Giorgia Bronzini

Giorgia Bronzini (born 3 August 1983) is an Italian professional racing cyclist. She was born in Piacenza. She won the women's road race in the UCI Road World Championships in both 2010 and 2011[2] and the women's points race in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 2009. She has taken a total of 80 victories on the road and the track, including stages of the Giro Rosa, the Route de France Féminine, the Tour of Qatar, the Tour of California, and the Tour of Chongming Island. After a 16-year career, in August 2018 Bronzini announced that she would retire at the end of the season and become a directeur sportif with Trek Bicycle Corporation's new women's team in 2019.[3]

Giorgia Bronzini
Personal information
Born (1983-08-03) 3 August 1983
Piacenza, Italy
Team information
Current teamCylance Pro Cycling
DisciplineRoad, track
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter[1]
Professional teams
2003–2004Safi-Pasta Zara
2005USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo
2006A.S. Team FRW
2007Safi-Pasta Zara
2008Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O
2009Safi-Pasta Zara Titanedi
2010Gauss Rdz Ormu
2011Forno d'Asolo – Colavita
2012Diadora-Pasta Zara
2013–2017Wiggle–Honda
2018Cylance Pro Cycling
Major wins
One day races
World Road Race Champion (2010, 2011)
Giro del Friuli (2005)
Damesronde van Drenthe (2007)

Major results

Track

2001
1st European Junior Track Championships (Points Race)
1st World Junior Track Championships (Points Race)
2002
2nd European U23 Track Championships (Points Race)
2003
1st European U23 Track Championships (Points Race)
3rd European U23 Track Championships (Scratch Race)
2005
2nd European Junior Track Championships, Points race
2009
1st World Track Championships (Points Race)
4th World Track Championships (Scratch race)
1st Points Race UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Melbourne
2nd Scratch race UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Melbourne
1st Points Race UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Cali
2nd Scratch Race UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Cali
1st Points race, 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking
2010
1st Points race, 2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking
2011
1st Points race, 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking
2nd National Track Championships (Scratch)
2013
3rd UCI Track World Championships (Points Race)
1st National Track Championships (Keirin)
2nd National Track Championships (Team Sprint)
2nd National Track Championships (Sprint)
2014
1st Points Race, International Track Women & Men
International Belgian Open
1st Scratch Race[4]
3rd Points Race
3rd Points Race, Revolution – Round 2, Manchester
2015
1st Points Race, 6 giorni delle rose - Fiorenzuola
2017
Belgian International Track Meeting
2nd Scratch Race
3rd Points Race

Road

2003
3rd GP Carnevale d'Europa
2004
1st Stage 1, Damesronde van Drenthe
1st Stages 1, 2 & 4 Eko Tour Dookola Polski
1st Stage 6, Holland Ladies Tour
2005
1st Giro del Lago Maggiore
1st Giro del Friuli
1st Stages 1 & 3, Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
1st Stages 3, 6 & 9 Giro d'Italia Femminile
1st Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
1st Stages 3a & 5, Giro della Toscana International Femminile
3rd GP Liberazione
2006
1st Stage 2b, Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
1st Stage 2,Trophée d'Or Féminin
2nd Trofeo Riviera Della Versilia
2nd GP Ouest France
3rd Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
2007
1st GP Liberazione
1st 2007 Novilon Internationale Damesronde van Drenthe
1st Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo
1st Stage 1, Giro d'Italia Femminile
1st Stage 4a, Giro della Toscana International Femminile
1st Stages 3 & 6, Trophée d'Or Féminin
1st Stages 3 & 5, Tour de PEI
2nd Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
3rd Trophée d'Or Féminin
3rd National Road Race Championships
3rd UCI Road World Championships
2008
1st Züri-Metzgete
1st Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4 Trophée d'Or Féminin
1st Stage 7 La Route de France Féminine
1st Stages 2 & 3 Tour de Pologne Feminin
3rd GP Liberazione
2009
1st GP Carnevale d'Europa
1st GP Liberazione
1st Stages 1, 3 & 4 Tour de PEI
1st Overall Gran Caracol de Pista
1st Stages 1, 2, 4, 8 & 9
2nd Overall 2009 Ladies Tour of Qatar
2nd Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 3 2009 Ladies Tour of Qatar
3rd National Road Race Championships
3rd Mediterranean Games – Women's Road Race
2010
1st GP Carnevale d'Europa
1st Stages 2 & 6 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
1st UCI Road World Championships
2nd Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar
1st Stage 2
2011
1st Liberty Classic
1st UCI Road World Championships
2012
5th Olympic Games Women's road race
1st Stages 4, 5 and 6 Trophee d'Or Feminin
1st Stages 1 and 4 Giro Toscana Int. Femminile - Memorial Michela Fanini
2nd Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo
2013
1st Classica Citta di Padova
1st Stage 1 Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs
1st Knokke-Heist–Bredene
1st Stage 2 Tour of Chongming Island World Cup
1st Overall Tour of Zhoushan Island
1st Stage 1
1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia Femminile
1st Stages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 La Route de France
2014
1st Grand Prix de Dottignies
1st Overall Bay Classic Series[5]
1st Stages 1,[6] 3[7] and 4[5]
1st RideLondon Grand Prix[8]
1st Stage 3 La Route de France
1st Stages 1, 4 and 6 Tour de l'Ardèche
1st Stage 2 Giro Rosa
2nd Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
2nd Sparkassen Giro
3rd Tour of Chongming Island
1st Stage 3
3rd Tour of Chongming Island World Cup
4th Overall The Women's Tour[9]
2015
1st Stage 4 Bay Classic Series[10]
1st Stage 3 Santos Women's Tour[11]
1st Drentse 8
1st Tour of Chongming Island World Cup[12]
5th RideLondon Grand Prix[13]
1st Stages 2 and 6 La Route de France
2nd Open de Suède Vårgårda[14]
2016
1st Stage 3 Emakumeen Bira
1st Stages 1 and 8 Giro Rosa
1st Grand Prix de Dottignies
2nd Stage 2 Lotto Belgium Tour
3rd Stage 1 Aviva Women's Tour
2017
3rd Tour de Yorkshire[15]
2018
1st Points classification Tour of Chongming Island
1st Stage 1
1st Stage 2 Madrid Challenge by la Vuelta
Bronzini (centre) at the 2011 Holland Ladies Tour

References

  1. McGrath, Andy (25 August 2018). "Why Giorgia Bronzini will make an inspirational sports director". Rouleur. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. CycleBase Profile
  3. "Bronzini to retire, join Teutenberg as directeur sportif with Trek". cyclingnews.com. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. MacLeary, John (22 November 2014). "Revolution Series 2014/15, round two: as it happened". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  5. "Bronzini makes history at Bay Crits". cyclingnews.com. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  6. "Dempster wins Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic opener". cyclingnews.com. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  7. "Durbridge victorious in Portarlington Criterium". cyclingnews.com. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  8. Bull, Nick (9 August 2014). "Giorgia Bronzini wins Prudential RideLondon Women's Grand Prix". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  9. http://womenstour.co.uk/results/index.php#.U2-22WdOUdU
  10. "Henderson wins Williamstown criterium as Ewan claims overall victory". cyclingnews.com. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  11. "Bronzini sprints to stage three victory at Santos Women's Tour". cyclingnews.com. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  12. Frattini, Kirsten (18 May 2015). "Bronzini wins Chongming Island World Cup". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  13. "Laura Trott misses out in RideLondon Grand Prix". skysports.com. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  14. "Vårgårda World Cup: D'hoore leads Wiggle-Honda 1-2". cyclingnews.com. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  15. "Women General Classifications - Tour de Yorkshire". Welcome to Yorkshire. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
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