{{Short description|Italian cyclist (born 1992)}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Davide Formolo | image =Davide Formolo 2015TOA.jpg | caption =Formolo at the 2015 Tour of Alberta | fullname = Davide Formolo | nickname = ''Roccia''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lastampa.it/2015/05/13/sport/giro-d-italia/2015/la-favola-di-formolo-una-piccolaroccia-che-fa-sognare-litalia-UHpYFZsleWne9yjnlcswEO/premium.html|title=La favola di Formolo. Una piccola "Roccia" che fa sognare l’Italia|language=it|date=15 May 2015|access-date=15 May 2015|work=La Stampa|publisher=Editrice La Stampa}}</ref><br />{{langx|en|Rock}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|10|25|df=yes}} | birth_place = Negrar, Italy | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.81|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|62|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | currentteam = {{UCI team code|MOV}} | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = Climber | amateuryears1 = 2011–2013 | amateurteam1 = Petroli–Firenze | proyears1 = 2014 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|CAN|2014}} | proyears2 = 2015–2017 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uci.ch/road/teams/|title=Team Cannondale - Garmin (TCG) - USA|access-date=25 January 2015|work=UCI World Tour|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|location=Aigle, Vaud}}</ref><ref name="profile">{{cite news|url=http://slipstreamsports.com/riders/davide-formolo/|title=Davide Formolo|access-date=25 January 2015|work={{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}|publisher=Slipstream Sports LLC|location=Boulder, Colorado|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504152815/http://slipstreamsports.com/riders/davide-formolo/|archive-date=4 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> | proyears3 = 2018–2019 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|BOH|2018}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/formolo-signs-with-bora-hansgrohe-to-target-grand-tours/|title=Formolo signs with Bora-Hansgrohe to target Grand Tours|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=10 August 2017|access-date=2 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bora-hansgrohe.com/en/press/argonnews201810kader-04/argonnews201810kader-04/59094710|title=With Christoph Pfingsten, BORA – hansgrohe completes its roster for 2019|work={{UCI team code|BOH|2018}}|publisher=Denk Pro Cycling GmbH & Co. KG|date=12 October 2018|access-date=2 January 2019|archive-date=23 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423090206/https://www.bora-hansgrohe.com/en/press/argonnews201810kader-04/argonnews201810kader-04/59094710|url-status=dead}}</ref> | proyears4 = 2020–2023 | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|UAE|2020}}<ref name="UAE">{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/uae-team-emirates-make-big-moves-bolster-squad-signing-davide-formolo-rising-stars-2020-434367|title=UAE Team Emirates make big moves to bolster squad, signing Davide Formolo and rising stars for 2020|first=Alex|last=Ballinger|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=TI Media|date=12 August 2019|access-date=17 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15246/1000595/279|title=UAE Team Emirates|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=2 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210102221611/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15246/1000595/279|archive-date=2 January 2021}}</ref> | proyears5 = 2024– | proteam5 = {{UCI team code|MOV|2024}} | majorwins = '''Grand Tours''' :'''Giro d'Italia''' ::1 individual stage (2015) '''One-day races and Classics''' :{{nowrap|National Road Race Championships (2019)}} :Veneto Classic (2023) | medaltemplates = | show-medals = }} '''Davide Formolo''' (born 25 October 1992) is an Italian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|MOV}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/19545|title=Movistar Team|publisher=UCI|access-date=10 January 2024}}</ref> Formolo turned professional in 2014.<ref name="profile"/>
==Biography== Born on 25 October 1992, in Negrar, Italy, Formolo resides in Marano di Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy.<ref name="profile"/><ref name="oldprofile">{{cite news|url=http://www.cannondaleprocycling.com/en/athlete/davide-formolo/|title=Davide Formolo|access-date=6 October 2014|work={{UCI team code|LIQ}}|publisher=Brixia Sports SPA|location=Sesto al Reghena, Friuli-Venezia Giulia|archive-date=17 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817161253/http://www.cannondaleprocycling.com/en/athlete/davide-formolo/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He signed with {{UCI team code|CAN|2014}}, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2014 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cannondale-pro-cycling-finalizes-2014-team-roster|title=Cannondale Pro Cycling finalizes 2014 team roster|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|location=Bath, England|date=22 November 2013|access-date=6 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/11/news/cannondale-unveils-27-rider-2014-roster_309772|title=Cannondale unveils 27-rider 2014 roster|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|location=San Diego, California|date=21 November 2013|access-date=6 October 2014|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001414/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/11/news/cannondale-unveils-27-rider-2014-roster_309772|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Formolo signed with {{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}, a UCI WorldTeam, for the 2015 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/viviani-close-to-joining-team-sky-in-2015|title=Viviani close to joining Team Sky in 2015|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|location=Bath, England|date=11 September 2014|access-date=12 November 2014|author=Stephen Farrand}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/11/news/italians-aim-for-fresh-start-on-new-u-s-based-cannondale-squad_352365|title=Italians aim for fresh start on new U.S.-based Cannondale squad|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|location=San Diego, California|date=7 November 2014|access-date=7 November 2014|author=Gregor Brown|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304004120/http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/11/news/italians-aim-for-fresh-start-on-new-u-s-based-cannondale-squad_352365|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 12 May 2015, at the Giro d'Italia, Formolo escaped with twenty riders, and successfully soloed, {{convert|14|km|abbr=off}}, to the finish.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/may/12/cycling-giro-ditalia-davide-formolo-stage-four-victory|title=Giro d’Italia: Davide Formolo claims stunning stage four victory|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian Media Group plc|location=London, England|date=12 May 2015|access-date=13 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/05/race-report/giro-ditalia-stage-4-is-formolos-first-pro-win_369820|title=Giro d’Italia stage 4 is Formolo’s first pro win|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|location=San Diego, California|date=12 May 2015|access-date=13 May 2015|author=Spencer Powlison|archive-date=14 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514164023/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/05/race-report/giro-ditalia-stage-4-is-formolos-first-pro-win_369820|url-status=dead}}</ref> He finished twenty-two seconds ahead of the peloton.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/giro-ditalia/stage-4/results|title=Giro d'Italia: Formolo takes solo win on stage 4 in La Spezia|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=12 May 2015|access-date=12 May 2015|location=Bath, England}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eurosport.com/cycling/giro-d-italia/2015/davide-formolo-wins-on-dramatic-day-as-simon-clarke-takes-pink_sto4724901/story.shtml|title=Davide Formolo wins on dramatic day as Simon Clarke takes pink|work=Eurosport|publisher=Discovery Communications, Inc.|location=Silver Spring, Maryland|date=12 May 2015|access-date=12 May 2015}}</ref> He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España.<ref name="Vuelta">{{cite web |url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Vuelta_a_Espana_2016_Startlist |title=71st Vuelta a España |access-date=20 August 2016 |work=ProCyclingStats |archive-date=8 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608213554/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Vuelta_a_Espana_2016_Startlist |url-status=dead }}</ref>
After two seasons with {{UCI team code|BOH|2019}}, it was announced that Formolo would join {{UCI team code|UAE|2020}} on a two-year contract from 2020.<ref name="UAE"/> In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2020/startlist |title=107th Tour de France: Startlist |work=ProCyclingStats |access-date=27 August 2020}}</ref> He withdrew from the race following stage 10, after he was diagnosed with a fractured collarbone following a crash.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/broken-bones-for-formolo-and-bewley-tour-de-france-news-shorts/|title=Broken bones for Formolo and Bewley – Tour de France news shorts|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=8 September 2020|access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref>
==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} ;2012 : 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 2nd Gran Premio Palio del Recioto : 4th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta : 8th Overall Girobio ;2013 : 2nd Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta : 2nd Trofeo Matteotti Under-23 : 3rd Coppa della Pace : 4th Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 6th Overall Tour de l'Avenir : 6th GP Capodarco : 8th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto : 9th Trofeo Edil C : 10th Gran Premio di Poggiana ;2014 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 2nd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano : 4th Overall Tour of Turkey : 6th Giro dell'Emilia : 7th Overall Tour de Taiwan : 7th Overall Tour de Suisse : 7th Japan Cup : 9th Gran Premio di Lugano ;2015 <small>(1 pro win)</small> : 1st Stage 4 Giro d'Italia : 1st 20px Young rider classification, Volta ao Algarve : 3rd Trofeo Andratx-Mirador d'Es Colomer : 9th Overall Tour de Pologne : 9th Overall Tour of Alberta ;2016 : 4th Overall Tour de Pologne : 9th Overall Vuelta a España ;2017 : 10th Overall Giro d'Italia ;2018 : 6th Overall Abu Dhabi Tour : 7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico : 7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 8th Overall Tour de Pologne : 10th Overall Giro d'Italia ;2019 <small>(2)</small> : 1st 20px Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Stage 7 Volta a Catalunya : 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 2nd Tokyo 2020 Test Event : 7th Overall Tour de Pologne ;2020 <small>(1)</small> : 1st Stage 3 Critérium du Dauphiné : 2nd Strade Bianche : 8th Overall UAE Tour ;2021 : 2nd Tre Valli Varesine : 10th Overall Tour de Luxembourg ;2022 : 2nd Veneto Classic : 4th Coppa Agostoni : 9th Giro dell'Emilia : 10th Overall Deutschland Tour ;2023 <small>(2)</small> : 1st Veneto Classic : 1st Coppa Agostoni : 2nd Overall Saudi Tour : 5th Memorial Marco Pantani : 6th Giro della Toscana : 9th Overall Tour of Austria : 9th Strade Bianche ;2024 : 5th Road race, National Road Championships : 6th Overall AlUla Tour : 7th Strade Bianche ;2025 : 7th Gran Premio Castellón : 7th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia : 8th Clásica Terres de l'Ebre : 10th Giro della Toscana {{div col end}}
===Grand Tour general classification results timeline=== [[File:GIR10053 formolo (41560021955).jpg|thumb|Formolo at the 2018 Giro d'Italia, where he finished tenth overall for the second year in succession.]] {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Grand Tour ! scope="col" | 2015 ! scope="col" | 2016 ! scope="col" | 2017 ! scope="col" | 2018 ! scope="col" | 2019 ! scope="col" | 2020 ! scope="col" | 2021 ! scope="col" | 2022 ! scope="col" | 2023 ! scope="col" | 2024 ! scope="col" | 2025 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey Giro d'Italia | 31 | 31 | style="background:#ddf;" |10 | style="background:#ddf;" |10 | 15 | — | 15 | 36 | 30 | — | 45 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — |DNF |44 | — | — |72 | |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A red jersey Vuelta a España | — | style="background:#ddf;"|9 | — | 22 | DNF | DNF | — | — | — | — | |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | Did not finish |- ! scope="row" | IP | In progress |}
==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Formolo, Davide}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Italian male cyclists Category:Italian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Category:Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners Category:Cyclists from the Province of Verona Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen