Ivan Quaranta
Ivan Quaranta (born 14 December 1974 in Crema), also called "il Ghepardo" (Italian: the Cheetah) is a former Italian professional road bicycle racer.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Quaranta |
| Nickname | The Cheetah (Italian: il Ghepardo) |
| Born | 14 December 1974 Crema, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 1996–1997 | Team Polti |
| 1998 | KRKA–Telekom Slovenije |
| 1999–2000 | Mobilvetta Design–Northwave |
| 2001–2002 | Alexia Alluminio |
| 2003 | Saeco Macchine per Caffè |
| 2004 | Formaggi Pinzolo Fiavè |
| 2005 | Domina Vacanze |
| 2006 | CB Immobiliare–Universal Caffè |
| 2007–2008 | Amore & Vita–McDonald's |
| Major wins | |
| Giro d'Italia, 5 stages | |
His most successful year was 1999. That year he already had five wins to his credit leading up to the Giro d'Italia, the premier Italian bike race. He then took the Giro stage 1 sprint in impressive fashion ahead of the much better known Mario Cippolini. That win significantly boosted Quaranta's profile. Over time he won 5 Giro stages. Intriguingly Quaranta was hired by Saeco to replace Cippolini as the team's protected sprinter in 2003. However, by that time his prowess was on the wane. While he won sprints in lesser races such as Brixia Tour and Tour of Qatar, he produced no further sprint wins in the Giro. Saeco dropped Quaranta after a single season, subsequent to which he had negligible success. His final win was in the Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda. Quaranta retired from professional cycling after the 2008 season.
Major results
- 1997
- 3rd Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
- 10th Overall Giro di Puglia
- 1998
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Normandie
- 1st Stage 4 Olympia's Tour
- 1st Stages 1 & 7 Tour de Serbie
- 1999
- 1st Stages 1 & 11 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 2 Three Days of De Panne
- 1st Stage 1 Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
- 1st Stage 3 Giro d'Abruzzo
- 7th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 2000
- 1st Stages 1 & 10 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stages 7, 8 & 11 Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stage 3 Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
- 2nd Memorial Fabio Casartelli
- 2001
- 1st Stages 5 & 16 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 7 Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stage 1 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of the Netherlands
- 2002
- 1st Dwars door Gendringen
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Sweden
- 1st Stage 2a Regio-Tour
- 2nd Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
- 2003
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stage 3 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Germany
- 1st Stage 1 Brixia Tour
- 2004
- 1st Stage 6 Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stage 3 Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
- 9th Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
- 2007
- 1st Stage 4 Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
DNF | DNF | 129 | DNF | — | DNF | DNF |
 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 |
— | — | — | DNF | DNF | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
External links
- Ivan Quaranta at Cycling Archives