Personal information | |
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Full name | Manuel Belletti |
Born |
Cesena, Italy |
14 October 1985
Team information | |
Current team | Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Sprinter |
Amateur team(s) | |
2004–2005 | Eternedile |
2006–2007 | U.C. Trevigiani |
Professional team(s) | |
2008–2009 | Diquigiovanni–Androni |
2010–2011 | Colnago–CSF Inox |
2012–2013 | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
2014 | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela |
2015– | Southeast Pro Cycling |
Major wins | |
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Manuel Belletti (born 14 October 1985 in Cesena) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia.
The first time Belletti showed his cycling skills to the public was when he participated at the 2004 Italian National Track Championships where he and his team mates Loris Gobbi, Alan Marangoni and Matteo Montaguti cycled to second position at the team pursuit. Nearly two years later he booked his first success in road cycling, with U.C. Trevigiani when he finished third in the San Bernardino di Lugo and second in the San Donà di Piave. His first win came in the Giro Ciclisto Pesche Nettarine di Romagna where he won the first part of the fourth stage with the finish in Lugo, Emilia-Romagna. He reached the third spot in the Roncoleva di Trevenzuola before claiming his second career win in stage 1 of the Giro del Veneto in Lonigo. Later that season he finished second in three more races, the Mezzano Inferiore, the Ponton Criterium and the Somma Lombardo. 2007 turned to be another successful year at amateur level as he recorded another four wins, starting off with the Memorial Danilo Furlan and two stages in the Giro Ciclisto Pesche Nettarine di Romagna. Also this season he managed to win a stage in the Giro del Veneto, the fifth stage with the finish in Cassola. Furthermore he finished second in the Trofeo Alcide Degasperi and the GP Cementizillo, while finishing third in the Somma Lombardo.