 Nizzolo at the 2016 Tour of Britain. | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Giacomo Nizzolo | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Gizz | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1989-01-30) 30 January 1989 (age 35) Milan, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||
| Current team | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||
| 2011–2018 | Leopard Trek | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Team Dimension Data | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Israel–Premier Tech | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | ||||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||||
Grand Tours
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Medal record
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Italy
Giacomo Nizzolo (born 30 January 1989) is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team.
Career
Leopard Trek (2011–18)
Nizzolo took his first win at UCI World Tour level in August 2012, on stage 5 of the Eneco Tour. He launched his sprint 300 m (980 ft) away from the finish, and was almost passed on the line by Jürgen Roelandts (Lotto–Belisol), who thought he had won, but the photo-finish would prove that Nizzolo was the victor.
He won the Points classification in the Giro d'Italia two years in a row in 2015 and 2016 without a stage win.
In 2018 Nizzolo was named as a rider in the Vuelta a España, he finished on the podium on 3 different stages.
Dimension Data (2019–21)
Nizzolo signed a two-year contract with Team Dimension Data on 21 September 2018; this marked the first time Nizzolo had changed teams in his professional career. In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France. In 2020, Nizzolo won both the Italian National Road Race Championships and the road race at the UEC European Road Championships, in a sprint finish. He extended his contract by a further year, for the 2021 season. He took his first Grand Tour stage victory – after eleven previous second-place Giro d'Italia stage finishes – by winning the thirteenth stage of the 2021 Giro d'Italia, beating Edoardo Affini to the line in Verona.
Israel Start-Up Nation
With Team Qhubeka NextHash encountering financial issues, Nizzolo signed a contract with the Israel–Premier Tech team for the 2022 season.
Major results
Road
- 2007
- 2nd GP Dell'Arno
- 2010
- 9th Gran Premio della Liberazione
- 2011 (1 pro win)
- 1st Stage 5 Bayern Rundfahrt
- 2nd ProRace Berlin
- 3rd Rund um Köln
- 5th GP Ouest–France
- 5th Trofeo Magaluf-Palmanova
- 9th Trofeo Cala Millor
- 2012 (4)
- 1st
Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- Eneco Tour
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 5
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3 Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 3rd Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 5th Overall Ster ZLM Toer
- 5th Le Samyn
- 7th GP Ouest–France
- 9th Scheldeprijs
- 2013 (2)
- Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 1st
- 1st
Points classification, Volta ao Algarve - 2nd GP Ouest–France
- 2014 (2)
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de San Luis
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Wallonie
- 2nd Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 3rd Paris–Bourges
- 7th Brussels Cycling Classic
- 9th GP Ouest–France
- 2015 (1)
- 1st Points classification, Giro d'Italia
- 1st Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
- 3rd Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 3rd Tre Valli Varesine
- 3rd Paris–Bourges
- 4th Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 5th Road race, European Games
- 6th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 7th Coppa Bernocchi
- 10th Brussels Cycling Classic
- 2016 (7)
- 1st
Road race, National Championships - 1st Points classification, Giro d'Italia
- 1st Gran Piemonte
- 1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 1st Coppa Bernocchi
- Tour of Croatia
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 1 & 3
- 1st
- 1st Stage 1 Abu Dhabi Tour
- 2nd Overall Dubai Tour
- 3rd EuroEyes Cyclassics
- 5th Road race, UCI World Championships
- 6th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 8th Bretagne Classic
- 2018 (1)
- 1st Stage 7 Vuelta a San Juan
- 3rd London–Surrey Classic
- 6th EuroEyes Cyclassics
- 9th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 2019 (3)
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Slovenia
- 1st Stage 6 Tour of Oman
- 3rd EuroEyes Cyclassics
- 6th London–Surrey Classic
- 8th Primus Classic
- 8th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 9th Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
- 2020 (4)
- 1st
Road race, UEC European Championships - 1st Road race, National Championships
- 1st Stage 2 Paris–Nice
- 1st Stage 5 Tour Down Under
- 2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 2nd Race Torquay
- 2nd Circuito de Getxo
- 5th Milan–San Remo
- 6th Le Samyn
- 2021 (3)
- 1st Clásica de Almería
- 1st Circuito de Getxo
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 13
- Held
after Stages 5–6
- 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
- 2nd Gran Piemonte
- 4th Classic Brugge–De Panne
- 4th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 8th Scheldeprijs
- 9th Primus Classic
- 10th Bretagne Classic
- 10th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 2022 (1)
- Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 2nd Heistse Pijl
- 3rd Clásica de Almería
- 3rd Trofeo Alcúdia–Port d'Alcúdia
- 5th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 5th Egmont Cycling Race
- 6th Elfstedenronde
- 7th Trofeo Playa de Palma
- 9th Ronde van Limburg
- 2023 (1)
- 1st Tro-Bro Léon
- 5th Clásica de Almería
- 7th Elfstedenronde
- 8th Antwerp Port Epic
- 10th Scheldeprijs
- 10th Circuit de Wallonie
- 10th Polynormande
- 10th Tour of Leuven
- 10th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 2024 (1)
- 1st Stage 4 Sibiu Cycling Tour
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
130 | 130 | 141 | 137 | 110 | DNF | — | DNF | — | DNF | DNF |
| Tour de France
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF | — | — |
| Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | — | — | — | — |
Classic results timeline
| Monument | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | — | — | DNF | — | 84 | 42 | — | — | 20 | 5 | 18 | 18 | — | — |
| Tour of Flanders | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — |
| Paris–Roubaix | DNF | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NH | DNF | — | — | — |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Has not contested during his career | |||||||||||||
| Giro di Lombardia | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Classic | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | — | — | NH | — | — | DNF | — | 22 | DNF | 2 | — | 5 | 41 | — |
| Gent–Wevelgem | — | DNF | DNF | — | DNF | 11 | — | — | DNF | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | — | — | DNF | — | DNF | 6 | — | — | — | NH | 15 | — | — | — |
| Scheldeprijs | 18 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 10 | — |
| Hamburg Cyclassics | DNF | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | Not held | 65 | 29 | ||
| Bretagne Classic | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 8 | — | — | DNF | — | 10 | 55 | — | |
Major championships timeline
| Event | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 World Championships
|
Road race | — | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | |
 European Championships
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Road race | DNE | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
 National Championships
|
Road race | DNF | DNF | 1 | DNF | 36 | DNF | 1 | DNF | DNF | — | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNE | Race did not exist |
| DNF | Did not finish |
| IP | In progress |
| NH | Not held |
Track
- 2007
- 2nd Keirin, National Junior Championships
- 3rd
Team pursuit, UCI World Junior Championships
References
- "Dimension Data finalise 2019 roster". Cyclingnews.com. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- "NTT Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- "ISRAEL – PREMIER TECH". UCI. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- Atkins, Ben (10 August 2012). "Eneco Tour: Giacomo Nizzolo takes maiden WorldTour victory in stage five sprint". VeloNation. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- "Nizzolo signs for Dimension Data". Cyclingnews.com. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- "2019: 106th Tour de France: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- Bonville-Ginn, Tim (26 August 2020). "Giacomo Nizzolo wins European Championships road race in dramatic sprint finish". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- "Nizzolo stays with Qhubeka Assos". Cyclingnews.com. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- "Emotional celebrations after Giacomo Nizzolo ends long wait for Giro stage win". The Guardian. PA Media. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- Ostanek, Daniel (20 October 2021). "Giacomo Nizzolo joins Israel Start-Up Nation for 2022". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
External links
Media related to Giacomo Nizzolo at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Giacomo Nizzolo at UCI
- Giacomo Nizzolo at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Giacomo Nizzolo at ProCyclingStats
- Giacomo Nizzolo at CQ Ranking
- Giacomo Nizzolo at CycleBase
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