Salvatore Puccio (born 31 August 1989) is an Italian former racing cyclist. A professional from 2012 to 2025, he spent his entire career riding for UCI WorldTeam . As a domestique, he rode 17 Grand Tours and made 30 appearances across all five Monuments.
Career
Puccio was born at Menfi, in Sicily. He joined ahead of the 2012 season, after a 2011 season which included a solo victory in the under-23 Tour of Flanders race in April.
Puccio made his Grand Tour debut at the 2013 Giro d'Italia. After won the team time trial on stage two, Puccio took the race lead and wore the pink jersey on stage three, after being the highest placed rider on stage one. Puccio kicked off his season in 2018 with an entry in the Tour Down Under.
Major results
2007 5th Overall Giro della Toscana Junior 1st Points classification 1st Stage 2 5th Overall Giro della Lunigiana 2010 5th GP Pretola 5th Gran Premio San Giuseppe 6th Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo 9th Trofeo Edil C 2011 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen U23 2nd GP Pretola 2nd Giro del Belvedere 2nd Gran Premio Palio del Recioto 4th Overall Giro della Toscana 1st Stage 3 4th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza 5th GP Capodarco 2012 6th Trofeo Deià 2013 Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Held after Stage 2 2014 8th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore 2015 7th Overall Tour of Slovenia 1st Points classification 2016 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Giro d'Italia 73 98 68— 86 64 86 56 94 85 72 Tour de Francecolspan=11 Vuelta a España DNF— 77 121 78 96 89— 98——
+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish
Notes
References
External links
Salvatore Puccio profile at Team Ineos