- Davide Rebellin
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Davide Rebellin 
Personal information Full name Davide Rebellin Nickname Tintin Born 9 August 1971
San Bonifacio, ItalyHeight 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Weight 63 kg (140 lb; 9.9 st) Team information Current team Miche - Guerciotti Discipline Road Role Rider Rider type Classics specialist Professional team(s) 1992–1994
1995
1996
1997
1998–1999
2000–2001
2002–2008
2009
2011–MG Bianchi
Maglificio MG-Technogym
Polti
Française des Jeux
Polti
Liquigas-Pata
Gerolsteiner
Diquigiovanni-Androni
Miche-GuerciottiMajor wins Liège–Bastogne–Liège (2004)
La Flèche Wallonne (2004, 2007, 2009)
Amstel Gold Race (2004)
Tirreno–Adriatico (2001)
Clásica de San Sebastián (1997)
Züri-Metzgete (1997)
Paris–Nice (2008)
Giro d'Italia, 1 stageMedal recordCompetitor for 
ItalyRoad bicycle racing Olympic Games Disqualified 2008 Beijing Men's road race Infobox last updated on
24 July 2011
Rebellin time trials in 2006
Davide Rebellin (born 9 August 1971 in San Bonifacio, province of Verona) is an Italian road bicycle racer, currently riding for the Italian Miche-Guerciotti team. He served a 2-year suspension for testing positive for Mircera at the 2008 Olympic Games.[1] He is best known in the cycling world for his 2004 season, when he won a then unprecedented treble with wins in Amstel Gold Race, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège. He is considered one of the finest classics specialists of his generation with more than fifty top ten finishes in UCI World Cup and UCI ProTour classics.[2] Throughout his career he has also won a stage in Giro d'Italia and stage races like Paris–Nice and Tirreno–Adriatico.
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Career
Rebellin turned professional in 1992 and came to the attention of the cycling world with a string of strong performances during his early years. In 1996 he gained further notice when he thrived in the 1996 Giro d'Italia. Riding for Polti, the young Italian took stage seven and with it the maglia rosa. He held the leader's jersey for six days and finished the Grand Tour sixth overall. Years later he said of the race, "I have won Classics, but the first important win was in the 1996 Giro, winning the maglia rosa with the stage."[3]
In 1997 he scored his first UCI World Cup victories by winning the Clásica de San Sebastián and the Züri-Metzgete (then known as Grand Prix de Suisse). The following years he won many Italian classic races like Giro del Veneto and Tre Valli Varesine. In 2001 he won the Tirreno–Adriatico stage race.
During 2004 season he got seven victories, including an, at that time, unprecedented treble win in the Ardennes classics with wins in Amstel Gold Race, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Only Philippe Gilbert has repeated this feat in 2011. He also scored a number of podium places in top races such as Paris–Nice and Clásica de San Sebastián. Despite his stellar achievements, Rebellin did not win the 2004 UCI Road World Cup, which went to Paolo Bettini.
In 2005, Rebellin fell short of his triumphs in 2004, but posted yet another solid year. Although he generally concentrated on classics and small tours, he was part of the Gerolsteiner team in the 2005 Tour de France. With a number of solid performances throughout the season, without any individual victories, Rebellin finished as the 3rd highest ranked rider in the UCI ProTour rankings. Apart from the ProTour races, he only won one race in the 2005 season, taking the first stage of the Brixia Tour.
Rebellin began the season leading Paris–Nice until Alberto Contador moved him to second in the final stage to Nice. He later finished second in Amstel Gold Race and won the Flèche Wallonne, which made him the oldest ever winner of an UCI ProTour race. He finished second in the UCI ProTour behind Cadel Evans.
Rebellin triumphed early in 2008 with an overall victory in the Paris–Nice. He won the stage race by 3 seconds ahead of Rinaldo Nocentini.[4] He went on to win the Tour du Haut Var and show strongly in the Ardennes classics with a second place in the Liège–Bastogne–Liège.
Rebellin won the silver medal in the Men's road race at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He was a member of a six-man breakaway group and claimed second place in the sprint finish. This medal has now been revoked in light of his doping sentence by the International Olympic Committee.[5]
Doping
In April 2009, the IOC announced that six athletes had tested positive during the 2008 Summer Olympics, without mentioning names or sports. Later, rumours emerged that the athletes included two cyclists, one of them a medal winner.[6] The Italian Olympic committee then confirmed that a male Italian cyclist had tested positive for CERA during the men's road race, without identifying a name. The next day, on 29 April 2009, the Italian Olympic committee confirmed that Rebellin was an involved athlete. Rebellin's agent sent a request for the analysis of the B sample[7] [8] which was later also confirmed to be positive.[1]
Major achievements
- 1994
- 5th, Amstel Gold Race
- 1995
- 6th La Flèche Wallonne
- 4th Milan – San Remo
- 4th Tirreno–Adriatico
- 4th Tour de Romandie
- 1996
- 1996 Giro d'Italia
- 1 stage win
- 6th overall
- six days in maglia rosa
- 7th overall 1996 Vuelta a España
- 6th, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 5th, Japan Cup
- 5th, Giro di Lombardia
- 3rd, Tour de Romandie
- 1997
- 1st, Züri-Metzgete
- 1st Clásica de San Sebastián
- 1998
- 1st, Tre Valli Varesine
- 1st, Giro del Veneto
- 1 stage Tour de Suisse
- 1 stage Tour de Wallonie
- 2nd overall, Critérium International
- 1999
- Tre Valli Varesine
- 2nd overall, Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st, Giro del Veneto
- 1st, Tour du Haut Var
- 2000
- Tre Valli Varesine
- 3rd, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 4th, Meisterschaft von Zürich
- 4th, La Flèche Wallonne
- 2001
- 1st overall and one stage, Tirreno–Adriatico
- Giro del Veneto
- 3rd, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 3rd, Clásica de San Sebastián
- 2002
- Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 3rd, HEW-Cyclassics
- 2nd, Giro di Lombardia
- 2nd, Giro del Lazio
- 2003
- 3rd overall and one stage, Paris - Nice
- 4th, Amstel Gold Race
- 1st, Rund um den Henninger Turm
- 2nd, HEW Cyclassics
- 7th, Clásica de San Sebastián
- 5th, Championship of Zürich
- 1st, GP Industria & Commercio di Prato
- 2nd, Milano–Torino
- 4th, UCI Road World Cup
- 2004
- 2nd overall, Paris–Nice
- 1st, Points Classification
- 1st, Amstel Gold Race
- 1st, La Flèche Wallonne
- 1st, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1st, two stages, Sachsen-Tour International
- 6th, HEW Cyclassics
- 3rd, Clásica de San Sebastián
- 6th, Championship of Zürich
- 1st, Trofeo Melinda
- 2nd, UCI Road World Cup
- 2005
- 10th overall, Paris–Nice
- 2nd overall, Vuelta al País Vasco
- 4th, Amstel Gold Race
- 3rd, La Flèche Wallonne
- 1st one stage, Brixia Tour
- 5th, HEW Cyclassics
- 3rd, GP Ouest-France
- 5th Giro di Lombardia
- 2006
- 6th, Amstel Gold Race
- 1st overall and one stage, Brixia Tour
- 3rd, Championship of Zürich
- 1st, Giro dell'Emilia
- 5th, Giro di Lombardia
- 2007
- 2nd overall, Paris–Nice
- 1st, Flèche Wallonne
- 2nd, Amstel Gold Race
- 5th, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1st overall and one stage, Brixia Tour
- 6th, Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 5th, Giro di Lombardia
- 2nd UCI ProTour
- 2008
- 1st, Tour du Haut Var
- 1st overall, Paris–Nice
- 4th, Milan – San Remo
- 4th, Amstel Gold Race
- 6th, La Flèche Wallonne
- 2nd, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 3rd, Clásica de San Sebastián
- 4th, UCI Road World Championship
- 2009
- 1st, two stages, Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1st, La Flèche Wallonne
- 3rd, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 2011
- 1st, Tre Valli Varesine
- 1st, Trofeo Melinda
- 5th overall, Brixia Tour
- 3rd, G.P. Camaiore
References
- ^ a b Wilson, Stephen (Jul 8, 2009). "Backup samples positive for 5 Olympians". CNN. Associated Press. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/olympics/wires/07/08/2090.ap.oly.beijing.doping/index.html.
- ^ Rebellin, et de 50!
- ^ "Experienced Rebellin ready for Ardennes and beyond". Cycling News. April 2008. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/apr08/flechewallonne08/?id=/riders/2008/interviews/davide_rebellin_ardennes_apr08.
- ^ The 2008 Paris–Nice took place on uneasy ground, due to a dispute between the Amaury Sport Organisation (Paris–Nice Organizers) and the UCI. Despite this, Rebellin's victory was considered a triumph at the top level of cycling.
- ^ "Rebellin Olympic medal taken away". BBC News. 17 November 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/8365392.stm.
- ^ "Olympics: Six Beijing Games athletes test positive for CERA". Seattle Times. 2009-04-28. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2009141035_digs29.html. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ Meadows, Mark (2009-04-29). "Doping-Silver medallist Rebellin failed Beijing test". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/idUSLT85788120090429. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ "Rebellin e il doping" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 2009-05-03. http://tv.repubblica.it/piu-visti/settimana/rebellin-e-il-doping/32246?video. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
External links
- Davide Rebellin profile at Cycling Archives
Categories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- People from the Province of Verona
- Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Italian cyclists
- Olympic cyclists of Italy
- Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners
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