Edoardo Affini

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Edoardo Affini
Personal information
Full nameEdoardo Affini
Born (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 (age 28)
Mantua, Italy
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Team information
Current teamVisma–Lease a Bike
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Amateur teams
2015Team Colpack
2016Selle Italia–Cieffe–Ursus
Professional teams
2017–2018SEG Racing Academy
2019–2020Mitchelton–Scott[1][2]
2021–Team Jumbo–Visma
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
1 TTT stage (2022)

One-day races and Classics

European Time Trial Championships (2024)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Wollongong Mixed team relay
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Flanders Mixed team relay
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zurich Time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zurich Mixed team relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Limburg Time trial
Gold medal – first place 2024 Limburg Mixed team relay
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nyon Junior road race
Gold medal – first place 2018 Brno Under-23 time trial
Silver medal – second place 2023 Drenthe Mixed team relay
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Alkmaar Time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Alkmaar Mixed team relay
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona Time trial

Edoardo Affini (born 24 June 1996 in Mantua) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.[3][4] A time trial specialist, Affini won the 2024 European Championships, having also won the under-23 championship in 2018. Other victories of his include stages of the Tour of Norway and Tour of Britain, both in 2019.

Major results

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2013
4th Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2014
1st Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships
1st Trofeo San Rocco
1st Trofeo Buffoni
2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
4th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
4th Gran Premio Sportivi di Sovilla
7th Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
9th Trofeo Dorigo Porte
2015
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
5th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
2016
10th GP Capodarco
2017
4th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
6th Overall Olympia's Tour
8th Time trial, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
2018
1st Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
1st Time trial, Mediterranean Games
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
1st Prologue Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
4th Time trial, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
4th Overall Olympia's Tour
2019 (2 pro wins)
1st Stage 6 (ITT) Tour of Britain
UEC European Road Championships
3rd Time trial
3rd Team relay
4th Time trial, National Road Championships
4th Overall Tour of Norway
1st Stage 4
2020
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Czech Cycling Tour
UEC European Road Championships
3rd Team relay
5th Time trial
2021
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
UCI Road World Championships
3rd Team relay
9th Time trial
6th Time trial, UEC European Road Championships
2022
Vuelta a España
1st Stage 1 (TTT)
Held after Stage 3
2nd Team relay, UCI Road World Championships
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
Combativity award Stage 18 Giro d'Italia
2023
1st Stage 3 (TTT) Paris–Nice
1st Stage 2 (TTT) Vuelta a Burgos
2nd Team relay, UEC European Road Championships
8th Münsterland Giro
10th Visit Friesland Elfsteden Race
2024 (1)
1st Time trial, UEC European Road Championships
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
UCI Road World Championships
3rd Time trial
3rd Team relay
Combativity award Stage 11 Giro d'Italia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Sources:[6]

Grand Tour 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Giro d'Italia DNF 113 97 94 130
Tour de France
Vuelta a España DNF 119
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Wins from January to October: Mitchelton-Scott men confirm roster and goals for 2020". Mitchelton–Scott. New Global Cycling Services. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Jumbo-Visma". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Edoardo Affini moves from Mitchelton-Scott to Jumbo-Visma". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Edoardo Affini". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Our eight riders for the Vuelta a Espana". Team Jumbo-Visma. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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