Matteo Pelucchi
Italian road and track cyclist
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Matteo Pelucchi (born 21 January 1989) is an Italian former professional road cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2011 to 2021. He also competed in track cycling at a junior level.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Matteo Pelucchi |
| Born | 21 January 1989 Giussano, Italy |
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Disciplines |
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| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 2011 | Geox–TMC |
| 2012 | Team Europcar |
| 2013–2016 | IAM Cycling[1] |
| 2017–2018 | Bora–Hansgrohe |
| 2019 | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec[2] |
| 2020 | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè[3] |
| 2021 | Team Qhubeka Assos[4] |
Career
He rode for a year with Team Europcar in 2012,[5] and four years with IAM Cycling between 2013 and 2016. In October 2016 he and IAM teammate Aleksejs Saramotins were announced as members of the Bora–Hansgrohe squad for 2017.[6] Pelucchi joined Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec in 2019 after two years with Bora–Hansgrohe,[2] before joining his sixth professional team in 2020, Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè.[3]
In December 2020, Pelucchi signed a one-year contract with Team Qhubeka Assos, for the 2021 season.[7] He retired from competition at the end of the 2021 season.[8]
Major results
- 2007
- National Junior Track Championships
- 1st
Kilo - 1st Keirin
- 1st
- 2010
- 1st Trofeo Papà Cervi
- 2011
- 1st Clásica de Almería
- 2012
- Ronde de l'Oise
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 1st Stage 5 Four Days of Dunkirk
- 3rd Trofeo Migjorn
- 8th Grand Prix de Denain
- 10th Trofeo Palma de Mallorca
- 2013
- Circuit de la Sarthe
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 2nd Velothon Berlin
- 6th Châteauroux Classic
- 2014
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st Stage 2 Tirreno–Adriatico
- 2nd Grand Prix de Denain
- 9th Overall World Ports Classic
- 10th Scheldeprijs
- 2015
- 1st Trofeo Santanyi-Ses Salines-Campos
- 1st Trofeo Playa de Palma
- Tour de Pologne
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 10th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 2017
- 2nd Trofeo Playa de Palma
- 4th Trofeo Porreres-Felanitx-Ses Salines-Campos
- 6th Münsterland Giro
- 2018
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Czech Cycling Tour
- 1st Stage 3 Okolo Slovenska
- 4th Handzame Classic
- 2019
- Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stages 5 & 6
- Tour of Taihu Lake
- 1st Stages 2 & 4
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Aragón
- 1st Stage 3 Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- 8th Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | DNF | DNF | DNF | — | — |
 Tour de France |
Has not contested during his career | |||||
 Vuelta a España |
DNF | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
