Elia Favilli

Elia Favilli
Personal information
Full name	Elia Favilli
Nickname	Faina
Born	31 January 1989; Cecina, Italy
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Amateur teams
2009	Neri Sottoli–Promociclo
2009	→ ISD (stagiaire)
2010	Petroli Firenze
2010	→ ISD–NERI (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2011–2012	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli[1]
2013–2014	Lampre–Merida[2]
2015	Southeast Pro Cycling
2016	Meridiana–Kamen

Elia Favilli (born 31 January 1989) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2016.

Born in Cecina, Tuscany, Favilli was also a member of the Arianna Rimor and AGI Neri Lucchini Sprint teams as a junior, finishing second in the Italian junior championships,[3] as well as winning a bronze medal in the world championships – as part of an all-Italian podium alongside Diego Ulissi and Daniele Ratto – in Aguascalientes, Mexico.[4] After moving out of the junior ranks, Favilli competed for the Neri Sottoli-Promociclo and Petroli Firenze teams as an amateur, and also had two stagiaire spells with Farnese Vini–Selle Italia, when it was known as ISD and ISD–NERI in 2009 and 2010 respectively.

Major results

2007: 1st Gran Premio Ellegi; 1st Pisa–Livorno; 1st Memorial Arena e Pezzato; 1st Gran Premio FM Plastic; 1st Coppa Sportivi di Bagnolo; 1st Trofeo Beato Bernardo; 1st Trofeo città di Lucca; 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships[3]; 2nd Coppa Ocria; 2nd Trofeo Guido Dorigo; 3rd Road race, UCI Juniors World Championships[4]; 3rd Memorial Maresciallo Sorvillo; 3rd Trofeo il miglio
2008: 3rd GP Calvatone; 3rd Trofeo Madonna delle Grazie
2009: 1st Giro del Compitese; 1st Trofeo Città di Venturina; 2nd GP Città di Valeggio; 7th Trofeo Franco Balestra
2010: 1st Giro delle Due Province Marciana; 1st Trofeo Petroli Firenze; 1st Gran Premio Città di Vinci; 2nd Trofeo Città di Brescia; 2nd GP La Torre; 2nd G.P. Montanino
2011: 3rd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi; 10th Classica Sarda
2012: 3rd Overall Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria; 6th Scheldeprijs; 9th Strade Bianche; 9th Coppa Bernocchi; 10th Giro di Toscana
2013: 3rd Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli; 9th Trofeo Laigueglia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Giro d'Italia	158	DNF	—	—	104
Tour de France	—	—	128	—	—
Vuelta a España	—	—	—	109	—

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

References

"Farnese Vini (FAR) – GBR". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
"Lampre-Merida (LAM) – ITA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
Brown, Gregor (29 June 2007). "Studious Palini conquests tricolore". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
Smith, Andrea (12 August 2007). "Five U.S. riders finish in top 20 of Junior Worlds road race". USA Cycling. USA Cycling Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2012.

External links

Elia Favilli at ProCyclingStats
Elia Favilli at Cycling Archives
Cycling Quotient profile

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[1] "Farnese Vini (FAR) – GBR". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2012.

[2] "Lampre-Merida (LAM) – ITA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 6 January 2013.

[Junior-3] Brown, Gregor (29 June 2007). "Studious Palini conquests tricolore". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 11 May 2012.

[USA-4] Smith, Andrea (12 August 2007). "Five U.S. riders finish in top 20 of Junior Worlds road race". USA Cycling. USA Cycling Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2012.