Paolo Bossoni
Paolo Bossoni (born July 2, 1976 in San Secondo Parmense , Province of Parma , Italy ) is a former Italian cyclist .
Career
Bossoni became a professional in 1999 with the Italian cycling team Cantina Tollo .
His first major success came in the sixth stage of the Vuelta a España 2000 , which he won in the sprint of a 30-strong group ahead of Giovanni Lombardi and world champion Óscar Freire . At the 17th stage of the Tour de France 2003 he won the sprint of a breakaway group behind the Dutchman Servais Knaven , who pulled away from a 10-man top group with eight other drivers 18 km from the finish.
On July 29, 2008 Bossoni was tested positive for EPO during a doping control Italian championships, in which he finished sixth .
Teams
- 1999-2000: Cantina Tollo
- 2001–2002: Tacconi Sport
- 2003: Vini Caldirola
- 2004: Lampre
- 2005: Fassa Bortolo
- 2006: Tenax
- 2007–2008: Lampre-Fondital
successes
- 2000
- a stage Vuelta a España
- 2001
- Giro del Lago Maggiore
- one stage Brixia Tour
- 2002
- 2003
- 2006
Individual evidence
- ↑ spiegel.de from August 31, 2000: Team Telekom again missed a stage win
- ↑ radsport-news.com of July 24, 2003: stage win for Knaven - Zabel 12.
- ↑ radsport-news.com of July 31, 2008: Two more doping cases in Italy
Web links
- Paolo Bossoni in the Radsportseiten.net database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bossoni, Paolo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd July 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Secondo Parmense |