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Rinaldo Nocentini

Rinaldo Nocentini
Rinaldo Nocentini 2012.jpg
Nocentini at the 2012 Tour de Pologne
Personal information
Full name Rinaldo Nocentini
Born (1977-09-25) 25 September 1977 (age 39)
Montevarchi, Italy
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 60 kg (130 lb)
Team information
Current team Sporting / Tavira
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Puncheur
Professional team(s)
1999–2001 Mapei–Quick-Step
2002 Fassa Bortolo
2003 Formaggi Pinzolo Fiavé
2004–2006 Acqua & Sapone
2007–2015 AG2R Prévoyance
2016– Sporting / Tavira

Rinaldo Nocentini (born 25 September 1977) is an Italian racing cyclist with UCI Continental Tour team Sporting / Tavira.

In the 2009 Tour de France, his first participation in the race, he became leader in the General Classification after participating in a stage-long breakaway on stage 7 to take the yellow jersey from Fabian Cancellara with an overall time six seconds ahead of the second-place rider in the General Classification, Alberto Contador. He wore the yellow jersey for eight stages before relinquishing it to Contador at the end of stage 15.



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