Stefano Viezzi

Stefano Viezzi (born 5 February 2006) is an Italian cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team . In 2024, he became the Junior Cyclo-Cross World Champion.

Early life He started bike racing at seven years-old. He studies agriculture at the Istituto d'Istruzione Superiore Il Tagliamento in Spilimbergo.

Career A keen road racer, cyclocross rider and also mountain biking rider, he has described his road racing skills as best suited to one-day classics riding. He raced for in 2023 and finished in the top 10 at the Italian junior time trial championship. He won seven of the first eight cyclo cross races he took part in 2023, and finished fourth in the junior event at the UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships in Pontchâteau.

He won the Junior race at the 2024 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Tábor. The win came despite the fact he suffered a puncture in the closing stages. He became the first Italian winner in the race since Davide Malacarne in 2005. Prior to that win, he had also become the Italian junior champion.

Personal life From Majano, his parents are called Luigi and Michela. His father runs a marble company. He has two sisters, Elisa and Alice.

Major results Cyclo-cross

2022–2023 2nd National Junior Championships 2023–2024 1st UCI World Junior Championships 1st National Junior Championships 1st UCI Junior World Cup 1st Troyes 1st Dublin 1st Hoogerheide 2nd Antwerpen 4th Namur Superprestige 3rd Diegem 3rd Junior Oostmalle 4th UEC European Junior Championships 2024–2025 1st National Under-23 Championships UCI Under-23 World Cup 3rd Hoogerheide 5th Benidorm 4th UCI World Under-23 Championships 2025–2026 Under-23 X²O Badkamers Trophy 2nd Koppenberg 3rd Lille UCI Under-23 World Cup 3rd Tábor 3rd Flamanville 4th Hoogerheide 5th Benidorm