Fabio Masotti (born 3 June 1974 in Udine) is an Italian amateur road and track cyclist.[2] He has claimed four Italian national championship titles in track cycling (madison, and points race), and later represented his nation Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Masotti also shared silver medals with 2000 Olympic medalist Marco Villa in men's Madison at the fourth round of the 2006 UCI World Cup circuit in Sydney, Australia.[3] Masotti currently races for the 2013 season with Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Azzurre under his head coach Cristiano Valoppi.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Fabio Masotti |
| Born | 3 June 1974 Udine, Italy[1] |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Azzurre[1] |
| Discipline | Road, track |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2010 | San Marco Concrete Imet Caneva |
| 2012 | Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Azzurre[1] |
Masotti qualified for the Italian squad, as a 34-year-old in men's Madison at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving an automatic berth from UCI based on his top-ten performance in the Track World Rankings.[4] Teaming with two-time Olympian Angelo Ciccone, Masotti started out a 50 km, sixteen-sprint race for the Italian duo by taking the lap first over the entire field, but did not receive a single point and lost three laps in all sprints, dropping him and his partner off to fourteenth place.[5][6][7]
Career highlights
edit- 2004
- 1st
Italian Track Cycling Championships (Madison with Angelo Ciccone), Pordenone (ITA) - 1st Italian Track Cycling Championships (Points race), Pordenone (ITA)
- 2nd Stage 1, Giro del Friuli, Sistiana (ITA)
- 2005
- 1st Italian Track Cycling Championships (Scratch), San Vincenzo (ITA)
- 2006
- 1st Stage 2, Cinturón Ciclista Internacional a Mallorca, Palma de Mallorca (ESP)
Stage 4, UCI World Cup (Madison with Marco Villa), Sydney (AUS)- 3rd Coppa San Vito, San Vito al Tagliamento (ITA)
- 2007
- 1st Italian Track Cycling Championships (Madison with Angelo Ciccone), Dalmine (ITA)
- 2nd Italian Track Cycling Championships (Scratch), Dalmine (ITA)
Athens Open Balkan Championships (Points race), Athens (ESP)- 3rd Coppa San Vito, San Vito al Tagliamento (ITA)
- 3rd Italian Track Cycling Championships (Scratch), Dalmine (ITA)
- 2008
- 14th Olympic Games (Madison with Angelo Ciccone), Beijing (CHN)
- 2009
- 2nd Stage 2, Tour of Romania, Bacau (ROU)
- 4th Stage 1, Tour of Romania, Braila (ROU)
- 2010
- 3rd Stage 1, Tour of Romania, Targu-Mures (ROU)
- 6th European Championships (Madison with Angelo Ciccone), Pruszków (POL)
- 2011
- 1st Stage 8, Tour of Romania, Bucharest (ROU)
- 2nd Italian Track Cycling Championships (Madison with Angelo Ciccone), Italy
- 3rd Stage 1, Tour of Romania, Braila (ROU)
- 4th Stage 4, Tour of Romania, Suceava (ROU)
References
edit- ^ a b c d "CONI Profile – Fabio Masotti" (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fabio Masotti". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Netherlands take overall World Cup cycling honours". Daily Times (Pakistan). 6 March 2006. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Bici, musica e agonismo Spettacolo al velodromo" [Bikes, music and entertainment at the velodrome racing] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 11 November 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Men's Madison". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ Weislo, Laura (19 August 2008). "Argentina lands knockout blow early". Cycling News. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Olimpiadi, ciclismo: azzurri fuori dal podio nel Madison" [Olympic cycling: Italians off the podium in Madison] (in Italian). Reuters. 19 August 2008. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
External links
edit- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
- Fabio Masotti at Cycling Archives (archived)