Alessandro Cortinovis

Alessandro Cortinovis (born October 11, 1977) is a former Italian road racing cyclist who rode professionally between 1999 and 2007.

Alessandro Cortinovis
Cortinovis at the 2007 Tour de France
Personal information
Full nameAlessandro Cortinovis
Born (1977-10-11) October 11, 1977
Seriate, Italy
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1999Team Polti
2000–2001Team Colpack
2002–2004Lampre–Daikin
2005Domina Vacanze
2006–2007Team Milram

Career

Cortinovis became professional in 1999 when he signed for Team Polti. A year later he would make a switch to Team Colpack. For this team he made his Giro d'Italia debut in 2001, finishing in 90th position overall. For the 2002 season he was signed by Lampre–Daikin and he made his Tour de France debut that year, finishing in 140th place in Paris. For Domina Vacanze, he improved that effort in 2005 with 98th place and in the Vuelta a España he came 82nd.

From 2006 until 2007 he rode for Team Milram and took part in the Giro d'Italia where he placed 105th in 2006 and 113th in 2007. He also took part in the 2007 Tour de France.[1] He did not won any professional races in his career.[2]

After the 2007 season, Cortinovis could not find a team, and ended his career.

References
  1. "Tour de France results for Alessandro Cortinovis". Archived from the original on 2010-07-09. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  2. Alessandro Cortinovis at Cycling Archives


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