Simone Velasco
Italian bicycle racer
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Simone Velasco (born 2 December 1995 in Bologna) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam XDS Astana Team.[6]
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Velasco at the 2024 Giro d'Italia | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 December 1995 Bologna, Italy |
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | XDS Astana Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2014–2015 | Zalf–Euromobil–Désirée–Fior |
| Professional teams | |
| 2016–2017 | Bardiani–CSF |
| 2018–2019 | Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia[1][2] |
| 2020–2021 | Gazprom–RusVelo[3][4] |
| 2022– | Astana Qazaqstan Team[5] |
| Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
| |
Major results
Gravel
Road
- 2013
- 1st Trofeo Città di Loano
- 1st GP dell'Arno
- 2nd Trofeo Dorigo Porte
- 5th Overall Giro della Lunigiana
- 2014
- 2nd Trofeo Edil C
- 2015
- 1st Coppa della Pace
- 1st Ruota d'Oro
- 2nd Gran Premio di Poggiana
- 2nd GP Capodarco
- 4th Overall Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia
- 8th Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
- 2017
- 9th Trofeo Matteotti
- 2018
- 5th Trofeo Matteotti
- 7th Overall Tour of Hainan
- 10th Gran Piemonte
- 2019 (2 pro wins)
- 1st Trofeo Laigueglia
- 1st Stage 3 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 3rd Coppa Sabatini
- 8th Gran Premio di Lugano
- 10th Giro dell'Appennino
- 10th Memorial Marco Pantani
- 2020
- 4th Trofeo Matteotti
- 7th Memorial Marco Pantani
- 2021 (1)
- 2nd Tour du Jura
- 4th Giro dell'Appennino
- 4th Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 6th Overall Tour du Limousin
- 1st Stage 3
- 6th Overall Giro di Sicilia
- 6th Gran Premio di Lugano
- 9th Overall Czech Cycling Tour
- 9th Giro del Veneto
- 2022
- 7th Coppa Sabatini
- 2023 (2)
- National Championships
- 1st
Road race - 4th Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 2nd Trofeo Matteotti
- 3rd Circuito de Getxo
- 5th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 5th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 10th Memorial Marco Pantani
- 2024
- 2nd Giro dell'Appennino
- 3rd Figueira Champions Classic
- 5th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
- 8th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 2025
- 3rd Coppa Agostoni
- 4th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 5th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 7th Trofeo Calvià
- 8th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 8th GP Miguel Induráin
- 9th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | 26 | 32 | — |
 Tour de France |
31 | — | — | |
 Vuelta a España |
— | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
