Gianluca Brambilla

Gianluca Brambilla

Brambilla at the 2014 Giro d'Italia.
Personal information
Full name	Gianluca Brambilla
Nickname	Brambi
Born	22 August 1987 Bellano, Italy
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st)
Team information
Current team	Etixx–Quick-Step
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Amateur team(s)
2006	Ormesani Panni
2007–2009	Zalf Desirèe Fior
Professional team(s)
2010–2012	Colnago–CSF Inox
2013–	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (2016) Vuelta a España 1 individual stage (2016)
Infobox last updated on 4 January 2014

Gianluca Brambilla (born 22 August 1987) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who rides for UCI World Tour team Etixx–Quick-Step.^[1] He started his professional career in 2010 with Colnago–CSF Inox.^[2]

Career

Born in Bellano, Brambilla began his professional career in 2010 with the Colnago–CSF Inox team, moving to Omega Pharma-Quick Step in 2013.^[3] He was also a member of the Ormesani Panni and Zalf Desirèe Fior teams as an amateur, winning numerous domestic races. At the 2011 Giro d'Italia, Brambilla finished fourth in the mountains classification as well as taking a fourth place stage finish during Stage 18 to San Pellegrino Terme.^[4] Brambilla took two further top-ten places at the 2012 edition of the race, placing tenth on the seventh stage,^[5] and seventh on the eighth stage.^[6]

In September 2014, Brambilla was ejected from the Vuelta a España during the 16th stage after trading blows with Russian cyclist Ivan Rovny.^[7]

In 2016, he won Stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia, which netted him the Pink Jersey. He did so from an early breakaway.^[8]

Career achievements

Major results

2006

3rd Overall Giro del Veneto

3rd Stallavena

2007

Giro del Veneto

1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 4

1st Memorial Gerry Gasparotto

2nd Coppa Fiera Mercatale

2nd Gran Premio dei Colli Isolani

2nd Gran Premio Ezio Del Rosso

3rd Memorial Vittime del Vajont 9 Ottobre 1963

2008

1st GP Palio del Recioto

1st Memorial Vittime del Vajont 9 Ottobre 1963

2nd Piccola Sanremo

2nd Giro della Provincia di Padova

2nd Coppa Città di San Daniele

3rd Trofeo Zsšdi

3rd GP Bianco di Custoza

3rd Coppa Lessinia

3rd Trento–Monte Bondone

2009

1st Overall Giro del Friuli

1st Medaglia d'Oro Frare De Nardi

1st Coppa Città di San Daniele

2nd Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin

2nd Coppa Fiera di Mercatale

3rd National Under-23 Road Race Championships

3rd Trofeo Zsšdi

3rd Giro della Valli Aretine

3rd Ruota d'Oro

3rd Trofeo Sportivi di Briga

2010

1st Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie

6th Gran Premio di Lugano

2011

4th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese

4th Giro della Romagna

6th Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano

2012

1st Stage 1b (TTT) Giro di Padania

2nd Giro dell'Appennino

4th Trofeo Laigueglia

4th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano

7th Gran Premio di Lugano

2014

3rd GP Briek Schotte

4th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana

2015

6th Overall Abu Dhabi Tour

8th National Road Race Championships

10th Giro di Lombardia

10th La Drôme Classic

2016

Giro d'Italia

1st Stage 8

Held after Stages 8–9

1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España

1st Trofeo Pollenca-Port de Andratx

2nd National Road Race Championships

3rd Strade Bianche

4th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana

6th Clásica de San Sebastián

7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos

8th Tre Valli Varesine

10th Overall Tour of Oman

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Giro	95	13	105	29	-	22
Tour	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vuelta	-	-	-	DSQ	13	23

WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress

References

1. McRae, Keith (20 September 2012). "Transfers for 2013 (World and Pro Continental Tours)". Road.cc. Farrelly Atkinson Ltd. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
2. "Colnago-CSF Inox (COG) – IRL". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
3. "Colnago-CSF Inox presented in Italy". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
4. Ryan, Barry (26 May 2011). "Capecchi gets one for Liquigas". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
5. Wynn, Nigel (12 May 2012). "Hesjedal moves into Giro lead after mountain-top finish". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
6. Atkins, Ben (13 May 2012). "Domenico Pozzovivo attacks to win at Lago Laceno". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
7. "Vuelta a Espana: Brambilla, Rovny disqualified as Contador wins". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
8. "Reactions from stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia". Cycling Quotes. CyclingQuotes.com 2013. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.

External links

• Gianluca Brambilla profile at Cycling Archives
• Cycling Quotient profile