Mattia Gavazzi

Mattia Gavazzi

Personal information
Born	June 14, 1983(1983-06-14) Iseo, Italy
Team information
Current team	Colnago-CSF Inox
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Professional team(s)
2006 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010–	Team LPR Amore e Vita Kio Ene-Tonazzi-DMT Preti Mangmi Diquigiovanni-Androni Colnago-CSF Inox
Infobox last updated on 12 August 2010

Mattia Gavazzi (born 14 June 1983) is an Italian road cyclist, currently a member of the Italian cycling team Colnago-CSF Inox, but as of April 2009 suspended by the International Cycling Union following a positive doping control for cocaine. He is a specialist sprinter.

Biography

Mattia Gavazzi's father, Pierino Gavazzi, was also a professional rider.

He won a stage at the 2004 Baby Giro, the version of the Giro D'Italia for young amateur riders. He turned professional in 2006 for the LPR team, but joined the team Amore e Vita midway through the season. Following several good performances, he was signed by Kio Ene for the following year. He secured six victories with them in 2007, including three at the Tour of Normandy, showing his talent as a sprinter.

In 2008 he remained with the same team, who became known as Preti Mangimi. In February he achieved a second place in a stage of the Tour de la Province de Grosseto, behind Danilo Napolitano and in front of Filippo Pozzato. The following month he was again second at the Semaine Internationale Coppi et Bartali, beaten by Francesco Chicchi. In April, he won a stage of the Semaine cycliste lombarde, and in May the Tour of Tuscany, beating Chicchi.

2009 saw him sign for Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli with immediate success. He won a stage at the Tour de San Luis and dominated at the Tour de Langkawi, winning four stages and the Points Classification.

In 2010 he switched to Colnago-CSF Inox and scored his first victory of the year at a Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda stage in early April. However, a urine sample taken two days previously tested positive for the presence of cocaine, and this triggered a suspension by the sport's governing body. He had previously tested positive for cocaine, and received a 14 month suspension, as an amateur in 2004.^[1]

Palmares

2004

1st, Stage 10 Baby Giro

2007

Jadranska Magistrala

1st, Stage 2

1st, Stage 3

2nd, Tour of Normandy

1st, Stage 1

1st, Stage 2

1st, Stage 2 Tour de Navarre

2008

1st, Stage 2 Settimana Ciclista Lombarda

1st, Tour of Tuscany

1st, Stage 5 Circuit de Lorraine

1st, Stage 5 Brixia Tour

2009

1st, Stage 1 Tour de San Luis

Points Classification, Tour de Langkawi

1st, Stage 1

1st, Stage 2

1st, Stage 3

1st, Stage 6

1st, Stage 3 Settimana Ciclista Lombarda

Brixia Tour

1st, Stage 1a

1st, Stage 5

Vuelta a Venezuela

3rd, Stage 1

2nd, Stage 2

1st, Stage 3-A

1st, Stage 3-B

1st, Stage 4

2nd, Stage 10

2010

1st, Stage 2 Settimana Ciclista Lombarda

References

1. ^ Mattia Gavazzi positive for cocaine

External links

• Gavazzi at siteducyclisme (French)

Persondata
Name	Gavazzi, Mattia
Alternative names
Short description	Racing cyclist
Date of birth	1983-6-14
Place of birth	Iseo, Italy
Date of death
Place of death