Massimo Strazzer
Massimo Strazzer ( born August 17, 1969 in Zevio ) is an Italian former racing cyclist.
Career
By age 5, went Strazzer wheel for the first time at the age of 6 years he then began with the racing on. Professional, he was in 1991 when Team Jolly Componibili club. As early as the second professional year, he was able to celebrate a victory in the Settimana Siciliana. Overall, it took from 1992 to 2002 eight times a Giro d' Italia in part. His best of five final rankings was recorded in 1998. At the Giro he could record his greatest success, the victory in the points classification 2001. 2002 he was in this second vote, but won the Giro Inter - rating. He also began in 1994 at the Tour of Spain and 1997 Tour de France, where he finished, however, neither of the two tours. After the 2004 season, he finished his 14 - year professional career.
Achievements
- Settimana Siciliana
- Stage win Tirreno- Adriatico
- 3 stage wins Tour of Portugal
- Stage win Tour du Vaucluse
- Portugal Tour stage win
- Stage victory Three Days of De Panne
- Chilometri di Mestre
- Stage victory Mediterranean cruise
- Clasica de Almeria overall victory
- Two stage wins Vuelta a Murcia
- Stage win Valencia Tour
- Two stage wins Tour of Sweden ( including the prologue )
- Stage win Tirreno- Adriatico
- Stage win Tour of Poland
- Stage win Tour of Bavaria
- Winner points classification Giro d' Italia
- Clasica de Almeria overall victory
- Overall victory reservoir Tour
- Three Circuit Cycliste Sarthe stage wins
- Giro winner Inter - classification at the Giro d' Italia
- Circuit Cycliste Sarthe stage win
- Stage win Tour of Bavaria
Team
Doping
On November 2, 2001 Strazzer is tested during the Track Cycling World Championships in Antwerp positive for EPO. However, since the B sample had a value below the limit, he was acquitted.