Wladimir Belli
Wladimir Belli (born 25 July 1970, in Sorengo) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional between 1992 and 2007.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Wladimir Belli |
| Born | 25 July 1970 Sorengo, Switzerland |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1992–1996 | Lampre–Colnago |
| 1997 | Brescialat-Oyster |
| 1998–1999 | Festina-Lotus |
| 2000–2002 | Fassa Bortolo |
| 2003–2004 | Lampre |
| 2005 | Domina Vacanze |
| 2006–2007 | Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni |
| Major wins | |
| Tour de Suisse, 1 stage (2000) | |
In the 2001 Giro d'Italia, Belli was sitting in third place overall entering the 14th stage of the race. After being verbally abused by a spectator, who later turned out to be a nephew of race leader Gilberto Simoni, Belli hit the man, an act for which he was disqualified from the race.[1]
Palmares
- 1990
- 1st, Overall, Baby Giro
- 1993
- 2nd, Overall, Tour of Britain
- Best Young Rider
- 8th, Overall, Tour de Romandie
- 13th, Overall, Giro d'Italia
- 1994
- 4th, Milano–Torino
- 4th, Overall, Volta a Catalunya
- 12th, Overall, Giro d'Italia
- 1996
- 1st, Overall, Giro del Trentino
- 1st, Giro dell'Appennino
- 1997
- 2nd, Overall, Volta a Portugal
- Winner Stage 5
- 5th, Milano–Torino
- 6th, Overall, Giro d'Italia
- 9th, Giro di Lombardia
- 1998
- 3rd, Overall, Volta a Portugal
- Winner Stage 6
- 3rd, Overall, Tour de Suisse
- 5th, Giro dell'Emilia
- 5th, Coppa Placci
- 10th, Overall, Tour of the Basque Country
- 1999
- 1st, Stage 3 (ITT), Midi Libre
- 2nd, Overall, Tour of the Basque Country
- 3rd, Overall, Tour de Romandie
- 3rd, Overall, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 3rd, Overall, Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 8th, Overall, Paris–Nice
- 9th, Tour de France
- 2000
- 1st, GP Camaiore
- 3rd, Overall, Tour de Suisse
- Winner Stage 3
- 4th, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 7th, Giro di Lombardia
- 7th, Overall, Giro d'Italia
- 10th, Overall, Tour de Romandie
- 12th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 2001
- 3rd, Overall, Tour de Suisse
- 3rd, Overall, Tour de Romandie
- 4th, Clásica de San Sebastián
- 8th, Giro di Lombardia
- 24th, Overall, Tour de France
- DSQ, Giro d'Italia (after punching a spectator)
- 2002
- 7th, Overall, Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 2003
- 8th, Overall, Tour of the Basque Country
- 11th, Overall, Giro d'Italia
- 2004
- 7th, Overall, Giro d'Italia
References
- "When riders attack: memorable scuffles from recent cycling history". cyclingnews.com. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
External links
- Wladimir Belli at Cycling Archives
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