Nocentini at the 2012 Tour de Pologne
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Rinaldo Nocentini |
Born |
Montevarchi, Italy |
25 September 1977
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.