Gianpaolo Mondini (born 15 July 1972 in Faenza) is an Italian former road bicycle racer. He won the 18th stage in the 1999 Tour de France and the 2003 Italian National Time Trial Championship.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gianpaolo Mondini |
| Born | 15 July 1972 Faenza, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1996–1997 | Amore & Vita–ForzArcore |
| 1998 | Kross–Selle Italia |
| 1999–2000 | Cantina Tollo–Alexia Alluminio |
| 2001 | Mercatone Uno–Stream TV |
| 2002 | U.S. Postal Service |
| 2003 | Domina Vacanze–Elitron |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Doping
editIn 2002 Mondini was sacked from US Postal after police found EPO and growth hormones in his hotel room during 2001 Giro d'Italia. He admitted using illegal substances.[1]
Major results
edit- 1996
- 1st Stage 7 Tour de Pologne
- 2nd Overall Hofbrau Cup
- 1997
- 1st
Overall Tour of Sweden
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Stage 5 Circuit de Lorraine
- 10th Giro dell'Emilia
- 1998
- 1st GP Industria Artigianato e Commercio Carnaghese
- 3rd Giro d'Oro
- 1999
- 1st Stage 18 Tour de France
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Pologne
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Japan
- 8th LuK Challenge
- 2000
- 1st Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden
- 8th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 2003
- 1st
Time trial, National Road Championships - 9th Firenze–Pistoia
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
67 | — | — | 109 | 74 | — | DNF |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | 81 | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 131 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- Gianpaolo Mondini at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Results at Tour de France for Gianpaolo Mondini
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