Alessandro Fancellu
Italian racing cyclist (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alessandro Fancellu (born 24 April 2000) is an Italian cyclist who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team.[5] Fancellu previously rode for Kometa Xstra Cycling Team, where he was promoted to the senior team in 2020 after a year with their under-23 development side.[2]
Fancellu (left) in the junior men's road race at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 April 2000 Como, Italy |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team | |
| 2019 | Kometa U23 |
| Professional teams | |
| 2020–2023 | Kometa Xstra Cycling Team[2][3] |
| 2020 | Trek–Segafredo (stagiaire)[4] |
| 2024– | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
In the junior men's road race at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships, Fancellu finished over a minute and a half behind runaway winner Remco Evenepoel but managed to outsprint Alexandre Balmer to take the bronze medal.[6] In 2020, from 1 August until the end of the year, Fancellu joined UCI WorldTeam Trek–Segafredo as a stagiaire.[4]
Early life
Fancellu started his sport career in association football, playing for local amateur side Oratorio Solbiate as an attacker before taking up cycling at the age of 12.[1]
Major results
- 2017
- 6th Trofeo Città di Loano
- 2018
- 3rd
Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships - 5th Trofeo Città di Loano
- 6th Trofeo Emilio Paganessi
- 2019
- 1st
Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León - 2020
- 3rd Overall Tour of Antalya
- 2022
- 6th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 2024
- 9th Overall Okolo Slovenska
- 10th Overall Tour of Antalya
- 2025
- 8th Overall AlUla Tour
References
External links
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