Luca Paolini

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Luca Paolini
Personal information
Full name Luca Paolini
Date of birth January 17, 1977 (1977-01-17) (age 31)
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Weight 66 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current team Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
2002–2002
2003–2005
2006–2007
2008–
Mapei
Quick Step
Liquigas
Acqua & Sapone
Major wins
Vuelta a España, 1 stage
Infobox last updated on:
July 27, 2007
Medal record
Competitor for Flag of Italy Italy
Road bicycle racing
World Championships
Bronze 2004 Verona Elite Men's Road Race

Luca Paolini (born January 17, 1977 in Milan) is an Italian road bicycle racer who rides for UCI Professional Continental team Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo. Paolini's home was searched in a doping investigation which was called Operazione Athena[1] - however it appears that no evidence was found that led to any conviction of involvement in doping.[2]

[edit] Major achievements

2000
Hill Classification, Danmark Rundt
2001
1st Gran Premio di Lugano
2002
1st Giro del Piemonte
2003
1st Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
2004
Brabantse Pijl
2005
1st, Stage 3, Tour of Britain
1st, Stage 6, Tour of Britain
1st, Tour de Wallonie stage 3
2nd, HEW Cyclassics
2006
Vuelta a España
1st, Stage 12
3rd, Milano-Sanremo
1st Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
2007
1st Three Days of De Panne stage 1
3rd, Ronde van Vlaanderen
2008
1st, Trofeo Laigueglia
6th, Gent-Wevelgem

[edit] References

Persondata
NAME Paolini, Luca
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Road racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH 1977-01-17
PLACE OF BIRTH Milan, Italy
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH