Danilo Napolitano

Danilo Napolitano (born 31 January 1981) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2017, and was chiefly known for his sprinting abilities.

Born in Vittoria, Sicily, Napolitano turned professional in 2004 and for the 2004 and 2005 seasons he rode for the professional continental team . For the 2006 season he moved on to the UCI ProTour squad , where his most important victories were two stage wins in the Tour of Austria, and a stage win in the Tour Méditerranéen. He joined at the beginning of the 2009 season.

Suspension Napolitano was suspended in April 2026 by Italy's National Anti-Doping Prosecutor and later found guilty of violations of the World Anti-Doping Code. While he faced a potential lifetime ban due to the involvement of a minor, he has been suspended for 20 years.

Major results

2002 4th Circuito del Porto 9th Trofeo Papà Cervi 2003 1st Trofeo Papà Cervi 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Guatemala 4th Circuito del Porto 2004 1st Stage 6 Vuelta por un Chile Líder 2nd Trofeo Papà Cervi 2nd Circuito del Porto 2005 1st Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau 1st Coppa Bernocchi 1st Giro della Romagna Tour du Poitou-Charentes et de la Vienne 1st Stages 2 & 5 1st Stage 3 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali 1st Stage 3 Brixia Tour 2nd Châteauroux Classic 3rd Giro del Lago Maggiore 2006 1st Coppa Bernocchi Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali 1st Stages 1a & 4 Tour of Austria 1st Points classification 1st Stages 1 & 5 1st Stage 1 Tour Méditerranéen 1st Stage 3a Brixia Tour 3rd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi 5th Milan–San Remo 8th Paris–Tours 9th Vattenfall Cyclassics 2007 1st Coppa Bernocchi 1st Gran Premio Città di Misano – Adriatico Tour de Pologne 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 4 1st Stage 9 Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Murcia 1st Stage 1 Tour of Slovenia 4th Vattenfall Cyclassics 5th Clásica de Almería 2008 Volta a Portugal 1st Stages 1 & 2 1st Stage 5 Tour of Qatar 1st Stage 3 Giro della Provincia di Grosseto 1st Stage 5 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 1st Stage 1a Brixia Tour 3rd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi 2009 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Andalucía 1st Stage 2 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen 1st Stage 1a Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali 1st Stage 1 Tour de Luxembourg 4th Overall Tour de Picardie 4th Nationale Sluitingsprijs 7th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge 2010 1st Stage 2 Four Days of Dunkirk 1st Stage 1 Tour de Wallonie 6th Overall Tour of Qatar 2011 2nd Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie 3rd Overall Ronde van Drenthe 6th Grand Prix de Denain 9th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi 2012 Tour de Wallonie 1st Points classification 1st Stages 2, 4 & 5 1st Stage 4 Circuit de Lorraine 9th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi 2013 1st Stage 1 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen 2nd Dutch Food Valley Classic 8th Grand Prix de Denain 8th Halle–Ingooigem 2014 1st Omloop van het Waasland

3rd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato 6th Handzame Classic 7th Le Samyn 7th Scheldeprijs 7th Grand Prix Pino Cerami 2015 1st Stage 3 Boucles de la Mayenne 2nd Overall World Ports Classic 2016 7th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli 2017 4th Dorpenomloop Rucphen 6th Ronde van Drenthe