Alessandro Covi (born 28 September 1998) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.[2] To date, the biggest win of his career is stage 20 of the 2022 Giro d'Italia, winning from the breakaway by a margin of 32 seconds to Domen Novak.[3]

Alessandro Covi
Covi in 2021
Personal information
Born (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 (age 26)
Borgomanero, Italy
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Team information
Current teamUAE Team Emirates
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2018Team Colpack
2018UAE Team Emirates (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2019Team Colpack
2020–UAE Team Emirates[1]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2022)

Major results

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2015
6th Trofeo Citta di Loano
8th Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
2016
1st Montichiari–Roncone
1st Grand Prix Bati-Metallo
1st Stage 1 Tour du Pays de Vaud
2nd Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
4th Ronde van Vlaanderen Juniores
2018
1st Stage 6 Tour de l'Avenir
2nd Overall Vuelta al Bidasoa
8th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
2019
4th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
2020
2nd Giro dell'Appennino
8th Coppa Sabatini
9th Brabantse Pijl
2021
2nd Coppa Bernocchi
3rd Overall Giro di Sicilia
1st   Young rider classification
3rd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
5th Clásica de San Sebastián
5th Giro del Veneto
7th Circuito de Getxo
9th Tre Valli Varesine
2022 (3 pro wins)
1st Vuelta a Murcia
Vuelta a Andalucía
1st   Points classification
1st Stage 2
Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 20
  Combativity award Stage 20
3rd Trofeo Laigueglia
9th Gran Piemonte
9th Grand Prix La Marseillaise
2023
3rd Trofeo Laigueglia
2024
2nd Trofeo Matteotti
7th Vuelta a Murcia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2021 2022 2023
  Giro d'Italia 38 45 DNF
  Tour de France
  Vuelta a España
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "UAE Team Emirates complete 2020 roster with re-signing of former world champion Rui Costa". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. ^ "UAE Team Emirates". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ Fletcher, Patrick (28 May 2022). "Jai Hindley climbs to GC lead on Giro d'Italia stage 20 showdown in Dolomites". CyclingNews. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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