Simone Ponzi

Simone Ponzi (born 17 January 1987 in Manerbio) is an Italian road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental Team Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini. He turned professional in 2009.

Simone Ponzi

Ponzi at the 2015 Grand Prix de Denain.
Personal information
Full name	Simone Ponzi
Born	(1986-10-24) 24 October 1986 (age 38) Manerbio, Italy
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
2006–2008	Zalf–Désirée–Fior
Professional teams
2009–2010	Lampre–NGC
2011	Liquigas–Cannondale
2012–2013	Astana[1]
2014–2015	Yellow Fluo[2]
2016–2017	CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice[3]
2018	Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini[4]

Ponzi left Astana at the end of the 2013 season, and joined Yellow Fluo for the 2014 season.^[2]

Major results

2006

5th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza

2007

1st Road race, National Road Championships

1st Trofeo Zsšdi

1st Trofeo Franco Balestra

4th Gran Premio San Giuseppe

7th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto

2008

1st Giro del Casentino

1st Stage 6 Giro della Valle d'Aosta

2nd Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships

5th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi

9th Giro Ciclistico del Cigno

2009

5th Memorial Marco Pantani

10th Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt

2010

6th Giro della Romagna

9th Gran Premio Città di Misano – Adriatico

2011

1st Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie

1st GP Kranj

2nd Trofeo Laigueglia

2nd Coppa Ugo Agostoni

2nd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese

2nd Giro della Romagna

3rd Road race, National Road Championships

4th Vattenfall Cyclassics

5th Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano

7th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec

2012

1st Stage 1 Tour of Slovenia

10th Gran Piemonte

2013

1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos

2nd Coppa Ugo Agostoni

2nd Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal

3rd Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie

5th Roma Maxima

8th Coppa Bernocchi

8th Tre Valli Varesine

2014

1st Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi

1st Dwars door Drenthe

1st Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie

3rd Coppa Bernocchi

3rd Coppa Ugo Agostoni

4th Giro dell'Appennino

4th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato

6th Memorial Marco Pantani

2015

2nd Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie

2nd GP Ouest–France

4th Tre Valli Varesine

4th Coppa Sabatini

4th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli

7th Coppa Ugo Agostoni

9th Trofeo Matteotti

10th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato

2017

5th Coppa Ugo Agostoni

7th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Giro d'Italia	88	—	106	—	—	126
Tour de France	Has not contested during career
Vuelta a España

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

References

1. "Transferts 2011–2012" [Transfers 2011–2012]. Velochrono.fr (in French). Velochrono. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
2. MacMichael, Simon (13 December 2013). "Chris Horner to join ex-Vini Fantini team, Neri Sottoli?". Road.cc. Farrelly Atkinson Ltd. Retrieved 26 December 2013. Matteo Rabottini, winner of a Giro stage in 2012, becomes the team leader, and he will be joined by new signing Simone Ponzi, who arrives from Astana.
3. "Ponzi is the new addition to CCC Sprandi Polkowice". CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice. CCC Sport. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
4. "Nippo Vini Fantini Europa Ovini, Ponzi e Zaccanti completano la rosa" [Nippo Vini Fantini Europa Ovini, Ponzi and Zaccanti complete the roster]. Cicloweb.it (in Italian). Cicloweb. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.

External links

Media related to Simone Ponzi at Wikimedia Commons

• Simone Ponzi at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Simone Ponzi at ProCyclingStats