Paolo Longo Borghini (born 10 December 1980 in Asiago) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer.
 Longo Borghini at the 2007 Euskal Bizikleta | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Paolo Longo Borghini |
| Nickname | Caterpillar[1] |
| Born | 10 December 1980 Asiago, Italy |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2004 | Vini Caldirola–Nobili Rubinetterie |
| 2005 | Barloworld |
| 2006 | Ceramica Flaminia–Bossini Docce |
| 2007–2009 | Barloworld |
| 2010 | ISD–NERI |
| 2011–2014 | Liquigas–Cannondale |
| Major wins | |
| Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie (2006) | |
Longo Borghini is the son of three-time cross-country skiing Olympian Guidina Dal Sasso.[1] His younger sister Elisa Longo Borghini is also a racing cyclist.[2]
Major results
edit- 2001
- 3rd Trophée des Alpes de la Mer
- 2002
- 3rd Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
- 2003
- 7th Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin
- 2006
- 1st Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
- 7th Giro del Veneto
- 2007
- 8th Overall Tour Down Under
- 9th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
- 2008
- 5th Grand Prix de Denain
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | 111 | — | — | 108 | 67 | 99 |
 Tour de France
|
123 | DNF | — | — | 125 | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 101 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ a b "Bravo Longo Borghini nel giorno dei francesi". La Republica. 8 July 2008.
- ^ Atkins, Ben (4 October 2011). "Annemiek van Vleuten confirms with Rabobank; Elisa Longo Borghini to Hitec Products-UCK". velonation.com.
External links
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Media related to Paolo Longo Borghini at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Paolo Longo Borghini at ProCyclingStats
- Paolo Longo Borghini at trap-friis.dk
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