.JPG) Pozzato at the 2016 Grand Prix de Denain | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Filippo Pozzato |
| Nickname | Pippo The Peacock of Sandrigo |
| Born | 10 September 1981 Sandrigo, Italy |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics specialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 2000–2002 | Mapei–Quick-Step |
| 2003–2004 | Fassa Bortolo |
| 2005–2006 | Quick-Step–Innergetic |
| 2007–2008 | Liquigas |
| 2009–2011 | Team Katusha |
| 2012 | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia |
| 2013–2015 | Lampre–Merida |
| 2016–2018 | Southeast–Venezuela |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Filippo "Pippo" Pozzato (born 10 September 1981) is an Italian former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2018 for the Mapei–Quick-Step, Fassa Bortolo, Quick-Step–Innergetic, Liquigas, Team Katusha, Lampre–Merida, and two spells with the Farnese Vini–Selle Italia/Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia teams.[1]
A northern classics specialist, Pozzato finished in second place at both the 2009 Paris–Roubaix and the 2012 Tour of Flanders. Pozzato finished a total of 37 Monument classics, including a victory in the 2006 Milan–San Remo; he finished second in the race in 2008 as well. Pozzato also won stages at the 2004 Tour de France, the 2007 Tour de France and the 2010 Giro d'Italia, and was the winner of the 2009 Italian National Road Race Championships.
- ^ "Pozzato announces retirement after 19 seasons in the peloton". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.