Valerio Agnoli (born 6 January 1985) is an Italian road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam Bahrain–Merida.[2]

Valerio Agnoli
Personal information
Full nameValerio Agnoli
Born (1985-01-06) 6 January 1985 (age 39)
Alatri, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeDomestique
Professional teams
2004→ Domina Vacanze (stagiaire)
2005–2006Naturino-Sapore di Mare
2007Aurum Hotels
2008–2012Liquigas
2013–2016Astana[1]
2017–2019Bahrain–Merida
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 TTT stage (2010)
Vuelta a España
1 TTT stage (2008)

Career

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Agnoli was one of the key domestiques for the Liquigas cycling team, where he was often instrumental in victories for Ivan Basso and Vincenzo Nibali during the Giro d'Italia. Agnoli had a very successful junior and amateur career, taking victories in many prestigious Italian races, including the famous Giro della Lunigiana.

Agnoli wore the white jersey for the best young rider during the 2010 Giro d'Italia, before a crash including his team-mates Ivan Basso and Vincenzo Nibali caused him to lose it.

Agnoli left Liquigas–Cannondale at the end of the 2012 season, to follow Nibali and join Astana on a two-year contract from the 2013 season onwards.[1]

Major results

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Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
  Giro d'Italia 61 32 83 57 39 71 DNF 110 93
  Tour de France Has not contested during career
  Vuelta a España 110 105 79
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nibali signs two-year contract with Astana". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012. Nibali will take two of his Liquigas Cannondale teammates with him, Valerio Agnoli and Alessandro Vanotti.
  2. ^ "Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team". Merida Bikes. Merida Industry Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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