Valerio Agnoli

Valerio Agnoli (born 6 January 1985) is an Italian road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam .

Career Agnoli was one of the key domestiques for the Liquigas cycling team, where he was often instrumental in victories for Ivan Basso and Vincenzo Nibali during the Giro d'Italia. Agnoli had a very successful junior and amateur career, taking victories in many prestigious Italian races, including the famous Giro della Lunigiana.

Agnoli wore the white jersey for the best young rider during the 2010 Giro d'Italia, before a crash including his team-mates Ivan Basso and Vincenzo Nibali caused him to lose it.

Agnoli left at the end of the 2012 season, to follow Nibali and join on a two-year contract from the 2013 season onwards.

Major results

2003 1st Overall Giro della Lunigiana 2004 9th Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli 10th Giro della Romagna 2005 3rd Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake 1st Stage 8 2006 5th Overall Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda 7th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano 2008 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España 4th Japan Cup 2009 3rd Memorial Marco Pantani 7th Japan Cup 7th Giro del Veneto 2010 1st Stage 4 (TTT) Giro d'Italia 10th GP Miguel Induráin 2011 4th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano 2012 3rd Giro della Toscana 2014 7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos 8th Overall Danmark Rundt 2015 2nd Overall Tour de Langkawi 4th Clásica de Almería 9th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali 2016 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro del Trentino

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish