Eros Capecchi (born 13 June 1986) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam . He took four professional wins during his career, including a stage of the 2011 Giro d'Italia.
Career Born in Castiglione del Lago, Capecchi turned professional with in 2005 before moving to in 2008. He returned to for the 2011 season. He took a notable victory at the Gran Premio di Lugano in 2012, dropping a dozen riders in the finale, and finished with a 4-second advantage over them. He left at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the on a two-year contract, from the 2013 season onwards. Capecchi signed for for the 2017 season. He joined in 2020. He retired from competition at the end of the 2021 season, after his contract was not extended.
Major results
2004 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships 2005 3rd Ruota d'Oro 2006 8th Down Under Classic 9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg 2007 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda 2008 1st Overall Euskal Bizikleta 1st Stage 3 9th Overall Deutschland Tour 2009 6th Giro dell'Appennino 2011 1st Stage 18 Giro d'Italia 4th Overall Tour de San Luis 2012 1st Gran Premio di Lugano 4th Giro dell'Appennino 5th Overall Tour of Beijing 8th Overall Vuelta a Burgos 2013 6th Overall Tour de Pologne 2014 10th Overall Tour de Suisse 2016 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro del Trentino 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Vuelta a Burgos
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Giro d'Italia 99 DNF DNF 60 37 70 82 — 82 58 49 37 87 Tour de France — — 83 — — — — — — — — — — / Vuelta a España — DNF — 21 25 24 — — — 104 — 121 —
+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish
References
External links
Eros Capecchi's profile on Cycling Base