# Ivan Quaranta > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ivan_Quaranta > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ivan_Quaranta.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Quaranta > Source revision: 1252670140 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Italian cyclist}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Ivan Quaranta | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Ivan Quaranta | nickname = The Cheetah ({{langx|it|il Ghepardo}}) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|12|14|df=y}} | birth_place = [Crema](/source/Crema%2C_Lombardy), [Italy](/source/Italy) | height = | weight = | currentteam = {{UCI team code|CPK}} | discipline = [Road](/source/Road_bicycle_racing) | role = {{ubl|Rider (retired)|[Directeur sportif](/source/Directeur_sportif)}} | ridertype = Sprinter | proyears1 = 1996–1997 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|POL|1996}} | proyears2 = 1998 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|PER|1998}} | proyears3 = 1999–2000 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|MDN|1999}} | proyears4 = 2001–2002 | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|INA|2001}} | proyears5 = 2003 | proteam5 = {{UCI team code|SAE|2003}} | proyears6 = 2004 | proteam6 = {{UCI team code|MDN|2004}} | proyears7 = 2005 | proteam7 = {{UCI team code|DVE|2005}} | proyears8 = 2006 | proteam8 = [CB Immobiliare–Universal Caffè](/source/CB_Immobiliare%E2%80%93Universal_Caff%C3%A8) | proyears9 = 2007–2008 | proteam9 = {{UCI team code|AMO|2007}} | manageyears1 = 2017– | manageteam1 = {{UCI team code|CPK|2017}} | majorwins = [Giro d'Italia](/source/Giro_d'Italia), 6 stages | medaltemplates = | show-medals = no }} '''Ivan Quaranta''' (born 14 December 1974) is an Italian former professional [road bicycle racer](/source/road_bicycle_racer), who currently works as a [directeur sportif](/source/directeur_sportif) for [UCI Continental team](/source/UCI_Continental_team) {{UCI team code|CPK}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15333/2003307/276|title=Team Colpack Ballan|work=UCI.org|publisher=[Union Cycliste Internationale](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale)|accessdate=26 February 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210226224147/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15333/2003307/276|archivedate=26 February 2021}} During his career, he won six stages at the [Giro d'Italia](/source/Giro_d'Italia), between [1999](/source/1999_Giro_d'Italia) and [2001](/source/2001_Giro_d'Italia). ==Career== Born in [Crema](/source/Crema%2C_Lombardy), [Lombardy](/source/Lombardy), Quaranta's most successful year was 1999, when he was riding for the {{UCI team code|MDN|1999}} team; he already had five wins to his credit leading up to the [Giro d'Italia](/source/1999_Giro_d'Italia). He then won the first stage in a sprint finish, ahead of [Mario Cipollini](/source/Mario_Cipollini), significantly boosting his profile. In 2003, Quaranta was hired by {{UCI team code|SAE|2003}} to replace Cipollini as the team's protected sprinter; he won sprints in lesser races such as the [Brixia Tour](/source/Brixia_Tour) and the [Tour of Qatar](/source/Tour_of_Qatar). Saeco dropped Quaranta after a single season, subsequent to which he had negligible success. His final win was in the 2007 [Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda](/source/Settimana_Ciclistica_Lombarda). Quaranta retired from professional cycling after the 2008 season. ==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} ;1997 : 3rd [Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt](/source/Rund_um_die_N%C3%BCrnberger_Altstadt) : 10th Overall [Giro di Puglia](/source/Giro_di_Puglia) ;1998 : 1st Stage 1 [Tour de Normandie](/source/Tour_de_Normandie) : 1st Stage 4 [Olympia's Tour](/source/Olympia's_Tour) : [Tour de Serbie](/source/Tour_de_Serbie) ::1st Stages 1 & 7 ;1999 : [Giro d'Italia](/source/1999_Giro_d'Italia) ::1st Stages 1 & 11 : 1st Stage 2 [Three Days of De Panne](/source/Three_Days_of_De_Panne) : 1st Stage 1 [Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda](/source/Settimana_Ciclistica_Lombarda) : 1st Stage 3 [Giro d'Abruzzo](/source/Giro_d'Abruzzo) : 7th [Grand Prix Pino Cerami](/source/Grand_Prix_Pino_Cerami) ;2000 : [Giro d'Italia](/source/2000_Giro_d'Italia) ::1st Stages 1 & 10 : [Tour de Langkawi](/source/2000_Tour_de_Langkawi) ::1st Stages 7, 8 & 11 : 1st Stage 3 [Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda](/source/Settimana_Ciclistica_Lombarda) : 2nd Memorial Fabio Casartelli ;2001 : [Giro d'Italia](/source/2001_Giro_d'Italia) ::1st Stages 5 & 16 : 1st Stage 7 [Tour de Langkawi](/source/2001_Tour_de_Langkawi) : 1st Stage 1 [Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali](/source/Settimana_Internazionale_di_Coppi_e_Bartali) : 1st Stage 3 [Tour of the Netherlands](/source/Tour_of_the_Netherlands) ;2002 : 1st [Dwars door Gendringen](/source/Dwars_door_Gendringen) : 1st Stage 1 [Tour of Qatar](/source/Tour_of_Qatar) : 1st Stage 5 [Tour of Sweden](/source/Tour_of_Sweden) : 1st Stage 2a [Regio-Tour](/source/Regio-Tour) : 2nd [Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie](/source/Gran_Premio_Nobili_Rubinetterie) ;2003 : 1st Stage 4 [Tour of Qatar](/source/Tour_of_Qatar) : 1st Stage 3 [Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali](/source/Settimana_Internazionale_di_Coppi_e_Bartali) : 1st Stage 4 [Deutschland Tour](/source/Deutschland_Tour) : 1st Stage 1 [Brixia Tour](/source/Brixia_Tour) ;2004 : 1st Stage 6 [Tour de Langkawi](/source/Tour_de_Langkawi) : 1st Stage 3 [Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda](/source/Settimana_Ciclistica_Lombarda) : 9th [Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria](/source/Giro_della_Provincia_di_Reggio_Calabria) ;2007 : 1st Stage 4 [Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda](/source/Settimana_Ciclistica_Lombarda) {{div col end}} ===Grand Tour general classification results timeline=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | [Grand Tour](/source/Grand_Tour_(cycling)) ! scope="col" | 1999 ! scope="col" | 2000 ! scope="col" | 2001 ! scope="col" | 2002 ! scope="col" | 2003 ! scope="col" | 2004 ! scope="col" | 2005 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey [Giro d'Italia](/source/General_classification_in_the_Giro_d'Italia) | [DNF](/source/1999_Giro_d'Italia) | [DNF](/source/2000_Giro_d'Italia) | [129](/source/2001_Giro_d'Italia) | [DNF](/source/2002_Giro_d'Italia) |— | [DNF](/source/2004_Giro_d'Italia) | [DNF](/source/2005_Giro_d'Italia) |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey [Tour de France](/source/General_classification_in_the_Tour_de_France) |colspan=7 {{N/A|Did not contest during career}} |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A red jersey [Vuelta a España](/source/List_of_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a_general_classification_winners) |— |— |— | [DNF](/source/2002_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a) | [DNF](/source/2003_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a) |— |— |} {| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | [DNF](/source/Did_not_finish) | Did not finish |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Procyclingstats}} *{{cycling archives|4290}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Quaranta, Ivan}} Category:Living people Category:1974 births Category:Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners Category:Italian male cyclists Category:Cyclists from the Province of Cremona {{Italy-cycling-bio-1970s-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ivan Quaranta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Quaranta) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Quaranta?action=history)). 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