11 Facts About Marco Pinotti

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Marco Pinotti was born on 25 February 1976 in Osio Sotto, Lombardy and is an Italian former road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional between 1999 and 2013.

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An individual time trial specialist, Pinotti was a six-time Italian Time Trial Champion.

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Marco Pinotti won the Grand Prix d'Europa in 1999 together with his teammate Raivis Belohvosciks and the 5th stage of the 2000 Tour de Pologne.

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Marco Pinotti had surgery on his ulna in November 2001 and started training again only in February 2002.

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Marco Pinotti joined the then newly formed Spanish team Saunier Duval–Prodir team in 2005.

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Marco Pinotti won the Italian National Time Trial Championship in 2005.

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Marco Pinotti came second to Luca Ascani in the 2007 Italian National time trials but Ascani was found to have tested positive for EPO and Marco Pinotti was awarded the jersey.

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At the 2007 Giro d'Italia, Marco Pinotti placed second in stage six to Spoleto and took over the leader's pink jersey.

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In 2008, Marco Pinotti joined team Highroad, which became Columbia HighRoad in 2009 and HTC-Columbia in 2010.

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Marco Pinotti joined the BMC Racing Team for 2012 following the disbanding of the HTC–Highroad team.

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In October 2013 Marco Pinotti announced that he would retire from racing after competing in the Tour of Beijing and Chrono des Nations, transitioning to a position in the Sports Science division of BMC Racing Team.

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