Umberto Poli (cyclist)

Umberto Poli (born 27 August 1996) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team Novo Nordisk.[2]

Umberto Poli
Personal information
Born (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996
Verona, Italy
Team information
Current teamTeam Novo Nordisk
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2015–2016Novo Nordisk Development
Professional team
2017–Team Novo Nordisk[1]

Career

He competed at the 2017 Milan–San Remo where he finished 192nd, 17 minutes and 22 seconds behind the winner.[3][4][5] He was the youngest rider in the race at 20 years old and did not know he was riding in the race until the Wednesday before.[6][7] He initially formed part of the breakaway, but fell off at Capo Berta.[8]

gollark: Ugh, stupid ABR bugs.
gollark: ++remind "" ask quintopia
gollark: Doing so.
gollark: Sure!
gollark: Doubtful.

References
  1. "Team Novo Nordisk Adds Five New Riders to 2019 Pro Roster". Team Novo Nordisk. Sportyfied. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. "Team Novo Nordisk Announces 2020 Roster". Team Novo Nordisk. Sportyfied. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. "Cookies op AD.nl - AD.nl".
  4. "Milan-San Remo 2017: Results - Cyclingnews.com".
  5. "Matthews left empty handed despite team effort - Milan-San Remo shorts". Cyclingnews.com. 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  6. "The Moment The Race Was Won: Milan-Sanremo". Inrng.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  7. Filippo Francesco Idone. "Umberto Poli tra ciclismo e diabete: "inizialmente avevo paura, adesso non mi privo di nulla!"". Sportfair.it. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  8. "Kwiatkowski stuns Sagan to win Milan-Sanremo". VeloNews.com. 2016-12-29. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
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