Niccolò Bonifazio
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Bonifazio in 2015
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Niccolò Bonifazio |
| Born |
October 9, 1993 Cuneo |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Bahrain–Merida |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2012–2013 | GSC Viris Masserati A.S.D |
| 2013 | Lampre–Merida (stagiaire) |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2014–2015 | Lampre–Merida |
| 2016 | Trek–Segafredo |
| 2017– | Bahrain–Merida |
| Major wins | |
Niccolò Bonifazio (born 9 October 1993 in Cuneo) is an Italian cyclist currently riding for UCI ProTeam Bahrain–Merida.
Bonifazio's professional career began in 2013 when he rode as a stagiaire for UCI WorldTeam Lampre-Merida.
He joined the team the following year as a regular rider. In September 2014, Bonifazio took the biggest victory of his career so far by winning the Coppa Agostoni in a bunch sprint. In addition to this, he won a stage of the Tour of Japan and three stages and 2nd place of the Tour of Hainan.
In 2015, he booked another victory, the Gran Premio di Lugano, also in a sprint. Bonifazio placed 3rd in the Coppa Ugo Agostoni, which he won the preceding year. Bonifazio placed fifth in the Milan–San Remo.
In August 2015 it was announced that Bonifazio would join Trek Factory Racing for the 2016 season. Bonifazio took multiple top 10 finishes, including 5th place in Scheldeprijs, 3rd of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race and 6th of Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne. He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España, but he abandoned on stage 7.
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