51 Facts About Domenico Pozzovivo

Domenico Pozzovivo was born on 30 November 1982 and is an Italian former road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2005 to 2024.

Domenico Pozzovivo is most known for a victory in stage 8 of the 2012 Giro d'Italia, an overall victory in the 2012 Giro del Trentino, and is notable for his educational attainments.

Domenico Pozzovivo stated that his fields of interest outside cycling are history, technology, economics, politics and weather forecasts.

Domenico Pozzovivo plays piano and speaks French fluently and stated that a jump into politics would interest him after his cycling career.

In 2008, Domenico Pozzovivo finished on the third step of the podium of the Giro del Trentino, which had a race categorization of 2.1.

Domenico Pozzovivo notably took the second position on the fifteenth stage, a mountain affair finishing atop the Category 1 Passo Fedaia, which was featured for the first time in Giro history.

Domenico Pozzovivo was bested only by his team-mate Emanuele Sella, who eventually tested positive for the blood booster MIRCERA and was later disqualified.

In 2009, Domenico Pozzovivo took the fifth stage of the Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda, his first major victory since 2004.

Domenico Pozzovivo finished second in the general classification of the mountainous Brixia Tour, more than a minute behind the winner Giampaolo Caruso.

Domenico Pozzovivo placed in the top ten of three stages in that race, including third on the second stage, three second in arrears of Leonardo Bertagnolli.

The 2010 season saw Domenico Pozzovivo take a great stage victory in the Giro del Trentino, where he edged a surging from behind Riccardo Ricco of Ceramica Flaminia by 3 seconds.

Domenico Pozzovivo finally took the third place overall, with the Kazakh Alexander Vinokourov of Astana taking the top honors.

Domenico Pozzovivo came in second place of the 2.1 categorized Giro dell'Appennino, where he attacked on the daunting Passo della Bocchetta, with only Robert Kiserlovski being able to follow him and crest the climb with him.

Domenico Pozzovivo prevailed in the overall classification of the five stage race by a margin of one minute and fifty seconds over Team Sky's Morris Possoni.

Domenico Pozzovivo was victorious in stage 3 of that race, which led the riders from Pergine to Brenzone sul Garda, finishing after a steep climb, the Punta Veleno.

Domenico Pozzovivo finished the Giro eighth overall, being always very competitive in the mountain stages.

Domenico Pozzovivo broke away with Janez Brajkovic of Astana and somewhat surprisingly, beat Brajkovic in the sprint.

Domenico Pozzovivo had to settle for the second place of the Tour.

Domenico Pozzovivo was passed by two competitors in the final meters and took the fourth place.

Days later, Domenico Pozzovivo abandoned during the Giro di Lombardia, a race which suited him well in the past.

Domenico Pozzovivo was looking to repeat his 2012 win in the Giro del Trentino, but he had to withdraw after a crash in stage 3 of the race where he injured his elbow and broke two ribs.

Domenico Pozzovivo was consistently in the top 10 during the mountain stages, and ended up finishing 6th overall, his highest finish thus far in a Grand Tour.

Domenico Pozzovivo took part in the Roma Maxima, where he escaped with Alejandro Valverde.

Domenico Pozzovivo continued his preparation for his main goal in 2014, the Giro d'Italia, by racing the Giro del Trentino, where he finished second to Cadel Evans.

Domenico Pozzovivo attacked with Julian Arredondo on the Cote de Roche aux Faucons, and although he was caught, he attacked again with Giampaolo Caruso on the Cote de Saint-Nicolas, and was caught with 200 metres to go, eventually finishing 5th.

Domenico Pozzovivo started the Giro well, avoiding any crashes during the wet opening week and attacking on Stage 9 to Sestola, where he finished third on the day behind the breakaway, taking 30 seconds from his rivals and moving into 4th in the General Classification.

Domenico Pozzovivo attacked successfully on Stage 14 to Oropa, but fell ill with Bronchitis on the next day, a mountain top finish at Montecampione, losing time to nearly all his rivals.

Domenico Pozzovivo managed to recover sufficiently during the rest day to win back time on the remaining peloton on the Queen Stage up to Val Martello on Stage 16, after Nairo Quintana, Pierre Rolland and Ryder Hesjedal had gone away earlier in the stage.

Domenico Pozzovivo managed to move up in the overall standings on both Stages 18 and 19, a mountain-top finish and an uphill time trial.

Domenico Pozzovivo eventually finished in 5th place, his highest ever finish in the Giro up to that point and his first ever top-5 finish in a Grand Tour.

Domenico Pozzovivo did not participate in the Tour de France to focus his efforts on the Vuelta a Espana.

Domenico Pozzovivo said in an interview that he was able to bicycle before he was able to walk on his way to recovery and that he sent his team an e-mail to the effect that he was ready to come back sooner than expected, at the Il Lombardia race.

Domenico Pozzovivo stated he was aiming for a top 5 Overall.

Domenico Pozzovivo grabbed his first victory since 2012 on a stage of the Volta a Catalunya.

Domenico Pozzovivo was part of a group of seven favorites and he attacked two kilometers from the finish line to win solo on the flat finale, after the race went over several climbs.

Domenico Pozzovivo finally finished the stage race on the third step of the podium.

Domenico Pozzovivo lost time on Stage 2, but made up for it by taking the stage victory on Stage 3, distancing Richie Porte and Mikel Landa by five seconds after attacking with two kilometers remaining.

Domenico Pozzovivo finally finished seventh in the general classification of the race.

Domenico Pozzovivo finished the event in fifth position in the general classification.

Domenico Pozzovivo then participated in the National Road Race Championships where he came in sixth.

AT the mountainous Tour of the Alps, Domenico Pozzovivo took his first podium of the year, finishing in second place overall thanks to continuous top-10 placings during the stages, and second place in best climber jersey as well.

Domenico Pozzovivo was the team's leader at the Giro d'Italia, finishing fifth in the general classification, came third in the Italian National Road Race Championships, and raced at the Tour de France.

Domenico Pozzovivo came second in the Tour of Oman, and rode in the Giro d'Italia.

On 11 August 2019, Domenico Pozzovivo was severely injured after colliding with a car during a training ride.

Domenico Pozzovivo was "hit head on" by the car and suffered fractures to his right leg, left arm, collarbone, and ribs.

For 2020, Domenico Pozzovivo signed for NTT Pro Cycling, and began his season in February with the Tour de la Provence.

Domenico Pozzovivo was forced to abandon the Tour de France after stage 9 due to another injury to his elbow caused by a crash on the opening stage.

Domenico Pozzovivo then rode the Giro d'Italia to an eventual 11th place overall.

Domenico Pozzovivo remained with the now-renamed Team Qhubeka Assos, beginning his season at the UAE Tour.

Domenico Pozzovivo recovered to ride to sixth place in the Tour de Suisse, and was as high as third at the Vuelta a Burgos but was forced to withdraw with a fractured knee.

Domenico Pozzovivo finished in the top-ten overall at the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de Suisse.