Andrea Guardini (born 12 June 1989) is an Italian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2021 for the Farnese Vini–Selle Italia, Astana,[1] UAE Team Emirates,[6] Bardiani–CSF and Giotti Victoria–Savini Due teams.[7]
.JPG) Guardini at the 2015 E3 Harelbeke | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Andrea Guardini |
| Nickname | Mr. Langkawi |
| Born | 12 June 1989 Tregnago, Italy |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2008–2009 | Lucchini Neri Comauto Cocif |
| 2010 | Casati NGC Perrel |
| Professional teams | |
| 2010 | → ISD–NERI (stagiaire) |
| 2011–2012 | Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli |
| 2013–2016 | Astana[1] |
| 2017 | UAE Abu Dhabi |
| 2018–2019 | Bardiani–CSF[2][3] |
| 2020–2021 | Giotti Victoria[4][5] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
A sprinter, Guardini currently holds the record for most stage wins at the Tour de Langkawi[8] with twenty-four stage victories; recording five at the 2011 race, six in 2012,[9] one in 2013, two in 2014 and 2018, and four in 2015 and 2016. With 43 career wins, the majority of his victories came in the Tour de Langkawi.[10]
Major results
edit- 2007
- 4th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships
- 2009
- 3rd
Road race, Mediterranean Games - 3rd Circuito del Porto
- 2010
- 1st Stage 3 Girobio
- 2011
- Tour de Langkawi
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 1, 2, 6, 7 & 10
- 1st
- Tour of Turkey
- 1st Stages 1 & 7
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stage 5 Volta a Portugal
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Slovenia
- 1st Stage 5 Giro di Padania
- 2012
- 1st Stage 18 Giro d'Italia
- Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 2, 3, 4, 8, 9 & 10
- 1st
- Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 1st Stages 9, 10 & 12
- 3rd Grand Prix de Denain
- 2013
- 1st Stage 7 Tour de Langkawi
- 4th Scheldeprijs
- 2014
- Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stages 3 & 10
- Danmark Rundt
- 1st Stages 2 & 4
- 1st Stage 1 Eneco Tour
- 8th Scheldeprijs
- 2015
- Tour of Oman
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stages 1, 2, 4 & 8
- 1st Stage 1 Abu Dhabi Tour
- 1st Stage 1 World Ports Classic
- 2nd Overall Tour de Picardie
- 1st Stage 2
- 2016
- Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1, 5, 7 & 8
- 1st
- 9th Overall Tour de Picardie
- 2018
- Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1 & 8
- 1st
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Hainan
- 8th Giro del Piemonte
- 2019
- 1st Stage 3 Istrian Spring Trophy
- 1st Stage 10 Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 2nd Trofej Umag
- 2020
- Tour of Romania
- 1st Stages 1 & 5
- 2021
- 3rd Overall Tour of Szeklerland
- 1st Stages 1 & 3
- 4th Grand Prix Gazipaşa
- 4th GP Manavgat
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
DNF | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
 Tour de France
|
Did not contest during his career | ||||||
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | 159 | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ a b "Guardini joins Fuglsang in move to Astana". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "Guardini signs with Bardiani-CSF – News shorts". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Team". Bardiani–CSF. GM Sport SRL. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "La carriera di Andrea Guardini prosegue alla Giotti Victoria" [Andrea Guardini's career continues at Giotti Victoria]. Cicloweb.it (in Italian). Cicloweb. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Giotti Victoria Savini Due". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Marcato, Guardini sign with new Chinese WorldTour team Project TJ Sport". cyclingnews.com. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Guardini brings curtain down on cycling career". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Quénet, Jean-François (3 March 2012). "Guardini sets new record of stage wins at Le Tour de Langkawi". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ Stokes, Shane (4 March 2012). "Serpa wins Tour de Langkawi, Guardini grabs sixth sprint victory". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "Andrea Guardini". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
External links
edit- Andrea Guardini at UCI
- Andrea Guardini at Cycling Archives
- Andrea Guardini at ProCyclingStats
- Andrea Guardini at Cycling Quotient
- Andrea Guardini at CycleBase
