Eros Capecchi

Eros Capecchi (born 13 June 1986) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious.^[3] He took four professional wins during his career, including a stage of the 2011 Giro d'Italia.^[4]

Eros Capecchi

Capecchi at the 2019 Vuelta a España.
Personal information
Full name	Eros Capecchi
Born	(1986-06-13) 13 June 1986 (age 38) Castiglione del Lago, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Team information
Current team	Team Bahrain Victorious
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Professional teams
2005–2007	Liquigas–Bianchi
2008–2010	Saunier Duval–Scott
2011–2012	Liquigas–Cannondale
2013–2015	Movistar Team
2016	Astana
2017–2019	Quick-Step Floors[1]
2020–2021	Bahrain–McLaren[2]
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (2011)

Career

Born in Castiglione del Lago, Capecchi turned professional with Liquigas–Bianchi in 2005 before moving to Saunier Duval–Scott in 2008. He returned to Liquigas–Cannondale for the 2011 season.^[5] He took a notable victory at the Gran Premio di Lugano in 2012, dropping a dozen riders in the finale, and finished with a 4-second advantage over them.^[6] He left Liquigas–Cannondale at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the Movistar Team on a two-year contract, from the 2013 season onwards.^[7] Capecchi signed for Quick-Step Floors for the 2017 season.^[8] He joined Bahrain–McLaren in 2020. He retired from competition at the end of the 2021 season, after his contract was not extended.^[4]

Major results

2004

1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships

2005

3rd Ruota d'Oro

2006

8th Down Under Classic

9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg

2007

1st Stage 1 (TTT) Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda

2008

1st Overall Euskal Bizikleta

1st Stage 3

9th Overall Deutschland Tour

2009

6th Giro dell'Appennino

2011

1st Stage 18 Giro d'Italia

4th Overall Tour de San Luis

2012

1st Gran Premio di Lugano

4th Giro dell'Appennino

5th Overall Tour of Beijing

8th Overall Vuelta a Burgos

2013

6th Overall Tour de Pologne

2014

10th Overall Tour de Suisse

2016

1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro del Trentino

1st Stage 2 (TTT) Vuelta a Burgos

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Giro d'Italia	99	DNF	DNF	60	37	70	82	—	82	58	49	37	87
Tour de France	—	—	83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
/ Vuelta a España	—	DNF	—	21	25	24	—	—	—	104	—	121	—

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

References

1. "Deceuninck-QuickStep complete roster with Capecchi". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
2. Ostanek, Daniel (26 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Bahrain McLaren". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
3. "Bahrain Victorious". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
4. "VN ticker: Rooted Vermont announces $10,000 in scholarships, Ian Garrison confirms departure from Deceuninck-Quick-Step, Eros Capecchi retires". VeloNews. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
5. Ryan, Barry (1 September 2010). "Liquigas-Doimo and AG2R announce 2011 signings". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
6. "Capecchi beats Cunego in Lugano". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
7. Atkins, Ben (11 August 2012). "Eros Capecchi and Sylwester Szmyd quit Liquigas-Cannondale for Movistar". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
8. "Capecchi signs for Etixx-QuickStep". 23 August 2016.

External links

Media related to Eros Capecchi at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Eros Capecchi at ProCyclingStats
• Eros Capecchi at Cycling Archives
• Eros Capecchi's profile on Cycling Base Archived 17 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine