Francesco Gavazzi


Francesco Gavazzi is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam.

Career

Gavazzi was born in Morbegno. In 2012, Gavazzi participated in the Tour of Beijing and won its queen stage leading to the Great Wall of China. To add to the difficulty of the day, the air quality was deemed as "severely polluted" by the local authorities. Gavazzi closed down an attack by 's Edvald Boasson Hagen and grabbed the victory. His consistent placings in the other stages netted him the second spot in the overall classification behind Tony Martin. However the win in Beijing was Gavazzi's sole victory during three years at Astana, and in November 2014 it was announced that had signed a one-year deal with for the 2015 season.

Career achievements

Major results

;2005
;2006
;2007
;2008
;2009
;2010
;2011
;2012
;2013
;2014
;2015
;2016
;2017
;2018
;2019

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Giro d'Italia8469585358
Tour de France10584
Vuelta a España58

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