 Nocentini at the 2012 Tour de Pologne | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rinaldo Nocentini |
| Born | 25 September 1977 Montevarchi, Italy |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Puncheur |
| Professional teams | |
| 1999–2001 | Mapei–Quick-Step |
| 2002 | Fassa Bortolo |
| 2003 | Formaggi Pinzolo Fiavé |
| 2004–2006 | Acqua & Sapone |
| 2007–2015 | AG2R Prévoyance |
| 2016–2019 | Sporting / Tavira |
Rinaldo Nocentini (born 25 September 1977) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 1999 and 2019 for the Mapei–Quick-Step, Fassa Bortolo, Formaggi Pinzolo Fiavé, Acqua & Sapone, AG2R La Mondiale and Sporting / Tavira teams.[1]
In the 2009 Tour de France, his first participation in the race, he became leader in the General Classification after participating in a stage-long breakaway on stage 7 to take the yellow jersey from Fabian Cancellara with an overall time six seconds ahead of the second-place rider in the General Classification, Alberto Contador. He wore the yellow jersey for eight stages before relinquishing it to Contador at the end of stage 15.
- ^ "Nocentini confirms retirement". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.