Davide Cassani

Davide Cassani

Personal information
Full name	Davide Cassani
Born	January 1, 1961 (1961-01-01) (age 50) Faenza, Italy
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
Giro d'Italia, 2 stages
Infobox last updated on May 13, 2008

Davide Cassani (born January 1, 1961) is a former road cyclist from Italy. He now works as a cycling commentator on Italian television.

He was born in Faenza. In 1982 he made his professional debut with Termolan-Galli. In 1986 he moved to Carrera, where he supported figures such as Claudio Chiappucci, Roberto Visentini and Stephen Roche; Cassani later raced for Gewiss-Bianchi, Ariostea, GB-MG and Saeco. He retired in 1996 after being hit by a car in training.

Media work

After retiring from cycling, he became a commentator at Italian public broadcaster RAI.

In 2007, he was involved in the withdrawal of Michael Rasmussen from the Tour de France. Cassani claimed to have seen Rasmussen in the Dolomites mountains in Italy, while Rasmussen and Rasmussen's in-laws claimed that he was in Mexico at that time. His comment, coupled with other issues concerning Rasmussen, led to his expulsion from the Rabobank team. The claim was first made a week or so before the controversy exploded - as a routine comment during the Rai Tre afternoon coverage of the Tour. It took the form of a compliment to the athletic dedication of Rasmussen who has apparently been returning from eight hours of mountain training, so Cassani appears to have had no axe to grind against Rasmussen.

Cassani has also collaborated with Ivan Zazzaroni and Pier Bergonzi to write a biography of Marco Pantani, Pantani. Un eroe tragico (Pantani, a tragic hero).

Major victories

• 2 stages in the Giro d'Italia (1 in 1991, 1 in 1992)
• Giro del Lazio (1990)
• Milano–Torino (1991)
• 3 x Giro dell'Emilia (1990, 1991, 1995)
• Tour Méditerranéen (1994)

References

External links

• Official website (Italian)
• Davide Cassani profile at Cycling Archives

Persondata
Name	Davide Cassani
Alternative names
Short description	Racing cyclist and broadcaster
Date of birth	1961-01-01
Place of birth	Faenza
Date of death
Place of death