Marco Velo
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Marco Velo |
| Date of birth | March 9, 1974 |
| Country |  Italy |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (160 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Milram |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1996–1997 1998–2001 2002–2005 2006– |
Brescialat Mercatone Uno Fassa Bortolo Milram |
| Major wins | |
| GP William Tell (1998) GP Llodio (1999) |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| August 19, 2007 | |
Marco Velo (born March 9, 1974 in Brescia) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Milram.
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[edit] Professional career
Velo, who started his career with Brescialat, is a talented time-trialist, winning the Italian National Time Trial Championship on three occasions—1998, 1999 and 2000. Since 2002, Velo has ridden as a domestique for Alessandro Petacchi, first at Fassa Bortolo before they both moved to Milram at the start of 2006.
[edit] Palmares
- Trofeo Città di Borgomanero (2006-with Fabio Sacchi)
- Italy Time Trial Champion (1998-1999-2000-2001)
- GP Llodio (1999)
- Firenze-Pistoia (1998-1999)
- GP Tell - 1 stage, Overall, Points & Combination Competition (1998)
- Coppa della Nazioni (1998)
- Giro del Trentino - 1 stage (1997)
[edit] Notes and references
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| NAME | Velo, Marco |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Road bicycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1974-03-09 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brescia, Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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