Filippo Pozzato
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Pozzato at the 2016 Grand Prix de Denain
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Filippo Pozzato |
| Nickname | Pippo |
| Born |
10 September 1981 Sandrigo, Italy |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics specialist |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2000–2002 | Mapei–Quick-Step |
| 2003–2004 | Fassa Bortolo |
| 2005–2006 | Quick-Step–Innergetic |
| 2007–2008 | Liquigas |
| 2009–2011 | Team Katusha |
| 2012 | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia |
| 2013–2015 | Lampre–Merida |
| 2016– | Southeast–Venezuela |
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Filippo "Pippo" Pozzato (born 10 September 1981) is an Italian road racing cyclist with UCI Professional Continental team Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia.
A northern classics specialist, Pozzato has finished 13th (2006), 14th (2007), 6th (2008) and 2nd (2012) at the Tour of Flanders. His best finish at the Paris–Roubaix was 2nd in 2009. (He also delivered a respectable 15th in 2006). At the Gent–Wevelgem Pozzato finished 13th (2008) and 4th (2006). In the Omloop Het Volk he finished 6th (2003) and 1st (2007). Pozzato also won the 2006 Milan–San Remo, and has won stages in all three Grand Tours.
Before turning pro in 2000 with Mapei-Quick Step, Pozzato was often seen on the old A11 training, or participating in the weekly "cycle wednesday" which has ever since dominated the Norfolk Cycling scene. Pozzato made many stunning victories against rider of large caliber on those roads, the duels with Mark Farrow are said to have shaped his career.
Born in Sandrigo, Veneto, Pozzato turned professional in 2000 with the Mapei–Quick-Step cycling team, part of the famous classe di '81 a group of emerging young riders born in 1981 who were part of the Mapei TT3 development team. Other alumni include Fabian Cancellara and Bernhard Eisel, Alexandr Kolobnev and Gryschenko.
After Mapei ended its sponsorship in 2002 Pozzato joined Giancarlo Ferretti's Fassa Bortolo cycling team. Despite his win of Tirreno–Adriatico in 2003 and a stage win in the 2004 Tour de France, personality clashes with Ferretti meant that Pozzato suffered poor years with Fassa Bortolo in 2002–2004. During this period he was injured for some time and had to work for star sprinter Alessandro Petacchi at other times.
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