Marco Velo

Marco Velo (born 9 March 1974) is a retired Italian professional road bicycle racer.

Professional career Velo, who started his career with Brescialat, was seen as a talented time-trialist, winning the Italian National Time Trial Championship on three occasions—1998, 1999 and 2000. From 2002, Velo rode as a domestique for Alessandro Petacchi, first at Fassa Bortolo. In 2005, Velo wanted to join Matteo Tosatto at the Quick Step team, but in the end joined Petacchi at the Domina Vacanze team, but when that disbanded at the end of the year, they both moved to Milram at the start of 2006. For the 2008 season, Velo moved to join Tosatto at the Quick Step team.

Major results Source:

1997 1st Stage 4 Giro del Trentino 7th Overall Critérium International 8th Tour du Haut Var 1998

1st Stage 4b (ITT) 1st Firenze–Pistoia 4th Giro del Piemonte 6th Grand Prix des Nations 7th Trofeo Pantalica 1999

1st Gran Premio de Llodio 1st Firenze–Pistoia 2nd GP Industria & Commercio di Prato 2nd Giro della Provincia di Siracusa 5th GP Miguel Induráin 5th Trofeo Melinda 6th Japan Cup 7th La Flèche Wallonne 7th Klasika Primavera de Amorebieta 8th Giro di Lombardia 9th Coppa Placci 10th Amstel Gold Race 2000

3rd Overall Memorial Cecchi Gori 6th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 9th Coppa Bernocchi 2001

2002 10th Grand Prix Eddy Merckx (with Serhiy Honchar) 2005 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali 3rd Giro di Toscana 6th Coppa Bernocchi 7th Trofeo Luis Puig 9th Giro della Provincia di Lucca 2006 1st Trofeo Città di Borgomanero (with Fabio Sacchi)

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish