15 Facts About Damiano Caruso

Damiano Caruso was born on 12 October 1987 and is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious.

Damiano Caruso competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in the road race.

In October 2011, the Italian National Olympic Committee requested for Damiano Caruso to be suspended from competition for two years, although backdated from December 2010, in relation to a doping offence in 2007.

Damiano Caruso was given a backdated one-year ban in February 2012, allowing for him to return to competition without being banned, but all his 2011 results were voided.

In 2015, Damiano Caruso finished eighth in the Giro d'Italia, before he was named in the start list for the Tour de France for the first time.

Damiano Caruso rode each of the following five editions of the race.

Damiano Caruso remained with Team Bahrain Victorious for the 2021 season; going into the Giro d'Italia he would ride for Landa, who was considered one of the favourites for overall victory.

In second place overall, and trailing race leader Egan Bernal by two-and-a-half minutes, Damiano Caruso attacked with 50 kilometres remaining and caught up to the remnants of the breakaway, along with teammate Pello Bilbao.

Damiano Caruso outlasted Romain Bardet on the final climb, the Alpe Motta, and soloed to his first Grand Tour stage win.

Damiano Caruso took another 30 seconds on that stage, confirming his second-place overall finish.

Damiano Caruso finished in 17th overall, and in conjunction with the performances of teammates Gino Mader and Jack Haig, who both placed in the top-five overall, Team Bahrain Victorious won the teams classification.

Damiano Caruso then placed highly at the Tour de Romandie and the Criterium du Dauphine, ahead of the Tour de France, where he was co-leader of Team Bahrain Victorious, alongside Jack Haig.

Damiano Caruso started his 2023 season racing in Spain; he finished in seventh overall at February's Vuelta a Andalucia, having finished four of the five stages in the top-ten placings.

Damiano Caruso took this performance into the Giro d'Italia, where he was due to ride in support of team leader Jack Haig.

Damiano Caruso ultimately became the best-placed rider for Team Bahrain Victorious, and recorded his second top-five overall finish in three years, with fourth place in the final standings.