Paolo Longo Borghini

Paolo Longo Borghini
Longo Borghini at the 2007 Euskal Bizikleta
Personal information
Full name Paolo Longo Borghini
Nickname Caterpillar[1]
Born (1980-12-10) 10 December 1980
Asiago, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider (retired)
Professional team(s)
2004 Vini Caldirola
2005 Barloworld
2006 Ceramica Flaminia–Bossini Docce
2007–2009 Barloworld
2010 ISD–NERI
2011–2014 Liquigas–Cannondale
Major wins
Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie (2006)

Paolo Longo Borghini (born 10 December 1980 in Asiago) is a retired Italian professional road bicycle racer.

Longo Borghini is the son of three time cross country skiing Olympian Guidina Dal Sasso.[1] His younger sister Elisa Longo Borghini is also a racing cyclist.[2]

Career achievements

Major results

2001
3rd Trophée des Alpes de la Mer
2006
1st Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
7th Giro del Veneto
2007
8th Overall Tour Down Under
9th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
2008
5th Grand Prix de Denain
4th Stage 3 Tour de France

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 111 108 67 99
A yellow jersey Tour de France 123 DNF 125
A red jersey Vuelta a España 89 101
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. 1 2 "Bravo Longo Borghini nel giorno dei francesi". La Republica. 8 July 2008.
  2. Atkins, Ben (4 October 2011). "Annemiek van Vleuten confirms with Rabobank; Elisa Longo Borghini to Hitec Products-UCK". velonation.com.

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