14 Facts About Dario Cioni

Dario David Cioni was born on 2 December 1974 and is a retired English-born Italian professional road bicycle racer.

Dario Cioni found success early with victory in the Italian Winter Championship and second place at both the Italian Cup and Italian Championships.

Dario Cioni continued with similar results through his mountain bike career, with several top five placings at World Cup events including second at St Wendel in 1996.

Dario Cioni rode some Cyclo-cross towards the end of the nineties.

Dario Cioni's intention was to use the training on the road to help his mountain bike career with the specific aim of riding for Italy at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

However, he was not selected for the Olympics and it was at this point that Dario Cioni decided to concentrate on road racing.

In 2001, Dario Cioni won his first stage race, the Vuelta Minho in Portugal.

Dario Cioni moved to Fassa Bortolo in 2003, where he was used as a domestique for Alessandro Petacchi.

Whilst Petacchi flourished that season, Dario Cioni had no notable results.

The best that Dario Cioni achieved at Liquigas was a second place in stage four in the 2005 Giro d'Italia, third place at the 2005 Italian National time trial championships and sixth place overall at the 2006 Tour de Romandie.

Dario Cioni was appointed as a member of the inaugural UCI Athletes' Commission in 2011.

Dario Cioni originally served as a business manager with the team, combining the role with work as a press officer.

Dario Cioni switched roles and became one of the team's directeurs sportifs in 2014.

In 2004, Dario Cioni graduated from the European School of Economics with an honours degree in International Business with specialisation in Sports Management.