Enrico Battaglin (born 17 November 1989) is a retired professional road cyclist from Italy.

Enrico Battaglin
Battaglin at the 2018 Giro d'Italia
Personal information
Full nameEnrico Battaglin
Born (1989-11-17) 17 November 1989 (age 34)
Marostica, Italy
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typePuncheur
Professional teams
2008–2011Zalf–Désirée–Fior
2011Colnago–CSF Inox (stagiaire)
2012–2015Colnago–CSF Bardiani
2016–2018LottoNL–Jumbo
2019Team Katusha–Alpecin[1]
2020Bahrain–McLaren[2]
2021–2022Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
3 individual stages (2013, 2014, 2018)

Career

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Born in Marostica, Italy, Battaglin was signed by Colnago at the age of 17 because they felt he had a lot of potential, but spent 4 years in the youth ranks before graduating to the main team.[3] He made a major impact immediately after joining the professional ranks, winning the Coppa Sabatini as a stagiaire in 2011.[4]

In 2013 Battaglin won the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia, a 246 km (152.9 mi) affair concluding with two climbs. He won the sprint of the main group ahead of fellow Italians Fabio Felline and Giovanni Visconti.[5] He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España.[6]

Major results

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Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
  Giro d'Italia 74 DNF 52 DNF 42 64 34 66 46 85
  Tour de France Has not contested during career
  Vuelta a España DNF 113
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "Katusha-Alpecin announce reduced 24-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Enrico Battaglin passa ufficialmente alla Bahrain McLaren" [Enrico Battaglin officially passes to Bahrain McLaren]. Cicloweb.it (in Italian). Cicloweb. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ Dansie, Sam (21 February 2012). "Five riders for the future". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Battaglin wins Coppa Sabatini". Eurosport. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  5. ^ Ben Atkins (7 May 2013). "Giro d'Italia: Enrico Battaglin powers to a wet stage four victory". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  6. ^ "71st Vuelta a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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