{{short description|Italian road bicycle racer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Adriano Malori | image = Adriano Malori VPV 2013 (Cropping).jpg | image_size = | caption = Malori in 2013. | fullname = Adriano Malori | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|1|28}} | birth_place = [[Parma]], Italy | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.82|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|68|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | currentteam = | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = [[Time trialist]] | amateuryears1 = 2007–2009 | amateurteam1 = {{UCI team code|GEF|2007}} | amateuryears2 = 2009 | amateurteam2 = →{{UCI team code|LAM|2009}} ''([[stagiaire (cycling)|stagiaire]])'' | proyears1 = 2010–2013 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|LAM|2010}} | proyears2 = 2014–2017 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|MOV|2014}}<ref name="Movistar">{{cite news|url=http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=64647|title=Malori, rumbo al Movistar Team|language=es|work=Biciciclismo|publisher=Cycling Total comunicación y servicios S.L.|date=7 August 2013|access-date=9 August 2013|trans-title=Malori, direction of the Movistar Team}}</ref> | majorwins = '''[[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]''' :'''[[Vuelta a España]]''' ::1 individual stage ([[2014 Vuelta a España|2014]]) ::1 TTT stage ([[2014 Vuelta a España|2014]]) '''[[Race stage|Stage races]]''' :[[Bayern Rundfahrt]] ([[2013 Bayern Rundfahrt|2013]]) '''[[Classic cycle race|Single-day races and Classics]]''' :[[Italian National Time Trial Championships|National Time Trial Championships]]<br>(2011, 2014, 2015) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[road bicycle racing]]}} {{MedalCountry| {{flagu|Italy}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Road World Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2008 UCI Road World Championships|2008 Varese]]|Under-23 time trial}} {{MedalSilver|[[2015 UCI Road World Championships|2015 Richmond]]|[[2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|Time trial]]}} {{MedalCountry| {{nowrap|{{UCI team code|MOV|2015}}}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Road World Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalBronze |[[2015 UCI Road World Championships|2015 Richmond]]|[[2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial|Team time trial]]}} | show-medals = }} '''Adriano Malori''' (born 28 January 1988) is an Italian former [[road racing cyclist]],<ref name="Retirement">{{Cite web|url=http://movistarteam.com/news/2017-7-10/malori-starts-new-chapter-in-life|title=Malori starts new chapter in life|website=Movistar Team|date=10 July 2017|access-date=10 July 2017}}</ref> who rode professionally between 2010 and 2017 for the {{UCI team code|LAM|2013}} and {{UCI team code|MOV|2017}} squads.

During his professional career, Malori took fifteen victories, primarily in [[individual time trial]]s – including three victories in the [[Italian National Time Trial Championships]], and a stage victory at the [[2014 Vuelta a España]]. He was also the winner of the under-23 time trial at the [[2008 UCI Road World Championships]] and the time trial at the [[Cycling at the 2009 Mediterranean Games|2009 Mediterranean Games]], both held in Italy.

==Career== Malori was the ''[[lanterne rouge]]'' of the [[2010 Tour de France]], finishing almost four and a half hours behind winner [[Andy Schleck]] ({{UCI team code|SAX|2010}}).

Having ridden for the {{UCI team code|LAM|2013}} squad since August 2009, Malori left the team at the end of the 2013 season<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uciworldtour.com/Modules/SUCI/TEAMS/TeamDetails.asp?id=MTU&RefDate=06.01.2013&MenuId=MTY2Njk&LangId=1&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI2%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuId%3DMTY2Njk%26LangId%3D1|title=Lampre–Merida (LAM)&nbsp;– ITA|access-date=6 January 2013|work=[[UCI World Tour]]|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]}}</ref> to join the {{UCI team code|MOV|2014}}.<ref name="Movistar"/> He won the final time trial of the [[2014 Vuelta a España]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2014/stage-21/results|title=Contador seals overall 2014 Vuelta a España victory|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=14 September 2014|access-date=14 September 2014}}</ref>

On 23 January 2016, at the [[2016 Tour de San Luis|Tour de San Luis]], Malori suffered a severe crash as he was leading the peloton. His front wheel was caught in a crack on the road and he flew over his bike, crashing head-first. He was put in an induced coma.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/malori-showing-signs-of-improvement-after-tour-de-san-luis-crash/|title=Malori showing signs of improvement after Tour de San Luis crash|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=23 January 2016|access-date=23 January 2016}}</ref> Three days later, he was moved to a special clinic in Buenos Aires. Reports suggested that doctors had found the head trauma not to be a result, but rather the cause of the crash, citing a possible aneurysm.<ref name="Clinic">{{Cite web|url = http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/malori-transferred-to-specialised-clinic-in-buenos-aires/|title = Malori transferred to specialised clinic in Buenos Aires|date = 26 January 2016|access-date = 26 January 2016|website = cyclingnews.com|publisher = Immediate Media Company|last = Fletcher|first = Patrick|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160126215250/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/malori-transferred-to-specialised-clinic-in-buenos-aires/|archive-date = 26 January 2016}}</ref> However, the team discredited them soon afterward, saying a road defect was the cause of the crash.<ref name="Clinic"/> In August, Malori announced that he would make his return to racing the following month at the [[2016 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec|Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec]] and [[2016 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/malori-makes-emotional-journey-from-wheelchair-to-start-line/ |title=Malori makes emotional journey from wheelchair to start line |last1=Farrand |first1=Stephen|date=30 August 2016 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]] |access-date=31 August 2016}}</ref>

Malori announced his retirement from professional cycling on 10 July 2017, as a result of the injury.<ref name="Retirement"/>

==Major results== Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=791|title=Adriano Malori|work=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling AS|accessdate=1 April 2024}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=22em}} ;2006 : National Junior Road Championships ::1st [[File:Jersey italianflag.svg|20px]] [[Italian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]] ::2nd [[Italian National Time Trial Championships|Road race]] : 3rd Overall [[Giro della Lunigiana]] : 6th Road race, [[2006 European Road Championships|UEC European Junior Road Championships]] ;2007 : 1st [[File:Jersey italianflag.svg|20px]] [[Italian National Time Trial Championships#U23|Time trial]], National Under-23 Road Championships : 3rd [[File:Bronze medal europe.svg|15px]] Time trial, [[2007 European Road Championships|UEC European Under-23 Road Championships]] : 5th [[2007 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial|Time trial]], [[2007 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Under-23 Road World Championships]] ;2008 : 1st [[File:Jersey rainbow chrono.svg|20px]] [[UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial|Time trial]], [[2008 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Under-23 Road World Championships]] : 1st [[File:UEC Champion Jersey.svg|20px]] Time trial, [[2008 European Road Championships|UEC European Under-23 Road Championships]] : 1st [[File:Jersey italianflag.svg|20px]] [[Italian National Time Trial Championships#U23|Time trial]], National Under-23 Road Championships : 1st [[Chrono Champenois]] : 1st [[Trofeo Città di Castelfidardo]] : 2nd [[Coppa della Pace]] : 3rd [[Memorial Davide Fardelli]] ;2009 : 1st [[File:Gold MedGames.svg|15px]] Time trial, [[Cycling at the 2009 Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]] : 1st [[Chrono Champenois]] : 1st Stage 1a ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[Giro della Valle d'Aosta]] : 2nd [[Italian National Time Trial Championships#U23|Time trial]], National Under-23 Road Championships : 3rd [[Gran Premio San Giuseppe]] : 5th [[UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial|Time trial]], [[2009 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Under-23 Road World Championships]] ;2010 : 2nd Overall [[2010 Bayern Rundfahrt|Bayern Rundfahrt]] : 3rd [[Italian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships ;2011 : 1st [[File:Jersey italianflag.svg|20px]] [[Italian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships : 5th Overall [[Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali]] ::1st Stage 4 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) ;2012 : 2nd [[Italian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships : 10th [[2012 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|Time trial]], [[2012 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] ;2013 : 1st [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall [[2013 Bayern Rundfahrt|Bayern Rundfahrt]] ::1st Stage 4 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) : 1st Stage 4 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) [[2013 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali|Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali]] : 3rd [[Italian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships : 8th [[2013 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|Time trial]], [[2013 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] ;2014 : 1st [[File:Jersey italianflag.svg|20px]] [[Italian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships : [[2014 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] ::1st Stages 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) & 21 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) ::[[Image:Jersey red number.svg|20px]] Combativity award Stage 21 : 1st Stage 7 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) [[2014 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]] : 1st Stage 5 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) [[Tour de San Luis]] : 1st Stage 3 [[Route d'Occitanie|Route du Sud]] : 6th [[2014 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|Time trial]], [[2014 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] : 7th Overall [[2014 Dubai Tour|Dubai Tour]] ;2015 : 1st [[File:Jersey italianflag.svg|20px]] [[Italian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships : 1st Stage 1 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) [[2015 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]] : 1st Stage 5 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) [[2015 Tour de San Luis|Tour de San Luis]] : [[2015 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] ::2nd [[File:silver medal uci.svg|15px]] [[2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|Time trial]] ::3rd [[File:bronze medal uci.svg|15px]] [[2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial|Team time trial]] : 2nd Overall [[Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine|Tour du Poitou-Charentes]] ::1st Stage 4 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) : 3rd Overall [[2015 Circuit de la Sarthe|Circuit de la Sarthe]] ::1st Stage 2b ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) : 7th [[Chrono des Nations]] {{div col end}}

===Grand Tour general classification results timeline===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] ! scope="col" | 2010 ! scope="col" | 2011 ! scope="col" | 2012 ! scope="col" | 2013 ! scope="col" | 2014 ! scope="col" | 2015 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey pink.svg|20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey]] [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] |— |— | [[2012 Giro d'Italia|68]] |— | [[2014 Giro d'Italia|121]] |— |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey]] [[General classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]] | [[2010 Tour de France|169]] | [[2011 Tour de France|90]] |— | [[2013 Tour de France|DNF]] |— | [[2015 Tour de France|107]] |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey red.svg|20px|link=|alt=A red jersey]] [[List of Vuelta a España general classification winners|Vuelta a España]] |— |— |— |— | [[2014 Vuelta a España|114]] |— |}

{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | [[Did not finish]] |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category-inline}} * {{UCI rider}} * {{Cycling Archives}} * {{ProCyclingStats}} * {{CQ Ranking}} * {{CycleBase}} * [http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/adriano-malori Adriano Malori at Cycling News]

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