Marco Pinotti

Marco Pinotti
Pinotti at the 2012 Giro d'Italia.
Personal information
Full nameMarco Pinotti
NicknameL'Ingegnere (The Engineer), Il Professore (The Professor)[1]
Born (1976-02-25) 25 February 1976 (age 48)
Osio Sotto, Italy
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeTime Trialist
Professional teams
1998→ Polti (stagiaire)
1999–2004Lampre–Daikin
2005–2006Saunier Duval–Prodir
2007–2011T-Mobile Team
2012–2013BMC Racing Team[2]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
2 individual stages (2008, 2012)
2 TTT stages (2009, 2011)

Stage races

Tour of Ireland (2008)

One-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships
     (2005, 20072010, 2013)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing BMC Racing Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Valkenburg Team time trial

Marco Pinotti (born 25 February 1976 in Osio Sotto, Lombardy) is an Italian former road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional between 1999 and 2013.[3] An individual time trial specialist, Pinotti was a six-time Italian Time Trial Champion (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2013).

  1. ^ Witts, James (27 May 2022). "Secrets of the time trial: how riders are constantly getting faster". Rouleur. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  2. ^ "BMC signs Pinotti and Van Garderen". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ^ Ryan, Barry. "Pinotti to retire at the end of the season". Cycling News.