Giorgia Bronzini
Giorgia Bronzini (born 3 August 1983) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2003 and 2017. 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.
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Born | Piacenza, Italy | 3 August 1983||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Liv Racing TeqFind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rider type | Sprinter[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2003–2004 | Acca Due O–Pasta Zara–Lorena Camicie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | A.S. Team FRW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Safi–Pasta Zara–Manhattan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Safi–Pasta Zara–Titanedi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Gauss Rdz Ormu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Forno d'Asolo – Colavita | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Diadora–Pasta Zara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2017 | Wiggle–Honda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Cylance Pro Cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2019–2021 | Trek–Segafredo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Liv Racing–Xstra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Piacenza, Bronzini took a total of 80 victories on the road and the track, including stages of the Giro d'Italia Femminile, La Route de France, 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, Trek–Segafredo in 2019.[3] She remained with the team until the end of the 2021 season, when she joined Liv Racing–Xstra in a similar role.[4]
Major results
Track
- 2001
- 1st Points race, UEC European Junior Track Championships
- 1st Points race, UCI Juniors Track World Championships
- 2002
- 2nd Points race, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
- 2003
- UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
- 1st Points race
- 3rd Scratch
- 2005
- 2nd Points race, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
- 2009
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 1st Points race
- 4th Scratch
- 2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
- 1st Points race, Melbourne
- 1st Points race, Cali
- 2nd Scratch, Melbourne
- 2nd Scratch, Cali
- 1st Points race, 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking
- 2010
- 1st Points race, 2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking
- 3rd Points race, 2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Beijing
- 2011
- 1st Points race, 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking
- 2nd Scratch, National Track Championships
- 2013
- National Track Championships
- 1st Keirin
- 2nd Sprint
- 2nd Team sprint
- 3rd Points race, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 2014
- 1st Points race, International Track Women & Men
- International Belgian Open
- 1st Scratch
- 3rd Points race
- 3rd Points race, Revolution – Round 2, Manchester[5]
- 2015
- 1st Points race, 6 giorni delle rose - Fiorenzuola
- 2017
- Belgian International Track Meeting
- 2nd Scratch
- 3rd Points race
Road
- 2001
- 5th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 2003
- 3rd GP Carnevale d'Europa
- 2004
- 1st Stage 1 Damesronde van Drenthe
- Eko Tour Dookola Polski
- 1st Stages 1, 2 & 4
- 1st Stage 6 Holland Ladies Tour
- 4th GP Liberazione
- 10th Rotterdam Tour
- 2005
- 1st Giro del Lago Maggiore
- 1st Giro del Friuli
- 1st Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
- Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
- 1st Stages 1 & 3
- Giro d'Italia Femminile
- 1st Stages 3, 6 & 9
- Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
- 1st Stages 3a & 5
- 3rd GP Liberazione
- 5th Tour of Flanders for Women
- 6th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 2006
- 1st Stage 2b Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
- 1st Points classification Holland Ladies Tour
- 2nd Trofeo Riviera Della Versilia
- 2nd GP de Plouay – Bretagne
- 3rd Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
- 6th Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
- 1st Stage 2
- 2007
- 1st Grand Prix de Dottignies
- 1st Novilon Internationale Damesronde van Drenthe
- 1st GP Liberazione
- 1st Stage 1 Giro d'Italia Femminile
- 1st Stage 4a Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
- Tour de PEI
- 1st Stages 3 & 5
- 2nd Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
- 3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
- 1st Stages 3 & 6
- 3rd Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo
- 5th GP de Plouay – Bretagne
- 8th Ronde van Drenthe
- 10th Overall Tour du Grand Montréal
- 2008
- 1st Züri-Metzgete
- 1st Stage 7 La Route de France
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd GP Liberazione
- 4th Grand Prix de Dottignies
- 5th Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
- 1st Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4
- 9th Overall Tour de Pologne Feminin
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 2009
- 1st Overall Gran Caracol de Pista
- 1st Stages 1, 2, 4, 8 & 9
- 1st GP Carnevale d'Europa
- 1st GP Liberazione
- Tour de PEI
- 1st Stages 1, 3 & 4
- 1st Stage 2 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
- 2nd Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stages 1 & 3
- 3rd Road race, Mediterranean Games
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2010
- 1st Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 1st GP Carnevale d'Europa
- Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
- 1st Stages 2 & 6
- 2nd Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stage 2
- 2nd Grand Prix de Dottignies
- 2nd GP Liberazione
- 3rd Ronde van Drenthe
- 4th Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo
- 5th GP Ciudad de Valladolid
- 2011
- 1st Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 1st GP Liberazione
- 1st Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau
- 1st Liberty Classic
- 3rd Ronde van Drenthe
- 3rd GP Carnevale d'Europa
- 4th Ronde van Gelderland
- 6th Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo
- 8th Sparkassen Giro
- 9th Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar
- 9th Tour of Chongming Island World Cup
- 10th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 2012
- Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- 2nd Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo
- 3rd Liberty Classic
- 4th Ronde van Drenthe
- 4th Classica Citta di Padova
- 5th Road race, Olympic Games
- 9th Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
- 1st Stages 4, 5 & 6
- 10th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 2013
- 1st Overall Tour of Zhoushan Island
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Classica Citta di Padova
- 1st Knokke-Heist – Bredene
- 1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia Femminile
- La Route de France
- 1st Stages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6
- Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1, 3 & 6
- 1st Stage 1 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2nd Overall Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs
- 1st Stage 1
- 2nd Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo
- 2nd Ronde van Gelderland
- 2nd Tour of Chongming Island World Cup
- 4th Overall Tour of Chongming Island
- 1st Stage 2
- 10th Open de Suède Vårgårda
- 2014
- 1st Overall Bay Classic Series[6]
- 1st Grand Prix de Dottignies
- 1st RideLondon Grand Prix[9]
- Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1, 4 & 6
- 1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia Femminile
- Tour of Zhoushan Island
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 3
- 2nd Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
- 2nd Sparkassen Giro
- 3rd Overall Tour of Chongming Island
- 1st Stage 3
- 3rd GP Comune di Cornaredo
- 3rd Tour of Chongming Island World Cup
- 3rd Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
- 4th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 4th Overall The Women's Tour[10]
- 6th Overall La Route de France
- 1st Stage 3
- 9th Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
- 2015
- 1st Acht van Westerveld
- 1st Tour of Chongming Island World Cup[11]
- La Route de France
- 1st Stages 2 & 6
- 2nd Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda[12]
- 2nd La Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta
- 4th Overall Bay Classic Series
- 1st Stage 4[13]
- 4th Overall Tour of Chongming Island
- 5th RideLondon Grand Prix[14]
- 10th Overall Santos Women's Tour
- 1st Stage 3[15]
- 10th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
- 2016
- 1st Grand Prix de Dottignies
- 1st Stage 3 Emakumeen Euskal Bira
- Giro d'Italia Femminile
- 1st Stages 1 & 8
- 6th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
- 10th Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
- 2017
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of California
- 2nd Road race, UEC European Road Championships
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Women's Tour de Yorkshire[16]
- 6th Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
- 6th Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta
- 10th Prudential RideLondon Classique
- 2018
- 1st Stage 2 Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
- 5th Omloop van het Hageland
- 6th Overall Tour of Chongming Island
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 7th Amstel Gold Race
- 8th Prudential RideLondon Classique
References
- McGrath, Andy (25 August 2018). "Why Giorgia Bronzini will make an inspirational sports director". Rouleur. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- CycleBase Profile
- "Bronzini to retire, join Teutenberg as directeur sportif with Trek". cyclingnews.com. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- Frattini, Kirsten (14 September 2021). "Giorgia Bronzini joins Liv Racing as sports director in 2022". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- MacLeary, John (22 November 2014). "Revolution Series 2014/15, round two: as it happened". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- "Bronzini makes history at Bay Crits". cyclingnews.com. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- "Dempster wins Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic opener". cyclingnews.com. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- "Durbridge victorious in Portarlington Criterium". cyclingnews.com. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- Bull, Nick (9 August 2014). "Giorgia Bronzini wins Prudential RideLondon Women's Grand Prix". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- "Women's Tour Race - the Official Home of the Women's Tour".
- Frattini, Kirsten (18 May 2015). "Bronzini wins Chongming Island World Cup". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- "Vårgårda World Cup: D'hoore leads Wiggle-Honda 1-2". cyclingnews.com. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- "Henderson wins Williamstown criterium as Ewan claims overall victory". cyclingnews.com. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- "Laura Trott misses out in RideLondon Grand Prix". skysports.com. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- "Bronzini sprints to stage three victory at Santos Women's Tour". cyclingnews.com. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- "Women General Classifications - Tour de Yorkshire". Welcome to Yorkshire. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
External links
- Giorgia Bronzini at UCI
- Giorgia Bronzini at Cycling Archives
- Giorgia Bronzini at ProCyclingStats
- Giorgia Bronzini at Cycling Quotient
- Giorgia Bronzini at CycleBase
- Giorgia Bronzini at Olympics.com
- Giorgia Bronzini at Olympedia
- Giorgia Bronzini at the CONI honoured athlete website (in Italian)