Diego Rosa (born 27 March 1989) is an Italian former racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2013 to 2022. He rode in nine Grand Tours and was victorious in the 2015 MilanoâÂÂTorino.
Career
In August 2014, announced that they had signed Rosa for the 2015 season, with general manager Alexander Vinokourov highlighting his role as a domestique for Fabio Aru. His first professional victory was the 2015 MilanoâÂÂTorino. In 2016, he won a mountain stage of the Tour of the Basque Country. He celebrated his solo win by stepping off his bike and crossing the finish line by foot, holding his bicycle in the air.
Rosa has competed in eight Grand Tours. In his Grand Tour debut, the 2013 Giro d'Italia, he finished 22nd overall. After not finishing the 2014 Giro d'Italia, he finished in the top 25 in both the 2015 Giro d'Italia and the 2015 Vuelta a España.
He joined for the 2017 season.
Major results
Mountain bike
2011
3rd Nalles
2023
1st Marathon, National Championships
1st Primiero San Martino di Castrozza
UCI XCM World Cup
:2nd Morzine-Avoriaz
:5th Finale Ligure
Road
2012
1st Overall Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia
:1st Stage 3
1st Mountains classification, Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
3rd Trofeo Franco Balestra
5th Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli
6th Gran Premio San Giuseppe
2013
1st Young rider classification, Tour Méditerranéen
5th Overall Route du Sud
2014
8th Giro dell'Emilia
10th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
2015 <small>(1 pro win)</small>
1st MilanoâÂÂTorino
5th Giro di Lombardia
5th Strade Bianche
2016 <small>(1)</small>
Tour of the Basque Country
:1st Mountains classification
:1st Stage 5
2nd Giro di Lombardia
7th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
8th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
10th LiègeâÂÂBastogneâÂÂLiège
2017
1st Mountains classification, Tour de Pologne
5th Overall Vuelta a AndalucÃÂa
2018 <small>(1)</small>
1st Overall Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
:1st Stage 1b (TTT)
2019
2nd Memorial Marco Pantani
3rd Overall Tour of Guangxi
2020
3rd Trofeo Laigueglia
4th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
5th PollençaâÂÂAndratx
10th Strade Bianche
2022
Giro d'Italia
:Held after Stages 9âÂÂ14
: Combativity award Stage 6
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Classics results timeline
References
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