11 Facts About Sonny Colbrelli

Sonny Colbrelli had previously competed for the team in two stagiaire spells at the end of the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

Sonny Colbrelli made his Grand Tour debut at the 2012 Giro d'Italia, where he was earmarked as a lead-out man for the team's sprinter, Sacha Modolo; Sonny Colbrelli took his first top ten placing on stage 13, when he finished ninth having led out Modolo to a fourth-place finish.

Sonny Colbrelli then won the Italian National Road Race Championships for the first time, outsprinting Fausto Masnada, after both riders attacked on the final lap of a hilly course in and around Imola.

Sonny Colbrelli took three top-five stage finishes at the Tour de France, as he finished third in the points classification, behind Mark Cavendish and Michael Matthews.

Sonny Colbrelli next started at the Benelux Tour, where he won the sixth stage after a 25-kilometre solo attack into Houffalize.

Once Cosnefroy was dropped, Sonny Colbrelli tactically sat on Evenepoel's wheel and refused to relay with him; at the finish, Sonny Colbrelli led into the final corner and pulled clear of Evenepoel to win the gold medal.

Ahead of the UCI Road World Championships, Sonny Colbrelli finished second to Michael Valgren at the Coppa Sabatini, and he won the Memorial Marco Pantani.

Sonny Colbrelli began his season by finishing second in the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

Sonny Colbrelli made his return to racing at the Volta a Catalunya on 21 March 2022, sprinting to second place on the opening stage.

In 1 April 2022, Sonny Colbrelli received a subcutaneous implantable defibrillator to reset his heart rhythm in case he suffers another cardiac arrest, thus making him unfit to participate in high intensity, competitive sports due to Italian Cardiological Guidelines for Competitive Sports Eligibility for athletes with heart disease.

In October 2022, Sonny Colbrelli announced his retirement from the sport due to heart problems.