Domenico Pozzovivo
Pozzovivo at the 2012 Tour de Pologne
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Domenico Pozzovivo |
| Born |
November 30, 1982 Policoro, Italy |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb; 8.3 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | AG2R La Mondiale |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2005–2012 | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare |
| 2013– | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
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Domenico Pozzovivo (born 30 November 1982) is an Italian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam AG2R La Mondiale. His very small stature confer him with the qualities of a pure climbing specialist. He is most known for a victory in stage 8 of the 2012 Giro d'Italia, an overall victory in the 2012 Giro del Trentino, and is notable for his high education.
Pozzovivo has a degree in economics and wrote a thesis entitled "Southern politics from the unity of Italy up to now". His high education has earned him the nickname "Dr. Pozzovivo" in the peloton. He stated that his fields of interest outside cycling are history, technology, economics, politics and weather forecasting. He also speaks French fluently and stated that a jump into politics would interest him after his cycling career.
In 2008, Pozzovivo finished on the third step of the podium of the Giro del Trentino, which had a race categorization of 2.1. The first place went to Vincenzo Nibali of Liquigas while Stefano Garzelli from the Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo took the second place. He then participated in his third Giro d'Italia. While he was not considered a favorite for the overall rankings prior to the race, he managed to finish in ninth position of the general classification. He notably took the second position on the fifteenth stage, a mountain affair finishing atop the Category 1 Passo Fedaia, which was featured for the first time in Giro history. He was bested only by his team-mate Emanuele Sella, who eventually tested positive for the blood booster MIRCERA and was later disqualified.
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