Wladimir Belli (born 25 July 1970, in Sorengo) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional between 1992 and 2007.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Wladimir Belli |
| Born | 25 July 1970 Sorengo, Switzerland |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1992–1996 | Lampre–Colnago |
| 1997 | Brescialat–Oyster |
| 1998–1999 | Festina–Lotus |
| 2000–2002 | Fassa Bortolo |
| 2003–2004 | Lampre |
| 2005 | Domina Vacanze |
| 2006–2007 | Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni |
| Major wins | |
| Stage races | |
In the 2001 Giro d'Italia, Belli was sitting in third place overall entering the 14th stage of the race. After being verbally abused by a spectator, who later turned out to be a nephew of race leader Gilberto Simoni, Belli hit the man, an act for which he was disqualified from the race.[1]
Major results
edit- 1990
- 1st Overall Girobio
- 1st GP Capodarco
- 1991
- 2nd Giro del Belvedere
- 1993
- 2nd Overall Kellogg's Tour
- 3rd Trofeo Melinda
- 4th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 8th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 9th Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 1994
- 3rd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
- 4th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 4th Milano–Torino
- 5th Giro dell'Emilia
- 6th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 1995
- 3rd Giro dell'Appennino
- 8th Giro dell'Emilia
- 9th Giro del Lazio
- 1996
- 1st Overall Giro del Trentino
- 1st Giro dell'Appennino
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Murcia
- 3rd Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 8th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 8th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 1997
- 2nd Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st Stage 5
- 2nd Trofeo Melinda
- 5th Milano–Torino
- 6th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 6th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 9th Giro di Lombardia
- 1998
- 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 3rd Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st Stage 6
- 4th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
- 5th Giro dell'Emilia
- 5th Coppa Placci
- 6th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 7th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 9th Coppa Sabatini
- 10th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 10th Trofeo Melinda
- 1999
- 1st Stage 3 (ITT) Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 2nd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 3rd Overall Tour de Romandie
- 3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 3rd Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 3rd Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 4th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 8th Overall Paris–Nice
- 9th Overall Tour de France
- 2000
- 1st Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 2nd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stage 3
- 4th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 7th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 7th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 7th Giro di Lombardia
- 10th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 2001
- 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 3rd Overall Tour de Romandie
- 4th Clásica de San Sebastián
- 6th Trofeo Melinda
- 7th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 8th Giro di Lombardia
- 2002
- 4th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 7th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 2003
- 3rd Giro della Liguria
- 8th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 8th GP Miguel Induráin
- 2004
- 7th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 2006
- 6th Overall Vuelta por un Chile Líder
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | 13 | 12 | DNF | 36 | 6 | 25 | — | 7 | DSQ | DNF | 11 | 7 | 24 | DNF |
| Tour de France | — | — | DNF | 68 | — | — | 9 | — | 24 | 45 | — | — | — | — |
| / Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | DNF | 12 | — | — | DNF | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
References
edit- ^ "When riders attack: memorable scuffles from recent cycling history". cyclingnews.com. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
External links
edit- Wladimir Belli at Cycling Archives (archived)