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James Piccoli (born 5 September 1991) is a Canadian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team China Glory–Mentech Continental Cycling Team. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.[2]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 September 1991 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | China Glory–Mentech Continental Cycling Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2013 | Medique |
| 2016 | Transports Lacombe–Devinci–Zoom Media |
| 2017 | Pacific Premier Bank Pro Cycling |
| Professional teams | |
| 2014 | Amore & Vita–Selle SMP |
| 2015 | H&R Block Pro Cycling |
| 2017–2019 | Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling |
| 2020–2022 | Israel Start-Up Nation[1] |
| 2023 | China Glory Continental Cycling Team |
Piccoli rose to prominence in 2018, becoming dominant on the North American circuit, winning the Tour de Beauce, and finishing second overall at the 2019 Tour of Utah in addition to winning the prologue stage.[3] These successes allowed him to sign with Israel Start-Up Nation. He stayed with the team through the 2022 season, before confirming that he would not return for 2023, and has not yet announced his plans for the 2023 season.[4]
Major results
edit- 2013
- Canada Summer Games
- 2nd
Road race - 3rd
Time trial
- 2nd
- 2015
- 3rd Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb
- 2016
- 1st Tobago Cycling Classic
- 2017
- 1st
Overall Tour of Southland
- 1st Stage 4
- 2nd Overall Valley of the Sun Stage Race
- 9th Overall Tour of Alberta
- 10th Overall Tour of Utah
- 2018
- 1st Overall Tour de Beauce
- 1st Stage 4
- 6th Overall Tour of the Gila
- 7th Overall Colorado Classic
- 2019
- 2nd Overall Tour of Utah
- 1st Prologue
- 2nd Overall Tour de Beauce
- 1st Stage 2
- 2nd Overall Tour de Taiwan
- 1st Stage 4
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2020
- 10th Overall Tour de Hongrie
- 2021
- 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 2nd Overall Tour du Rwanda
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2022
- 8th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
- 2023
- 2nd Syedra Ancient City
- 3rd Overall Tour of Hainan
- 1st Stage 3
- 5th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 9th Overall Tour of Poyang Lake
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st
- 10th Overall Tour of Huangshan
- 10th Overall Aziz Shusha
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
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— | — |
 Tour de France
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— | — |
 Vuelta a España
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125 | 86 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (11 December 2019). "Israel Cycling Academy become Israel Start-Up Nation as WorldTour beckons". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Croxton, Josh (18 August 2019). "James Piccoli's KHS Flite 900 for the Tour of Utah". Cycling News. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ Hood, Andrew (24 November 2022). "Updated: James Piccoli and Alex Cataford will not continue with Israel Premier Tech". Velo News. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
External links
edit- James Piccoli at UCI
- James Piccoli at Cycling Archives (archived)
- James Piccoli at ProCyclingStats
- James Piccoli at Cycling Quotient
- James Piccoli at CycleBase
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