Niccolò Bonifazio

Niccolò Bonifazio (born 9 October 1993) is an Italian retired cyclist, who last rode for UCI ProTeam .

Career

Early career

Bonifazio was born in Cuneo.

Bonifazio's professional career began in 2013 when he rode as a stagiaire for UCI WorldTeam . 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 Milan–San Remo.

In August 2015 it was announced that Bonifazio would join for the 2016 season. Bonifazio took multiple top 10 finishes, including 5th place in the Scheldeprijs, 3rd in the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race and 6th in Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne. He was named in the startlist for the Vuelta a España, but he abandoned on stage 7.

2018 onwards: Grand Tours

In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the Giro d'Italia. In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France.

Major results

2010

7th Trofeo San Rocco

10th Piccola Tre Valli Varesine

2011

1st GP dell'Arno

1st Stage 3 Tour d'Istrie

2012

9th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships

2013

1st Stage 2 Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay

2014

1st Coppa Ugo Agostoni

1st Stage 6 Tour of Japan

2nd Overall Tour of Hainan

:1st Points classification

:1st Stages 2, 6 & 8

6th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli

8th Coppa Sabatini

2015

1st Gran Premio di Lugano

1st Stage 7 Tour of Japan

3rd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi

3rd Coppa Ugo Agostoni

4th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton

5th Milan–San Remo

8th Coppa Bernocchi

9th Vattenfall Cyclassics

2016

1st Stage 3 Tour de Pologne

3rd Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

5th Scheldeprijs

6th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

2017

3rd Grand Prix of Aargau Canton

4th Down Under Classic

2018

1st Stage 1 Tour of Croatia

9th EuroEyes Cyclassics

2019

1st Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

:1st Points classification

:1st Stages 1, 2 & 5

1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens

1st Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde

Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid

:1st Points classification

:1st Stage 1

10th Münsterland Giro

2020

1st Stage 5 Paris–Nice

1st Stage 2 Saudi Tour

2nd Scheldeprijs

2021

1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens

2nd Egmont Cycling Race

3rd Paris–Bourges

5th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

7th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne

9th Coppa Bernocchi

2022

1st Stage 4 Route d'Occitanie

4th Circuit de Wallonie

9th Grote Prijs Marcel Kint

2023

1st Stage 2 Giro di Sicilia

6th Grand Prix de Fourmies

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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