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Franco Pellizotti

Key Stats
Palmares
2007
1st, stage 2, Paris-Nice
1st, points competition, Paris-Nice
1st, Memorial Marco Pantani
3rd, stage 18, Vuelta a España
4th, stage 6, Paris-Nice
5th overall, Paris-Nice
5th, stage 13, Giro d’Italia
9th overall, Giro d’Italia
9th overall, Tour of California
2006
1st, stage 10, Giro d’Italia
2nd, Milan-Torino
4th, stage 17, Giro d’Italia
8th overall, Giro d’Italia
10th, Classica San Sebastian
2005
1st overall, Coppi-Bartali (plus stage 2)
2nd, stage 7, Paris-Nice
3rd overall, Tour Mediteranean
3rd, stage 19, Tour de France
4th overall, Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
5th, stage 18, Tour de France
5th, stage 5, Paris-Nice
6th overall, Paris-Nice
9th, Milan-San Remo
2004
1st, Gran Premio di Chiasso
2nd, Coppa-Sabatini
2nd, Tour de Frioul
3rd overall, Tour of Poland
3rd, stages 3 and 7, Giro d’Italia
9th, Giro di Lombardia
2003
4th, stage 3, Giro d’Italia
5th, Italian road championship
5th, stage 19, Giro d’Italia
9th overall, Giro d’Italia
2002
1st, stage 6, Tirreno-Adriatico
1st, stage 4, Pais Vasco
1st, Tour de Frioul
1st, stage 5, Tour of Poland
2001
10th overall, Tour of Germany
Biography
Pellizotti turned pro in 2001 with Alessio, which became Alessio-Bianchi in 2004, Liquigas-Bianchi in 2005 and then just Liquigas in 2006.Related Articles
- Jun. 9, 2007Saturday's EuroFile: T-Mobile wants to drop sponsorship of Tour coverage; Pellizotti wins Pantani Memorial
- Mar. 14, 2007Kolobnev robs sprinters at Paris-Nice; Pellizotti keeps lead
- Mar. 13, 2007Pellizotti takes stage, lead at Paris-Nice
- May. 16, 2006Pellizotti takes big win at Giro
- Mar. 26, 2005Saturday's EuroFile: Boonen wins in Belgium; Pellizotti takes Internazionale; Dekkers doubles in Romandie
- Feb. 28, 2004Pellizotti claims hilly, chilly Swiss kickoff
- Apr. 11, 2002Pellizotti takes stage at Basque Tour; Osa widens lead
- Mar. 19, 2002Pellizotti wins Stage 6 at Tirreno-Adriatico


