Oscar Gatto (born 1 January 1985) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2020, for seven different teams.[4] His nickname is 'Oscar the Cat' because his surname (Gatto) is the Italian word for "cat", and his first name is Oscar.
.JPG) Gatto at the 2015 E3 Harelbeke | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Oscar Gatto |
| Born | 1 January 1985 Montebelluna, Italy |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2005–2006 | Zalf–Désirée–Fior |
| 2006 | →Team LPR (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2007–2008 | Gerolsteiner |
| 2009–2013 | ISD |
| 2014 | Cannondale |
| 2015 | Androni Giocattoli |
| 2016 | Tinkoff |
| 2017–2018 | Astana |
| 2019–2020 | Bora–Hansgrohe[2][3] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Career
editBorn in Montebelluna, Gatto left Vini Fantini–Selle Italia at the end of the 2013 season, and joined Cannondale for the 2014 season.[5] In 2015, he rode for Androni Giocattoli.[6] In October 2015 it was announced that Gatto would join Tinkoff for the 2016 season, with the team's directeur sportif Steven de Jongh describing his main role as providing support for Peter Sagan in the classics.[1] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France.[7]
Major results
edit- 2004
- 4th Circuito del Porto
- 2005
- 1st Giro del Canavese
- 1st Stage 6 Giro della Valle d'Aosta
- 2006
- 1st Coppa Città di Asti
- 1st Stage 6 Giro delle Regioni
- 5th Gran Premio della Liberazione
- 7th Giro del Canavese
- 10th Giro del Belvedere
- 2007
- 2nd Overall Paris–Corrèze
- 2009
- 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 2nd Overall Giro di Sardegna
- 1st Stage 3
- 8th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
- 2010
- 1st Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Brixia Tour
- 3rd GP Kranj
- 5th Trofeo Matteotti
- 5th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
- 7th Overall Tour of Turkey
- 2011
- 1st Trofeo Matteotti
- 1st Giro della Romagna
- 1st Stage 8 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 2 Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
- 3rd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 5th Classica Sarda
- 5th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
- 7th Montepaschi Strade Bianche
- 2012
- 1st Giro del Veneto
- 1st Stage 3 Monviso-Venezia — Il Padania
- 3rd Strade Bianche
- 6th Memorial Marco Pantani
- 6th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
- 2013
- 1st Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 3rd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
- 8th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 2014
- Tour of Austria
- 1st Stages 2 & 4
- 8th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 2015
- Sibiu Cycling Tour
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- 6th Strade Bianche
- 6th Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
- 6th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
- 9th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 9th Clásica de Almería
- 2016
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Andalucía
- 3rd Overall Arctic Race of Norway
- 7th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 2017
- 1st Prologue Tour of Austria
- 5th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 9th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 2020
- 9th Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
141 | DNF | 149 | — | 105 | 113 | 98 | 116 | DNF | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 156 |
 / Vuelta a España
|
— | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ a b "Team Tinkoff sign Oscar Gatto for 2016". cyclingnews.com. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "With Christoph Pfingsten, BORA – hansgrohe completes its roster for 2019". Bora–Hansgrohe. Denk Pro Cycling GmbH & Co. KG. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Ryan, Barry (28 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Bora-Hansgrohe". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Mercoledì l'ultima corsa in carriera per il veneto Oscar Gatto" [On Wednesday the last career race for the Venetian Oscar Gatto]. Cicloweb.it (in Italian). Cicloweb. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Cannondale to sign Marcato and Gatto for 2014". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ "News shorts: Cookson on women's Tour de France, Gatto at Androni". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "2016 > 103rd Tour de France > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
External links
edit- Oscar Gatto at UCI
- Oscar Gatto at ProCyclingStats
- Oscar Gatto at Cycling Archives (archived)
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