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Alessandro Bazzana

    Key Stats

    Nationality: Italian
    Born: July 16, 1984
    Hometown: Bergamo, Italy
    Residence: Ventura, California
    Height: 5-foot-8
    Weight: 142 pounds
    Strengths: sprinting
    Turned Pro: 2007
    Hobbies: reading

    Palmares

    Career Highlights:

    2008
    10th, Sea Otter Classic
    2007
    1st, Infineon Cougar Mountain Classic Criterium
    1st, Infineon Cougar Mountain Classic Circuit Race

    Biography

    Taught to race on a top amateur team in Italy, Bazzana returns for his sophomore year in the States as an overall performer. The 23-year old from Bergamo earned recognition last season in the inaugural U.S. Open, where his tenacious attacking earned him respect.