- Salvatore Commesso
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Salvatore Commesso
image_caption = Commesso at the2007 Tour of Britain
fullname = Salvatore Commesso
nickname = Toto
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|3|28
country = ITA
height = height|m=1.64
weight = convert|66|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on
currentteam =
discipline = Road
role = Rider
ridertype =
amateuryears =
amateurteams =
proyears = 1998–2004
2005–2006
2007 2008
proteams = Saeco
Lampre
Tinkoff Credit Systems Preti Mangimi
majorwins = Tour de France, 2 stages
flagicon|ITA National Champion (1999, 2002)
updated =June 5 ,2008 Salvatore Commesso (born
March 28 ,1975 ) is an Italian professionalroad bicycle racer that rides for the professional continental teamPreti Mangimi .He was born in
Torre del Greco ,Campania , and turned professional in 1998. That year he came in third in theGrand Prix Suisse and theGiro del Capo . He won the Italian National Championships and Stage 13 of the1999 Tour de France in 1999.Commesso won Stage 18 of the
2000 Tour de France and won the points competition in theVolta a Portugal in 2001.In 2002, he again won the Italian Championship, as well as the Trofeo Matteotti and the Criterium d'Abruzzo.
He rode for the Saeco team in 2003 and 2004. In 2005, the team merged with Lampre, with whom he came in second in the
Giro del Veneto .He rode for Lampre in the
2006 Tour de France and came in second in Stage 14.Major achievements
;1998 – SaecoTurned professional.: 3rd,
Grand Prix Suisse : 3rd,Giro del Capo ;1999 – Saeco: 1st, Stage 13 – Tour de France: flagicon|ITAItalian National Road Race Championship :Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie ;2000 – Saeco: 1st, Stage 18 – Tour de France;2001 – Saeco: "Points Classification" –Volta a Portugal ;2002 – Saeco: flagicon|ITA Italian National Road Race Championship:Trofeo Matteotti :Criterium d'Abruzzo ;2003 – Saeco;2004 – Saeco;2005 –Lampre-Caffita ;2006 – Lampre-Fondital: 2nd, Stage 14 – Tour de France ("Stage Combativity Award")
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