Franco Pellizotti

Franco Pellizotti
Pellizotti in 2015
Personal information
Full nameFranco Pellizotti
NicknamePello, Il Delfino
Born (1978-01-15) 15 January 1978 (age 46)
Latisana, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Bahrain Victorious
DisciplineRoad
Role
  • Rider (retired)
  • Directeur sportif
Rider typeClimber
Professional teams
2001–2004Alessio
2005–2010Liquigas–Bianchi
2012–2016Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
2017–2018Bahrain–Merida
Managerial team
2019–Bahrain–Merida (directeur sportif)
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
2 individual stages (2006, 2008)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2012)

Franco Pellizotti (born 15 January 1978) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2018 for the Alessio, Liquigas–Doimo, Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec and Bahrain–Merida teams. Pellizotti now works as a directeur sportif for the Team Bahrain Victorious team.[1]

  1. ^ Farrand, Stephen (28 November 2018). "Pellizotti swaps the saddle for directeur sportif role at Bahrain-Merida". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 1 January 2019.