Damiano Cunego
Damiano Cunego (born 19 September 1981) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2018 for the Saeco, Lampre–Merida and Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini teams.
Cunego at the 2006 Giro d'Italia | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Damiano Cunego | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Il Piccolo Principe (The Little Prince), L'Astore del Montello (The Goshawk of the Montello) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 September 1981 Cerro Veronese, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb; 9.1 st) | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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| Amateur teams | |||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Gaiga–Gore Tex | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Zalf–Euromobil–Fior | ||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Saeco–Longoni Sport | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2014 | Lampre–Caffita | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Nippo–Vini Fantini | ||||||||||||||
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Grand Tours
Stage races
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Medal record
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Cunego's biggest wins were the 2004 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Amstel Gold Race, and the Giro di Lombardia in 2004, 2007 and 2008. He finished second in the UCI Road World Championships in 2008 and in the 2008 UCI ProTour. Primarily a climber, he improved his time-trialing and was characterized by great sprinting ability, unusual for a climber.
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