Davide Martinelli

Davide Martinelli (born 31 May 1993) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .

Career Martinelli made his debut in an jersey in the 2016 Tour Down Under. On 24 February 2016, he scored a surprise first professional win in stage 2 of the Tour La Provence. He was the lead out man for Fernando Gaviria in the finale, but a crash split the peloton which allowed a chance for him to cross the line ahead of Gaviria. His maiden UCI World Tour win came on 12 July 2016 in the first stage of the Tour de Pologne. He attacked within the final kilometre, taking the victory ahead of Gaviria.

He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.

Personal life Davide Martinelli is the son of former Italian cyclist and director sportif Giuseppe Martinelli.

Major results

2011

1st Trofeo Emilio Paganessi 1st Memorial Davide Fardelli Juniors 3rd GP dell'Arno 3rd Trofeo Buffoni 6th Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships 7th Overall GP Denmark 2012 1st Coppa del Grano 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships 3rd Circuito del Porto 3rd Piccolo Giro dell'Emilia 4th La Popolarissima 2013

1st Coppa 1.º de Maggio 2nd G.P. Sportivi di Podenzano Coppa Mobilio Ponsacco 2nd Time trial 2nd Road race 2nd Memorial Lorenzo Mola 3rd Circuito del Porto 3rd Giro della Valcavasia 3rd GP Mocambo Bar 5th GP Sovizzo 6th Time trial, Mediterranean Games 9th Chrono Champenois 2014

1st Prova-Bracciale del Cronoman 1st Bracciale del Cronoman 1st Trofeo Mario Zanchi

2nd Milano–Busseto 2nd Bracciale del Cronoman 3rd Memorial Angelo Fumagalli 3rd Firenze–Mare 6th Circuito del Porto 6th Medaglia d'Oro Domenico e Anita Colleoni 7th Chrono Champenois 9th Trofeo Edil C 2015

1st Fucecchio (La Torre) UEC European Under-23 Road Championships

7th Time trial 3rd Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo 3rd Chrono Champenois 5th Coppa della Pace 6th GP Laguna 6th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs 8th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi 2016 1st Stage 1 Tour de Pologne 1st Stage 2 Tour La Provence 4th GP Briek Schotte 5th Overall Ster ZLM Toer 7th Down Under Classic 2017 10th Handzame Classic 10th Brussels Cycling Classic 10th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens 2018 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Adriatica Ionica Race 2019

9th Heistse Pijl

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish