# Morris Possoni > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Morris_Possoni > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Morris_Possoni.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Possoni > Source revision: 1347944370 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Italian cyclist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Morris Possoni | image = Morris Possoni TR 2011.jpg | caption = Possoni at the [2011 Tour de Romandie](/source/2011_Tour_de_Romandie). | fullname = Morris Possoni | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|7|1}} | birth_place = [Ponte San Pietro](/source/Ponte_San_Pietro), [Italy](/source/Italy) | height = {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|56|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | currentteam = | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = | proyears1 = 2006–2007 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|LAM|2006}} | proyears2 = 2008–2009 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|THR|2008a}} | proyears3 = 2010–2011 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|SKY|2010}} | proyears4 = 2012 | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|LAM|2012}} | majorwins = }} '''Morris Possoni''' (born 1 July 1984) is an Italian former [road bicycle racer](/source/road_bicycle_racer), who competed as a professional from 2006 to 2012.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/possoni-to-lampre-isd|date=12 November 2011|accessdate=4 January 2012|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|title=Possoni to Lampre-ISD}} In 2008, Possoni rode for {{UCI team code|THR|2008a}}. His best moment was in the [2008 Giro d'Italia](/source/2008_Giro_d'Italia), where he wore the white jersey as leader of the [young rider classification](/source/Young_rider_classification_in_the_Giro_d'Italia).[http://www.highroadsports.com/team/27-Morris-Possoni High road sports: Morris Possoni] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303102444/http://highroadsports.com/team/27-Morris-Possoni |date=3 March 2009 }} In 2010, Possoni transferred to {{UCI team code|SKY|2010|nolink=yes}}. His future ambition is to reach the podium in a [Grand Tour](/source/Grand_Tour_(cycling)).[http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,,17543_5771637,00+en-USS_01DBC.html Sky pro cycling: Morris Possoni] After two years at Team Sky, Possoni returned to {{UCI team code|LAM|2012|nolink=yes}} for the 2012 season. ==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;2004 : 3rd Overall [Giro della Valle d'Aosta](/source/Giro_della_Valle_d'Aosta) ;2005 : 1st Overall [Giro della Valle d'Aosta](/source/Giro_della_Valle_d'Aosta) ::1st Stage 1 ;2008 : 9th [Giro di Lombardia](/source/2008_Giro_di_Lombardia) ;2009 : 6th [Trofeo Inca](/source/Trofeo_Inca) : 7th Overall [Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali](/source/Settimana_internazionale_di_Coppi_e_Bartali) : 1st Stage 3 ([TTT](/source/team_time_trial)) [Tour de Romandie](/source/2009_Tour_de_Romandie) : 1st Stage 1 ([TTT](/source/team_time_trial)) [Giro d'Italia](/source/2009_Giro_d'Italia) ;2010 : 7th [Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano](/source/Gran_Premio_dell'Insubria-Lugano) : 8th Overall [Tour of Austria](/source/Tour_of_Austria) : 2nd Overall [Brixia Tour](/source/Brixia_Tour) : 5th Overall [Vuelta a Burgos](/source/Vuelta_a_Burgos) ;2011 : 5th Overall [Tour Méditerranéen](/source/Tour_M%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9en) : 7th Overall [Tour of Austria](/source/2011_Tour_of_Austria) : 6th Overall [Brixia Tour](/source/Brixia_Tour) {{div col end}} ===Grand Tour general classification results timeline=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | [Grand Tour](/source/Grand_Tour_(cycling)) ! scope="col" | 2007 ! scope="col" | 2008 ! scope="col" | 2009 ! scope="col" | 2010 ! scope="col" | 2011 ! scope="col" | 2012 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|pink}} [Giro d'Italia](/source/General_classification_in_the_Giro_d'Italia) |— |[44](/source/2008_Giro_d'Italia) |[79](/source/2009_Giro_d'Italia) |[DNF](/source/2010_Giro_d'Italia) |[79](/source/2011_Giro_d'Italia) |— |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} [Tour de France](/source/General_classification_in_the_Tour_de_France) |— |— |— |— |— |— |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|gold}}/{{cjersey|red}} [Vuelta a España](/source/List_of_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a_general_classification_winners) |[88](/source/2007_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a) |— |— |— |[79](/source/2011_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a) |[DNF](/source/2012_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 == *{{Sports links}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Possoni, Morris}} Category:Italian male cyclists Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Cyclists from the Province of Bergamo Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-cycling-bio-1980s-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Morris Possoni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Possoni) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Possoni?action=history)). 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