Michele Gazzara

Michele Gazzara (born 27 September 1990 in Syracuse, Sicily)^[1] is an Italian road cyclist. He is a two-time winner of the Giro del Medio Brenta and won the 2018 Tour of Albania.

Michele Gazzara

Gazzara in 2015
Personal information
Born	(1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 34) Syracuse, Italy
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Amateur teams
2007–2008	ASD Rinascita Ormelle Sicilia
2010–2011	U.C. Trevigiani–Dynamon–Bottoli
2013–2014	Fausto Coppi Gazzera Videa
Professional team
2015–2018	Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega

Career

After victories including the Giro del Friuli Occidentale in 2008, the Tour of Valle d'Aosta in 2010, and the Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano in 2011^[1] (the latter two riding for Trevigiani),^[2] he turned pro in 2015, joining Vega - Hotsand,^[1] and continued to ride for its various iterations, most recently Sangemini-MG.K Vis.^[3]

He was the first rider to win the Giro del Medio Brenta twice, in 2015^[4][5] and 2017.^[6][7] In 2018, he won the Tour of Albania.^[8][9][10]

Major results

2010

1st Stage 1 Tour of Valle d'Aosta

2011

1st Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano

2012

7th GP Capodarco

10th Gran Premio di Poggiana

2014

1st Trofeo Alcide Degasperi

10th Overall Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia

2015

1st Giro del Medio Brenta

1st Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli

2016

2nd Overall CCC Tour-Grodów Piastowskich

4th Giro del Medio Brenta

2017

1st Giro del Medio Brenta

3rd Overall Tour of Albania

7th Coppa della Pace

2018

1st Overall Tour of Albania

1st Stage 1

6th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour

10th Gran Premio di Lugano