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Alessandro Spezialetti

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Alessandro Spezialetti
Spezialetti at the 2010 Giro d'Italia.
Personal information
Full nameAlessandro Spezialetti
NicknameSpezia[1]
Born (1975-01-14) 14 January 1975 (age 49)
Lachen, Switzerland
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
Role
Rider typeDomestique
Amateur teams
1995Calzaturieri Montegranaro
1996Euromop Giomo Cucine Caneva
Professional teams
1997Batik–Del Monte
1998Riso Scotti–MG Maglificio
1999Mobilvetta Design–Northwave
2000Liquigas–Pata
2001Cantina Tollo–Acqua & Sapone
2002–2004Saeco–Longoni Sport
2005Lampre–Caffita
2006–2007Liquigas
2008–2009LPR Brakes–Ballan
2010–2012Lampre–Farnese Vini
Managerial teams
2014Vini Fantini–Nippo
2015GM Cycling Team
2016Team Roth
2017–2022Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 TTT stage (2007)

Alessandro Spezialetti (born 14 January 1975 in Lachen, Switzerland) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 1997 and 2012.[1] He was known as a lieutenant, or top domestique in Grand Tours.

Major results

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1996
2nd Overall Giro delle Regioni
1st Prologue & Stage 3b
2nd Trofeo Zsšdi
2nd Piccola Sanremo [fr]
3rd La Popolarissima
3rd Coppa della Pace
1998
6th Subida a Urkiola
1999
3rd Giro di Toscana
4th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
6th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
2000
9th GP Miguel Induráin
2001
1st Stage 2 Giro d'Abruzzo
9th Trofeo Matteotti
2003
2nd Trofeo Matteotti
9th Japan Cup
2007
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia DNF 37 DNF 64 48 46 65 93 63 41 74 118 107 77
A yellow jersey Tour de France DNF DNF
A red jersey Vuelta a España DNF DNF 116 100 DNF
Legend
DSQ Disqualified
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ a b "Spezialetti stops after 16 seasons as pro". Lampre–ISD. New Master SRL. 29 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
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