Matteo Tosatto

Matteo Tosatto (born 14 May 1974 in Castelfranco Veneto) is an Italian former road racing cyclist.[1] He rode as a professional between 1997 and 2016, with his biggest personal victories coming in stages of the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France.[2] All total in his career he completed 28 grand tours.

Matteo Tosatto
Personal information
Full nameMatteo Tosatto
Born (1974-05-14) 14 May 1974
Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11 st 9 lb)
Team information
Current teamIneos Grenadiers
DisciplineRoad
Role
  • Rider (retired)
  • Directeur sportif
Rider typeClassics specialist
Professional teams
1997MG Maglificio–Technogym
1998–1999Ballan
2000–2005Fassa Bortolo
2006–2010Quick-Step–Innergetic
2011–2016Saxo Bank–SunGard
Managerial team
2017–Team Sky
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2006)
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2001)

Following his retirement, Tosatto became a directeur sportif with Team Sky, beginning midway through the 2017 cycling season.[3]

Major results

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Giro d'Italia 43 DNF 50 63 DNF 107 122 94 56 136 104 112 107
Tour de France 132 60 110 125 108 96 114 123 92 119 132 145
Vuelta a España 134 DNF DNF DNF DNF 67 135 115 120
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. "Team Saxo-Tinkoff (TST) – DEN". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. "Matteo Tosatto". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  3. "Matteo Tosatto wordt sportdirecteur bij Team Sky" [Matteo Tosatto becomes a sporting director at Team Sky]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Belga. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.


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