Gianluca Brambilla (born 22 August 1987) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team.[5] He started his professional career in 2010 with Colnago–CSF Inox.[6]

Gianluca Brambilla
Brambilla at the 2022 Tour de Romandie.
Personal information
Full nameGianluca Brambilla
NicknameBrambi
Born (1987-08-22) 22 August 1987 (age 37)
Bellano, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st)
Team information
Current teamQ36.5 Pro Cycling Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Climber
  • Domestique
Amateur teams
2006Ormesani Panni
2007–2009Zalf Desirèe Fior
Professional teams
2010–2012Colnago–CSF Inox
2013–2017Omega Pharma–Quick-Step[1]
2018–2022Trek–Segafredo[2][3][4]
2023–Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2016)
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (2016)

Career

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Born in Bellano, Brambilla began his professional career in 2010 with the Colnago–CSF Inox team,[7] moving to Omega Pharma–Quick-Step in 2013. 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.[8] Brambilla took two further top-ten places at the 2012 edition of the race, placing tenth on the seventh stage,[9] and seventh on the eighth stage.[10]

In September 2014, Brambilla was ejected from the Vuelta a España during the 16th stage after trading blows with Russian cyclist Ivan Rovny.[11]

In 2016, he won Stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia, which netted him the Pink Jersey. He did so from an early breakaway.[12] In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France.[13]

In February 2021, Brambilla won the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var stage race. He had done well on the first two stages, managing to keep pace with race leaders, and was well-placed going into the third and final stage in 17th place, but only 13 seconds behind then-race leader Michael Woods. He was a part of the day's main breakaway group of 16 riders. As the breakaway began to disintegrate on the slopes of the last categorized climb, the Col de la Madone, Brambilla attacked, with only Valentin Madouas able to follow. With around 11 kilometers left, he attacked again, and this time Madouas was unable to keep up. Brambilla pushed on over the last climb, the uncategorized Col de Nice, and managed to hold on for the stage win. Despite Woods' best efforts to maintain his lead, he and Brambilla's teammate Bauke Mollema finished in a group 18 seconds behind Brambilla, giving the Italian the overall win.[14]

Major results

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2006
3rd Overall Giro del Veneto Juniors
2007
Giro del Veneto Juniors
1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 4
5th Overall Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia
9th Giro del Belvedere
2008
1st Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
3rd Trofeo Zsšdi
4th Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin
5th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza
6th Overall Giro delle Regioni
9th GP Capodarco
10th Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
2009
1st   Overall Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia
1st Coppa Città di San Daniele
2nd Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin
3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Trofeo Zsšdi
3rd Giro della Valli Aretine
3rd Ruota d'Oro
7th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
10th Giro del Medio Brenta
2010 (1 pro win)
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
7th Memorial Marco Pantani
8th Trofeo Melinda
10th Giro dell'Emilia
2014
4th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
2015
6th Overall Abu Dhabi Tour
10th Giro di Lombardia
10th La Drôme Classic
2016 (3)
1st Trofeo Pollenca–Port de Andratx
Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 8
Held   after Stages 8–9
1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España
2nd Road race, National Road 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
2017
8th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
8th Grand Prix de Wallonie
2018
4th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
5th Memorial Marco Pantani
8th Overall Tour of Croatia
10th Overall Adriatica Ionica Race
10th Tre Valli Varesine
2019
6th Trofeo Andratx–Lloseta
10th Giro dell'Emilia
Giro d'Italia
Held   after Stage 12
2020
9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
10th Giro dell'Emilia
2021 (2)
1st   Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var
1st Stage 3
6th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
2022
8th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
9th Overall Tour de l'Ain
2023
7th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
9th Giro della Toscana
9th Trofeo Matteotti
10th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
10th Giro del Veneto
2024
5th Overall AlUla Tour
6th Milano–Torino
9th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
10th Vuelta a Murcia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
  Giro d'Italia 95 13 105 29 22 18 49 DNF DNF
  Tour de France 53
  Vuelta a España DSQ 13 23 16 42 22
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ McRae, Keith (20 September 2012). "Transfers for 2013 (World and Pro Continental Tours)". Road.cc. Farrelly Atkinson Ltd. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women". Trek Bicycle Corporation. Intrepid Corporation. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Trek-Segafredo announce complete 2020 men's roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Trek - Segafredo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ Long, Jonny (4 November 2022). "Doug Ryder's new Q36.5 team has announced its 23-man squad". CyclingTips. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Colnago-CSF Inox (COG) – IRL". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Colnago-CSF Inox presented in Italy". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  8. ^ Ryan, Barry (26 May 2011). "Capecchi gets one for Liquigas". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  9. ^ Wynn, Nigel (12 May 2012). "Hesjedal moves into Giro lead after mountain-top finish". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  10. ^ Atkins, Ben (13 May 2012). "Domenico Pozzovivo attacks to win at Lago Laceno". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  11. ^ "Vuelta a España: Brambilla, Rovny disqualified as Contador wins". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  12. ^ "Reactions from stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia". Cycling Quotes. CyclingQuotes.com 2013. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  13. ^ "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  14. ^ Puddicombe, Stephen (21 February 2021). "Tour du Var: Brambilla secures stage 3 win". CyclingNews. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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