Danilo Napolitano

Danilo Napolitano
Napolitano at the 2007 Tour de France
Personal information
Full nameDanilo Napolitano
Born (1981-01-31) 31 January 1981 (age 43)
Vittoria, Italy
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Professional teams
2004–2005LPR–Piacenza
2006–2008Lampre–Fondital
2009–2010Team Katusha
2011–2012Acqua & Sapone
2013–2017Accent Jobs–Wanty[1]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2007)

Danilo Napolitano (born 31 January 1981) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2017, and was chiefly known for his sprinting abilities.

Born in Vittoria, Sicily, Napolitano turned professional in 2004 and for the 2004 and 2005 seasons he rode for the professional continental team LPR–Piacenza. For the 2006 season he moved on to the UCI ProTour squad Lampre–Fondital where his most important victories were two stage wins in the Tour of Austria, and a stage win in the Tour Méditerranéen. He joined Team Katusha at the beginning of the 2009 season.

  1. ^ "Napolitano signs with Accent.Jobs-Wanty". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.