Lorenzo Rota

Lorenzo Rota
Rota at the 2021 Tour de France
Personal information
Born (1995-05-23) 23 May 1995 (age 29)
Bergamo, Italy
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Current teamIntermarché–Wanty
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2009–2011U.S. Paladina
2012–2013Team Aurea
Professional teams
2014–2015MG Kvis–Trevigiani
2016–2019Bardiani–CSF[1][2]
2020Vini Zabù–KTM[3]
2021–Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux

Lorenzo Rota (born 23 May 1995) is an Italian racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty.[4]

Career

He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, and was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.[5]

Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux (2021–present)

In August 2020, it was announced that Rota would be joining the Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux team on an initial one-year contract for the 2021 season.[6] In his first season at World Tour level, Rota took seven top-ten finishes in one-day races, with a best finish of fourth place at the Clásica de San Sebastián and the Giro della Toscana.[7] In October 2021, it was announced that Rota had extended his contract with the team for a further two years.[7]

Major results

2013
5th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
2015
2nd Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
3rd Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli
3rd Gran Premio di Poggiana
6th Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo
7th Overall Okolo Slovenska
8th GP Laguna
9th Coppa dei Laghi-Trofeo Almar
2017
5th Overall Tour du Limousin
2019
4th Coppa Agostoni
8th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
10th Overall Tour of Slovenia
2020
5th Trofeo Laigueglia
6th Faun-Ardèche Classic
2021
4th Clásica de San Sebastián
4th Giro della Toscana
5th Coppa Sabatini
7th Tre Valli Varesine
7th Coppa Ugo Agostoni
7th Veneto Classic
10th Trofeo Laigueglia
2022 (2 pro wins)
1st Overall Sazka Tour
1st Points classification
1st Stage 2
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Giro della Toscana
2nd Polynormande
4th Overall Tour of Belgium
4th Overall Tour de Wallonie
4th Trofeo Laigueglia
4th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
5th Overall Tour du Limousin
10th Clásica de San Sebastián
Combativity award Stage 12 Giro d'Italia
2023
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Trofeo Matteotti
4th Trofeo Laigueglia
5th Eschborn–Frankfurt
6th Circuit Franco-Belge
7th Faun-Ardèche Classic
7th Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior
8th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
8th Japan Cup
2024
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
7th Faun-Ardèche Classic
7th Giro del Veneto
8th Famenne Ardenne Classic
10th Trofeo Laigueglia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 151 — 85 93 — 32 46 —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — — — 63 — — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España Has not contested during his career DNF
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
IP In progress

References

  1. ^ "Seventeen riders in 2018 roster". Bardiani–CSF. GM Sport SRL. 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Team". Bardiani–CSF. GM Sport SRL. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ "La Vini Zabu' - KTM ingaggia Lorenzo Rota" [Vini Zabu' - KTM sign Lorenzo Rota]. TuttoBiciWeb (in Italian). Prima Pagina Edizioni s.r.l. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. ^ "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  6. ^ Odvart, James (30 August 2020). "Circus-Wanty Gobert " n'a pas un Quintana ou un Van der Poel "" [Circus-Wanty Gobert "doesn't have a Quintana or a Van der Poel"]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Meintjes finds his feet and extends with Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.