Nicola Minali

Nicola Minali
To person
Date of birth	November 10, 1969
nation	Italy
discipline	Street
Driver type	sprinter
Team (s)
1993 ; 1994–1996 ; 1997 ; 1998 ; 1999 ; 2000 ; 2001–2002	Mecair-Ballan ; Gewiss-Ballan ; Batik-Del Monte ; Riso Scotti-MG Maglificio ; Cantina Tollo-Alexia Alluminio ; Alexia Alluminio ; Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola
Most important successes
	Paris – Tours (1995, 1996); three stages Tour de France ; two stages of the Giro d'Italia ; seven stages of the Vuelta a España ;
	Last updated: July 27, 2015

Nicola Minali (born November 10, 1969 in Isola della Scala , Veneto ) is a former Italian road cyclist . He won a total of 12 stages at Grand Tours , including the prestigious final stage on the Champs-Élysées of the 1997 Tour de France . He also won the Paris Tours Classic twice .

His name was on the list published by the French Senate on July 24, 2013 of doping tests taken during the 1998 Tour de France and tested positive for EPO in a retest in 2004 .

Results

1993: a stage three days from De Panne
1994: a stage Tour de France; two stages Tour de Romandie; a stage of Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
1995: Paris Tours; a stage of the Giro d'Italia; three stages of Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme; two stages Tirreno – Adriatico; a stage Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana; a stage Vuelta a Aragón; three stages Vuelta a España
1996: a stage Paris – Tours; one stage tour of Denmark; two stages tour of Burgos; four stages of the Vuelta a España

1997: one stage tour of Denmark; one stage Giro di Puglia; one stage Giro di Sardegna; two stages GP Jornal de Noticias; two stages Tour de France; two stages Volta ao Alentejo
1998: Giro dell'Etna; a stage Giro d'Italia 1998; a stage Rhineland-Palatinate tour; a stage of Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme; one stage tour of the Mediterranean
1999: a stage four days from Dunkirk; a stage Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
2001: one stage PostGirot Open; two stages tour of Rhodes

Grand Tour placements

Grand Tour	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Giro d'Italia	-	DNF	-	DNF	DNF	113	-	-
Tour de France	WD	-	DNF	122	DNF	WD	-	-
Vuelta a España	-	DNF	DNF	-	-	-	-	-

Legend: DNF: did not finish , abandoned or withdrawn from the race due to timeout.

Individual evidence

↑ French Senate releases positive EPO cases from 1998 Tour de France. In: CyclingNews. Retrieved July 27, 2015 .

Web links

Nicola Minali on Trap-Friis.dk
Nicola Minali in the Tour de France database(French / English )
Nicola Minali in the Radsportseiten.net database

Nicola Minali in the ProCyclingStats.com database

personal data
SURNAME	Minali, Nicola
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	November 10, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH	Isola della Scala , Veneto , Italy

[1] French Senate releases positive EPO cases from 1998 Tour de France. In: CyclingNews. Retrieved July 27, 2015 .