Paolo Tiralongo (born 8 July 1977) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2017 for the , , and teams.
Career In 2009, while riding for , Tiralongo registered his best final result on a Grand Tour, finishing the Vuelta a España in eighth position after riding consistently in the mountain stages. He conceded a little over 9 minutes to the victor, Spaniard Alejandro Valverde of . He joined Astana for the 2010 season, on a 2-year contract. In 2011, Tiralongo took a notable victory on stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia, a summit finish to Macugnaga. He attacked in the final kilometers and went clear of the lead group, but was joined by Alberto Contador () in the final few meters. He came first on the line, taking his first victory in more than ten years.
In 2012, he won another stage in the Giro d'Italia, stage 7, which was a hilltop finish atop Rocca di Cambio. With 500 meters to go, Tiralongo followed an attack initiated by Michele Scarponi of and he passed Scarponi inside of the final 100 meters. He lay on the ground afterward, out of breath.
On 24 April 2015, Tiralongo collected his first victory of the season in the final stage of the Giro del Trentino. He passed the last climb (Passo Predaia) with a small leading group and won the sprint after the descent. On 17 May, he won Stage 9 of the 2015 Giro d'Italia.
Major results
1998 1st Gran Premio di Poggiana 3rd Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia 1999 1st Overall Triptyque Ardennais 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships 2001 2nd Trofeo dello Scalatore III 3rd Overall Tour of Austria 6th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi 8th Giro della Provincia di Siracusa 9th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano 10th Trofeo dello Scalatore I 2002 2nd Overall Tour Méditerranéen 6th Overall Brixia Tour 8th Coppa Ugo Agostoni 10th Trofeo Pantalica 2003 8th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali 10th Overall Giro del Trentino 10th Giro dell'Appennino 2004 1st Mountains classification Tour Down Under 2nd Overall Brixia Tour 2nd Trofeo Melinda 2nd GP Citta di Rio Saliceto e Correggio 5th Giro del Medio Brenta 7th Tre Valli Varesine 7th Giro della Romagna 8th Giro del Veneto 2005 3rd Milano–Torino 3rd Trofeo Laigueglia 6th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali 6th Gran Premio Fred Mengoni 8th Giro d'Oro 2008 6th Klasika Primavera 2009 8th Overall Vuelta a España 10th Giro dell'Emilia 2011 1st Stage 19 Giro d'Italia 2012 1st Stage 7 Giro d'Italia 2013 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España 2014 9th Overall Vuelta a Burgos 2015 1st Stage 4 Giro del Trentino 1st Stage 9 Giro d'Italia
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Giro d'Italia———DNF—321526—37DNF1823994519—83 Tour de France——————69—46—53DNF————74— Vuelta a España96—43————DNF278——385133DNF——
+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish
References
External links
Paolo Tiralongo's profile on Cycling Base