Simone Consonni

Simone Consonni
	Simone Consonni - World Championship silver in scratch (2020)
To person
Date of birth	September 12, 1994
nation	Italy
discipline	Road / train
To the team
Current team	Cofidis
function	driver
Team (s)
2013–2016 ; 2017–2019 ; 2020	Team Colpack ; UAE Team Emirates ; Cofidis
Most important successes
	UCI track world championships 2020 - Scratch UEC European Rail Championships (Elite) 2016, 2017, 2019 - team pursuit 2015 - elimination race
	Last updated: June 12, 2020

Simone Consonni (born September 12, 1994 in Ponte San Pietro ) is an Italian cyclist .

Athletic career

In 2011 Simone Consonni was on the podium four times at the national junior track championships. Two years later he became the Italian elite champion in the omnium . In 2014 he won several road races for young riders in Italy, including the Piccolo Giro d'Emilia and came third in the Italian championship in the Omnium. In 2015 he won La Côte Picarde, among others . In autumn of this year he won the silver medal in the U23 road race at the road world championships in Richmond, USA .

In 2016 Consonni was nominated for participation in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , where he finished sixth in the team pursuit with Liam Bertazzo , Filippo Ganna and Francesco Lamon . In the same year he became the Italian U23 road racing champion. Also in 2016 he won with Ganna, Francesco Lamon and Michele Scartezzini at the European Championships of the Elite Silver European Championship in the team pursuit, as well as with Ganna, Lamon and Davide Plebani at the U23 European Championships . He was also the Italian master in the omnium . In 2017, Consonni achieved further international successes in team pursuit, such as the bronze medal at the world championships . In 2018, he finished third in the Omnium at the World Railroad Championships . In 2018 and 2019 he won the six-day race in Fiorenzuola d'Arda with Francesco Lamon .