Stefano Viezzi

Stefano Viezzi (born 5 February 2006) is an Italian cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team Alpecin–Deceuninck Development Team. In 2024, he became the Junior Cyclo-Cross World Champion.^[2]

Stefano Viezzi

Personal information
Born	(2006-02-05) 5 February 2006 (age 19)[1]
Team information
Current team	Alpecin–Deceuninck Development Team
Discipline	Cyclo-cross Mountain biking Road
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2023	Team Tiepolo Udine Cycling ASD
2024	Work Service Team Coratti
Professional team
2025–	Alpecin–Deceuninck Development Team
Medal record Men's cyclo-cross Representing  Italy World Championships 2024 Tábor Junior 2025 Liévin Team relay

Early life

He started bike racing at seven years-old. He studies agriculture at the Istituto d'Istruzione Superiore Il Tagliamento in Spilimbergo.^[3]

Career

A keen road racer, cyclocross rider and also mountain biking rider, he has described his road racing skills as best suited to one-day classics riding.^[4] He raced for Work Service–Vitalcare–Dynatek in 2023 and finished in the top 10 at the Italian junior time trial championship.^[5] He won seven of the first eight cyclo cross races he took part in 2023, and finished fourth in the junior event at the UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships in Pontchâteau.^[6]

He won the Junior race at the 2024 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Tábor.^[7] The win came despite the fact he suffered a puncture in the closing stages.^[8] He became the first Italian winner in the race since Davide Malacarne in 2005.^[9] Prior to that win, he had also become the Italian junior champion.^[10]

Personal life

From Majano, his parents are called Luigi and Michela. His father runs a marble company. He has two sisters, Elisa and Alice.^[11]

Major results

Cyclo-cross

2022–2023

2nd National Junior Championships

2023–2024

1st UCI World Junior Championships

1st National Junior Championships

1st UCI Junior World Cup

1st Troyes

1st Dublin

1st Hoogerheide

2nd Antwerpen

4th Namur

Superprestige

3rd Diegem

3rd Junior Oostmalle

4th UEC European Junior Championships

2024–2025

1st National Under-23 Championships

UCI Under-23 World Cup

3rd Hoogerheide

5th Benidorm

4th UCI World Under-23 Championships

References

1. "Stefano Viezzi". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
2. "Stefano Viezzi". First Cycling. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
3. "Friuli at the top of the world: Stefano Viezzi junior cyclocross champion". Udine Today. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
4. Cazzaniga, Francesca (8 February 2024). "CYCLINGCyclocross, Stefano Viezzi: "Victories that are the result of work. On the road I'm a long-distance climber"". oasport. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
5. "Luca Giaimi is the new Italian junior time trial champion". Bicitv.it. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
6. D'Onorio, Marco (29 November 2023). "Viezzi, il nuovo astro nascente del ciclocross: "Adesso quando la testa dice di fermarmi, io continuo a dare tutto"". quibicisport.it. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
7. Farrand, Stephen (4 February 2024). "Stefano Viezzi wins junior men's title at Cyclocross World Championships". Cycling News. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
8. Hansen, Matt (5 February 2024). "The new junior cyclocross world champion won…because he had disc brakes". Cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
9. Gialanella, Luca (4 February 2024). "Viezzi, what a triumph in Tabor! Junior gold medal". Gazzetta.it. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
10. Tonizzo, Francesco (4 February 2024). "Stefano Viezzi wins the junior cyclocross world championship". Retrieved 10 February 2024.
11. Gentili, Gabriele (8 January 2024). "Three jerseys at home and Viezzi now starts again between road and mtb". bici.pro. Retrieved 10 February 2024.

External links

• Stefano Viezzi at ProCyclingStats