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Intro
Road bicycle racer
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
13 June 1986(Castiglione del Lago, Province of Perugia, Umbria, Italy)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Eros Capecchi (born 13 June 1986 in Castiglione del Lago) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Quick-Step Floors.
Career
He turned professional with Liquigas–Bianchi in 2005 before moving to Saunier Duval–Scott in 2008. He returned to Liquigas–Cannondale for the 2011 season. He took a notable victory at the Gran Premio di Lugano in 2012, dropping a dozen riders in the finale, and finished with a 4-second advantage over them. He left Liquigas–Cannondale at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the Movistar Team on a two-year contract, from the 2013 season onwards. Capecchi signed for Etixx–Quick-Step for the 2017 season.
Career achievements
Major results
- 2004
- 1st
Road race, National Junior Road Championships - 2005
- 3rd Ruota d'Oro
- 2006
- 8th Down Under Classic
- 9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 2007
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
- 2008
- 1st Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 1st Stage 3
- 9th Overall Deutschland Tour
- 2009
- 6th Giro dell'Appennino
- 2011
- 1st Stage 18 Giro d'Italia
- 4th Overall Tour de San Luis
- 2012
- 1st Gran Premio di Lugano
- 4th Giro dell'Appennino
- 5th Overall Tour of Beijing
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 2013
- 6th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 2014
- 10th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 2016
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro del Trentino
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Vuelta a Burgos
Road race, National Junior Road ChampionshipsGrand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
99 | DNF | DNF | 60 | 37 | 70 | 82 | — | 82 | 58 |
 Tour de France |
— | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España |
— | DNF | — | 21 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | 104 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |