- Franco Pellizotti
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Franco Pellizotti
image_caption = Pellizotti at the 2004Tour de Pologne
fullname = Franco Pellizotti
nickname = 'Il Delfino' (the dolphin)dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|1|15
country = Italy
height =
weight =
currentteam = Liquigas
discipline = Road
role = Rider
ridertype =
amateuryears =
amateurteams =
proyears = 2001–2004
2005–
proteams = Alessio
Liquigas
majorwins = Giro d'Italia, 2 stages
updated =May 26 ,2008 Franco Pellizotti (born
January 15 ,1978 inLatisana , Udine,Friuli-Venezia Giulia ) is an Italian professionalroad bicycle racer forUCI ProTeam Liquigas .Pellizotti is known as a
climbing specialist and won Stage 10 in the2006 Giro d'Italia and Stage 16 in the2008 Giro d'Italia .Like many Italian professional cyclists, Pellizotti has a strange nickname – 'Il Delfino' (the dolphin).
Notable results
;2001 – Alessio: 20th,
Vuelta a España (highest ranking Italian);2002 – Alessio: 1st, Stage 6 —Tirreno-Adriatico : 1st, Stage 4 —Vuelta al País Vasco : 1st —Tour de Frioul : 1stTour de Pologne stage 5;2003 – Alessio-Bianchi: 2nd —Milan-Turin : 3rd —Grand Prix de Larciano : 9th Overall — Giro d'Italia: 16th —Liège-Bastogne-Liège ;2004 –Liquigas-Bianchi : 1st —Gran Premio di Chiasso : 2nd —Coppa Sabatini : 2nd —Tour de Frioul : 11th Overall — Giro d'Italia;2005 – Liquigas-Bianchi: 1st —Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali overall and stage 2: 3rd Stage 19 — Tour de France;2006 – Liquigas: 1st Stage 10, and 8th overall — Giro d'Italia: 10th — Clásica de San Sebastián;2007 – Liquigas: 1st, Stage 2 — Paris-Nice: 1st,Points classification — Paris-Nice: 1st,Memorial Marco Pantani ;2008 – Liquigas: 1st, Stage 16 — Giro d'ItaliaPersondata
NAME= Pellizotti, Franco
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH=1978-01-15
PLACE OF BIRTH=Latisana ,Italy
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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