Steve Morabito
Steve Morabito (2015) | |
To person | |
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Date of birth | January 30, 1983 |
nation | Switzerland |
discipline | Street |
Driver type | Mountain riders |
End of career | 2019 |
Team (s) | |
2006 2007–2009 2010–2014 2015–2019 |
Phonak Hearing Systems Astana Pro Team BMC Racing Team FDJ / Groupama-FDJ |
Last updated: November 20, 2019 |
Steve Morabito (born January 30, 1983 in Monthey ) is a former Swiss cyclist . He was considered a mountain specialist.
Career
After winning the Swiss Mountain Championship in 2005, an eighth place in the U23 World Championships and a fifth place in the Swiss Road Championships, Steve Morabito became a professional with the Phonak Cycling Team in 2006 . His first significant success as a professional was winning the fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse in 2006 .
From this year Morabito did one of the Grand Tours every year . His best placements in the overall rankings were 25th at the Giro d'Italia in 2014 and 2015 . In 2016, Steve Morabito started the road race at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , but could not finish it. In 2018 he became Swiss road racing champion . In the 2018 season he was Swiss road champion.
In 2019, Morabito contested his last race with the Tour of Lombardy and ended his cycling career.
successes
- 2006
- one stage Tour de Suisse
- 2007
- two stage Herald Sun Tour
- 2014
- Team time trial Giro del Trentino
- 2015
- Best Swiss Tour de Suisse
- 2016
- 2018
Grand Tour placements
Grand Tour | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Giro d'Italia | - | 83 | DNF | 88 | - | - | - | 34 | 25th | - | - | 53 | 79 | - |
Tour de France | - | - | - | - | 51 | 49 | - | 35 | - | DNF | 36 | - | - | - |
Vuelta a España | 84 | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | - | DNF | - | - | - | - | 67 |
Web links
- Steve Morabito in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Steve Morabito in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Steve Morabito in the Tour de France database(French / English )
- Official website of Steve Morabito
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fall and illness in the farewell season. In: radsport-news.com. November 20, 2019, accessed November 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Sebastian Bräuer: Steve Morabito stops: a diplomat says goodbye. In: nzz.ch. September 18, 2019, accessed October 13, 2019 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Morabito, Steve |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1983 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Monthey |