Emanuele Sella
 Sella at the 2012 Route du Sud | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Emanuele Sella |
| Born | 9 January 1981 Vicenza, Italy |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 2004–2008 | Ceramica Panaria–Margres |
| 2009–2010 | Carmiooro A Style |
| 2011–2015 | Androni Giocattoli |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Emanuele Sella (born 9 January 1981) is an Italian former road racing cyclist,[1] who competed professionally between 2004 and 2015 for the CSF Group–Navigare, Carmiooro NGC and Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec teams.
Doping
In out-of-competition control testing, on 23 July 2008, Vicenza-born Sella was found to test positive for CERA, the third-generation EPO according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.[2] Sella confirmed that he had used EPO when he was called to testify in front of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) on 8 August 2008. This resulted in his suspension for a year, starting 19 August 2008.[3]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2003
- 1st Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
- 2004
- 1st Trofeo Cittá di Castelfidardo
- 1st Stage 11 Giro d'Italia
- 2005
- 1st Overall Brixia Tour
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 2b
- 3rd Gran Premio di Lugano
- 10th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 2007
- 1st Stage 3 Brixia Tour
- 2008
- 1st Stage 5 Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
6th Overall Giro d'Italia1st
Mountains classification1st Stages 14, 15 & 20
- 2009
- 3rd Overall Cinturó de l'Empordà
- 1st Stage 3
- 2010
- 2nd Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 3rd Overall Tour of Austria
- 2011
- 1st
Overall Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 1st Stages 1b & 3
- 2nd Overall Giro dell'Appennino
- 2nd Classica Sarda Olbia-Pantogia
- 3rd Tour de Langkawi
- 2012
- 1st Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
- 2013
- 1st
Mountains classification, Route du Sud - 10th Giro dell'Emilia
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia
|
12 | 10 | 26 | 11 | — | — | 35 | 45 | 58 | 63 | — | |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
; Voided results = struck through.
References
- ^ Ryan, Barry (5 January 2016). "10 riders who retired in 2015". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ [1]'s-king-of-the-mountain-Sella-positive-for-EPO-CERA. Retrieved 05AUG2008.
- ^ [2]. Retrieved 08AUG2008.
External links
- Emanuele Sella at Cycling Archives (archived)