 New Orleans | New Orleans | 03:28:16 | Due to the weather, the race had to be held on a shortened course without the swimming distance. |
Dec 5, 2010 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific | Phuket | 04:01:52 | |
5th Sep 2010 | 2 | Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl | Walchsee | 03:59:35 | Second in the first edition |
Aug 8, 2010 | 1 | Trumer triathlon | Obertrum am See | 04:04:34 | Winner in the middle distance (1.9 km swimming, 90 km cycling and 21.1 km running) |
May 30, 2010 | 7th | Ironman 70.3 Austria | St. Polten | 03:52:40 | |
Nov 14, 2009 | 21st | Ironman 70.3 Clearwater | Clearwater | 03:44:27 | World Championship |
6 Sep 2009 | 10 | Ironman 70.3 Monaco | Monaco | 04:25:51 | |
23 Aug 2009 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Timberman | New Hampshire | ||
June 7, 2009 | 5 | Ironman 70.3 Switzerland | Rapperswil-Jona | 03:59:36 | |
May 24, 2009 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Austria | St. Polten | 03:56:22 | Massimo Cigana started as defending champion and ended up in third place. |
Sep 7 2008 | 10 | Ironman 70.3 Monaco | Monaco | 04:23:15 | |
May 24, 2008 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Austria | St. Polten | 03:56:12 | |
May 4, 2008 | 6th | Ironman 70.3 St. Croix | 04:12:29 | ||
Sep 2 2007 | 4th | Ironman 70.3 Monaco | Monaco | 04:17:07 | |
2006 | 8th | Ironman 70.3 Monaco | Monaco | ||
2005 | 8th | Ironman 70.3 Monaco | Monaco | ||
2004 | 9 | Ironman 70.3 Monaco | Monaco |
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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June 28, 2015 | 5 | Ironman Austria | Klagenfurt | 08:25:20 | |
Nov 5, 2011 | 7th | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships | Henderson | 05:13:14 | World championship on the long distance |
Oct 9, 2010 | 31 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 08:48:02 | |
Nov 7, 2009 | 3 | Ironman Florida | Panama City | 08:28:04 | |
Aug 8, 2009 | 3 | ETU Long Distance Triathlon European Championships | Prague | Bronze medal at the European Championship over the long distance (4 km swimming, 120 km cycling and 30 km running) | |
July 29, 2009 | 1 | Triathlon EDF Alpe d'Huez | Alpe d'Huez | Long distance winner | |
Apr 13, 2008 | 7th | Ironman Arizona | Tempe | 08:54:33 | |
2007 | 5 | Ironman Florida | Panama City | 08:31:26 | first start over the long distance |
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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May 21, 2017 | 9 | ETU Powerman Duathlon European Championships | Sankt Wendel | 03:07:23 | European Duathlon Championships middle distance |
Apr. 27, 2014 | 1 | Duathlon di Povegliano | Povegliano |
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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2000 | 15th | Tour de Suisse | 9:35 minutes behind the Swiss winner Oscar Camenzind | ||
Oct 18, 1998 | 1 | Grand Prix d'Europa | Victory in the pair time trial with Ruslan Ivanov | ||
Aug 1998 | 3 | Völkermarkt cycling days | Völkermarkt | Third behind the Austrian winner Matthias Buxhofer |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Homepage Massimo Cigana (Italian)
- Profile for Massimo Cigana at the Institute for Applied Training Science , accessed on July 24, 2014
- Profile and results of Massimo Cigana in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on July 20, 2018 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Herlbauer and Niederreiter win cold battle on Mondsee (August 25, 2014)
- ↑ Cigana Makes it an Italian Job at Laguna Phuket Triathlon ( Memento of the original from March 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Laguna Phuket Triathlon 2008 Results ( Memento from January 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Cigana and Blatchford win in Phuket
- ↑ Challenge Walchsee 2010: Michael Weiss wins with the strongest bike split
- ↑ Monaco Ironman 70.3 Results 2009 ( Memento from June 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Austria IRONMAN 70.3 2008: Crucial change on the Finishline through Massimo Cigana ( Memento from June 6, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Triatlonový Šampion trénoval v Praze na Havaj. Retrieved August 9, 2009 .
- ↑ Tour de Suisse 2000 ( Memento from October 31, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Cigana, Massimo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cyclist and triathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 5th 1974 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mestre |