Maximilian Sciandri
Maximilian Sciandri (born February 15, 1967 in Derby ) is a former Italian - British cyclist .
Career
Sciandria is the son of an Italian father and a British mother and was an Italian citizen until he was 29 years old. Since he saw no chance to be considered for the Italian team at World Championships and Olympic Games, he adopted British nationality in 1996 and was nominated for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. There he succeeded in winning the bronze medal in the individual road competition.
Sciandri was a professional from 1989 to May 20, 2004 and was most recently under contract with Team CSC .
successes
(in brackets: team )
- 1988 (as an amateur)
- 1st stage of the Giro d'Italia for amateurs / (also called Baby Giro )
- 1989 (Titanbonifica-Sidermec)
- 1990 (Carrera-Vagabond)
- Giro della Romagna
- GP Pino Cerami
- 5 stage victories and victory in the points classification at the Tour d'Aragon
- 1991 (Carrera-Vagabond)
- 1st stage part a Driedaagse van De Panne
- 11th stage of the Giro d'Italia
- 1992 (Motorola)
- 3rd stage of the Giro d'Italia
- 2nd stage and overall victory in the Kellogg's Tour of Britain
- 5th stage and points evaluation at the Tour de Romandie
- 1993 (Motorola)
- 1st and 2nd stage as well as overall ranking of the Tour of Luxembourg
- Giro del Veneto
- Coppa Placci
- Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 2nd stage of the Tour of Sicily
- 1994 (GB-MG)
- 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia
- 4th stage of the Tour di Trentino
- 1995 (MG Technogym)
- 2nd stage Tirreno – Adriatico
- 3rd stage part a Driedaagse van De Panne
- 11th stage of the Tour de France
- Leeds Classics
- Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 1996 (Motorola)
- 8th stage, part a Paris – Nice
- 1998 (La Française de Jeux)
- 1st stage Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 5th stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 2000 (Linda McCartney Racing Team)
- Giro del Lazio
- 5th stage and overall mountain classification at the Vodacom Rapport Toer
Web links
- Maximilian Sciandri in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Maximilian Sciandri in the Tour de France database(French / English )
- Sciandri at France-Cyclisme.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sciandri, Maximilian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian-British cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Derby |