Elia Favilli

Elia Favilli (born 31 January 1989) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2016.

Elia Favilli

Personal information
Full name	Elia Favilli
Nickname	Faina
Born	(1989-01-31) 31 January 1989 (age 36) Cecina, Italy
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Amateur teams
2009	Neri Sottoli–Promociclo
2009	→ ISD (stagiaire)
2010	Petroli Firenze
2010	→ ISD–NERI (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2011–2012	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli[1]
2013–2014	Lampre–Merida[2]
2015	Southeast Pro Cycling
2016	Meridiana–Kamen

Born in Cecina, Tuscany, Favilli was also a member of the Arianna Rimor and AGI Neri Lucchini Sprint teams as a junior, finishing second in the Italian junior championships,^[3] as well as winning a bronze medal in the world championships – as part of an all-Italian podium alongside Diego Ulissi and Daniele Ratto – in Aguascalientes, Mexico.^[4] After moving out of the junior ranks, Favilli competed for the Neri Sottoli-Promociclo and Petroli Firenze teams as an amateur, and also had two stagiaire spells with Farnese Vini–Selle Italia, when it was known as ISD and ISD–NERI in 2009 and 2010 respectively.

Major results

2007

1st Gran Premio Ellegi

1st Pisa–Livorno

1st Memorial Arena e Pezzato

1st Gran Premio FM Plastic

1st Coppa Sportivi di Bagnolo

1st Trofeo Beato Bernardo

1st Trofeo città di Lucca

2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships^[3]

2nd Coppa Ocria

2nd Trofeo Guido Dorigo

3rd Road race, UCI Juniors World Championships^[4]

3rd Memorial Maresciallo Sorvillo

3rd Trofeo il miglio

2008

3rd GP Calvatone

3rd Trofeo Madonna delle Grazie

2009

1st Giro del Compitese

1st Trofeo Città di Venturina

2nd GP Città di Valeggio

7th Trofeo Franco Balestra

2010

1st Giro delle Due Province Marciana

1st Trofeo Petroli Firenze

1st Gran Premio Città di Vinci

2nd Trofeo Città di Brescia

2nd GP La Torre

2nd G.P. Montanino

2011

3rd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi

10th Classica Sarda

2012

3rd Overall Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria

6th Scheldeprijs

9th Strade Bianche

9th Coppa Bernocchi

10th Giro di Toscana

2013

3rd Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli

9th Trofeo Laigueglia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Giro d'Italia	158	DNF	—	—	104
Tour de France	—	—	128	—	—
Vuelta a España	—	—	—	109	—

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish