Niccolò Bonifazio
.JPG) Bonifazio in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Niccolò Bonifazio |
| Born |
9 October 1993 Cuneo |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Bahrain–Merida |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2012–2013 | GSC Viris Masserati A.S.D |
| 2013 | Lampre–Merida (stagiaire)[1] |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2014–2015 | Lampre–Merida |
| 2016 | Trek–Segafredo |
| 2017– | Bahrain–Merida |
| Major wins | |
Niccolò Bonifazio (born 9 October 1993 in Cuneo) is an Italian cyclist currently riding for UCI ProTeam Bahrain–Merida.[2]
Career
2013
Bonifazio's professional career began in 2013 when he rode as a stagiaire for UCI WorldTeam Lampre-Merida.
2014
He joined the team the following year as a regular rider. In September 2014, Bonifazio took the biggest victory of his career so far by winning the Coppa Agostoni in a bunch sprint. In addition to this, he won a stage of the Tour of Japan and three stages and 2nd place of the Tour of Hainan.[3]
2015
In 2015, he booked another victory, the Gran Premio di Lugano, also in a sprint. Bonifazio placed 3rd in the Coppa Ugo Agostoni, which he won the preceding year. Bonifazio placed fifth in the Milan–San Remo.
2016
In August 2015 it was announced that Bonifazio would join Trek Factory Racing for the 2016 season.[4] Bonifazio took multiple top 10 finishes, including 5th place in Scheldeprijs, 3rd of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race and 6th of Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne. He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España,[5] but he abandoned on stage 7.[6]
2018
In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Giro d'Italia.[7]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2010
- 7th Trofeo San Rocco
- 10th Piccola Tre Valli Varesine
- 2011
- 1st GP dell'Arno
- 1st Stage 3 Tour d'Istrie
- 2012
- 9th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
- 2013
- 1st Stage 2 Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
- 2014
- 1st Coppa Agostoni
- 1st Stage 6 Tour of Japan
- 2nd Overall Tour of Hainan
- 1st
- 1st Stages 2, 6 & 8
- 1st
- 6th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 8th Coppa Sabatini
- 2015
- 1st Gran Premio di Lugano
- 1st Stage 7 Tour of Japan
- 3rd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
- 3rd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 4th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 5th Milan–San Remo
- 8th Coppa Bernocchi
- 9th Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 2016
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Pologne
- 3rd Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
- 5th Scheldeprijs
- 6th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 2017
- 3rd Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 4th People's Choice Classic
- 2018
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Croatia
- 9th EuroEyes Cyclassics
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
— | — | 113 |
 |
— | — | |
 |
DNF | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ↑ "Niccolo Bonifazio » Lampre-Merida". Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bonifazio-leaves-trek-segafredo-for-bahrain-merida/
- ↑ "Bonifazio wins Coppa Agostoni". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ Clarke, Stuart (19 August 2015). "Trek Factory Racing sign young talents Theuns and Bonifazio for 2016". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ↑ "71st Vuelta a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ↑ "71st Vuelta a España: Stage 7 » Maceda › Puebla de Sanabria". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ↑ "2018: 101st Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 May 2018.