Michele Scarponi

Michele Scarponi

Scarponi (centre) in 2005 with Serhiy Honchar (right)
Personal information
Full name	Michele Scarponi
Born	September 25, 1979 (1979-09-25) (age 32)  Italy
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	62 kg (140 lb)
Team information
Current team	Lampre-ISD
Discipline	Road
Role	Classics specialist
Professional team(s)
2002 2003–2004 2005–2006 2007 2008–2010 2011–	Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo Domina Vacanze Liberty Seguros-Würth Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo Diquigiovanni-Androni Lampre-ISD
Major wins
Tirreno–Adriatico (2009) Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda (2010) Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale (2007) Peace Race (2004) Giro d'Italia, 3 stages
Infobox last updated on March 17, 2009

Michele Scarponi (born September 25, 1979 in Jesi) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam Lampre-ISD.^[1]

In 2006, Scarponi was implicated in the Operación Puerto doping case. Despite this, and Scarponi's Liberty Seguros-Würth cycling team folding, Scarponi was able to secure a contract with Acqua & Sapone.

Despite a promising start to the 2007 season, Scarponi was once again implicated in the Operación Puerto case. On May 8, 2007, Scarponi confessed his role in the case.^[2] On May 15, Scarponi was provisionally suspended.^[3]

With the rider completing his ban, Diquigiovanni-Androni announced on June 13, 2008 that they had signed Scarponi for the coming two seasons. In 2010 he finished fourth overall in the Giro d'Italia, and in 2011 second overall behind Alberto Contador.

Palmares

2011

2nd Overall Giro d'Italia

1st Overall, Giro del Trentino

2nd Overall, Volta a Catalunya

3rd Overall, Tirreno–Adriatico

1st, Stage 4

1st Points classification

4th Overall, Giro di Sardegna

1st, Stage 5

6th, Milan – San Remo

2010

1st Overall, Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda

1st, Prologue

2nd Overall, Tirreno–Adriatico

1st, Stage 4

4th Overall Giro d'Italia

1st, Stage 19

2nd, Giro di Lombardia

2009

1st Overall, Tirreno–Adriatico

1st, Stage 6

1st, Stage 6, Giro d'Italia

1st, Stage 18, Giro d'Italia

2007

1st Overall, Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale

Stage 2

Stage 5

2nd overall, Giro del Trentino

Stage 2

4th, Giro d'Oro

5th, Vuelta a Murcia

9th, Tirreno–Adriatico

2006

6th, Vuelta a Castilla y León

2005

7th, Vuelta a Burgos

Stage 3 (ITT)

2004

1st Overall, Peace Race

1st, Stage 4

1st, Stage 6

1st, Stage 7

1st Overall, Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda

1st, Points classification

1st, Mountains classification

1st, Stage 1

1st, Stage 2

1st, Stage 4

2nd, Tour of Austria

1st, Stage 2, Tour of Austria

3rd Overall, Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale

4th, La Flèche Wallonne

7th, Liège–Bastogne–Liège

2003

3rd Overall, Giro d'Abruzzo

1st, Points Classification

1st, Stage 3

4th, Liège–Bastogne–Liège

1st, GP Fred Mengoni

6th Overall, Settimana Ciclistica Coppi-Bartali

7th, Amstel Gold Race

9th, Meisterschaft von Zürich (WC)

2002

2nd Overall, Settimana Ciclista Lombarda

1st, Stage 3b

1st, Stage 4, Giro del Trentino

8th, Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale Coppi-Bartali

Grand Tours overall classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Giro	18	16	–	47	WD	–	–	31	4	2
Tour	–	–	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Vuelta	–	13	–	11	–	–	–	–	–	WD

See also

• List of doping cases in cycling
• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

References

1. ^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lampre-announce-scarponi-as-2011-stage-race-leader
2. ^ "Scarponi: "I am Zapatero"". Cyclingnews.com. 2007-05-07. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/may07/may09news2. Retrieved 2007-05-20. 
3. ^ "Basso and Scarponi suspended". Cyclingnews.com. 2007-05-16. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/may07/may16news. Retrieved 2007-05-20. 

External links

• Michele Scarponi at Trap-Friis.dk

Persondata
Name	Scarponi, Michele
Alternative names
Short description	Road bicycle racer
Date of birth	1979-09-25
Place of birth	Jesi, Italy
Date of death
Place of death