Maria Giulia Confalonieri

Maria Giulia Confalonieri
Confalonieri at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships
Personal information
Full nameMaria Giulia Confalonieri
Born (1993-03-30) 30 March 1993 (age 31)
Giussano, Lombardy, Italy
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Team information
Current teamUno-X Mobility
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Amateur team
Fiamme Oro[1]
Professional teams
2012–2014Faren–Honda Team
2015Alé–Cipollini[2]
2016–2017Lensworld–Zannata
2018–2019Valcar–PBM[3]
2020–2022Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling[4]
2023–Uno-X Mobility
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Apeldoorn Madison
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow Points race
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apeldoorn Points race
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Baie-Mahault Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Berlin Elimination race

Maria Giulia Confalonieri (born 30 March 1993) is an Italian track and road racing cyclist,[5] who currently rides for UCI Women's World Tour Team Uno-X Pro Cycling.[6] She previously rode for UCI Women's Continental Team Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling.[7]

As a Junior rider on the track, she won the points race at the 2011 UCI Junior Track World Championships. At under-23 level, Confalonieri won the scratch race at the 2013 UEC European Track Championships. On the road she competed at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships in the women's team time trial.

Major results

Track

2012
UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
3rd Points race
3rd Team pursuit (with Elena Cecchini, Giulia Donato and Chiara Vannucci)
2013
UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
1st Scratch
3rd Points race
3rd Team pursuit (with Beatrice Bartelloni, Elena Cecchini and Chiara Vannucci)
1st Points race, 6 giorni delle rose – Fiorenzuola (Under-23)
2nd Scratch, Copa Internacional de Pista
2nd Scratch, 3 Jours d'Aigle
3rd Omnium, UIV Talents Cup Final (Under-23)
2014
1st Points race, International Track Women & Men (Under-23)
UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
2nd Points race
3rd Team pursuit (with Beatrice Bartelloni, Elena Cecchini and Francesca Pattaro)
2015
2nd Points race, 3 Jours d'Aigle
2016
3 Jours d'Aigle
1st Scratch
3rd Points race
3rd Omnium, Prova Internacional de Anadia
2017
Track Cycling Challenge
1st Omnium
2nd Madison (with Letizia Paternoster)
3rd Madison, 2017–18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Pruszków (with Elisa Balsamo)[8]
3rd Elimination race, UEC European Track Championships
9th Overall Six Day London
2018
2017–18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Minsk
1st Madison (with Letizia Paternoster)
2nd Points race

Road

2012
3rd GP Liberazione
2014
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
8th Dwars door de Westhoek
9th Overall Auensteiner-Radsporttage
10th Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo
2015
5th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
1st Young rider classification
6th Dwars door de Westhoek
7th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
9th Winston-Salem Cycling Classic
9th Philadelphia Cycling Classic
10th Overall The Women's Tour
2016
4th Overall BeNe Ladies Tour
5th RideLondon Grand Prix
5th Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour
5th Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta
7th Pajot Hills Classic
9th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli Internazionale Donne Elite
10th Overall Ladies Tour of Norway
10th La Course by Le Tour de France
10th Dwars door de Westhoek
2017
2nd Trofee Maarten Wynants
3rd Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
3rd Dwars door de Westhoek
5th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli Internazionale Donne Elite
6th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
6th Gent–Wevelgem
8th Overall Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs
9th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
9th Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour
2018
2nd Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
1st Points classification
2nd Gran Premio della Liberazione
3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
4th Omloop van het Hageland
4th Dwars door de Westhoek
5th Brabantse Pijl Dames Gooik
5th Trofee Maarten Wynants
6th Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
7th Acht van Westerveld
7th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
7th Crescent Vårgårda
10th Road race, Mediterranean Games
2019
7th Overall Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs
7th SwissEver GP Cham-Hagendorn
Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda West Sweden
7th Road race
7th Team time trial
9th Prudential RideLondon Classique
9th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli Internazionale Donne Elite
2020
3rd Clasica Femenina Navarra
7th Brabantse Pijl Dames Gooik
8th GP de Plouay
2021
3rd Overall Festival Elsy Jacobs
5th Diamond Tour
6th GP Oetingen8
6th Grand Prix International d'Isbergues
7th Nokere Koerse
2022
1st Overall AG Tour de la Semois
3rd Gent–Wevelgem
3rd GP Oetingen
3rd Gran Premio della Liberazione
3rd Grand Prix International d'Isbergues
5th Kreiz Breizh Elites Dames
8th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
8th Drentse Acht van Westerveld
9th Grand Prix du Morbihan Féminin
2023
2nd Le Samyn des Dames
5th Ronde van Drenthe

References

  1. ^ "Fiamme Oro discipline sportive – Ciclismo" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Maria Giulia Confalonieri". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  3. ^ Malach, Pat (8 January 2019). "Cylance signs on with Italian team Valcar for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Ceratizit – WNT Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Maria Giulia Confalonieri". Cyclingarchives. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  6. ^ Nord, Brianza. "Ciclismo, Confalonieri e Tonetti inaugurano la stagione con il Tour degli Emirat Arabi Uniti". Il Cittadino. Editoriale Il Cittadino S.R.L. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Ceratizit – WNT Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Track World Cup Final day: Larsen wins men's omnium". cyclingnews.com. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.