Simone Stortoni

Simone Stortoni
	Stortoni at the 2012 Critérium du Dauphiné
Personal information
Full name	Simone Stortoni
Born	7 July 1985; Chiaravalle, Italy
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
2009–2011	CSF Group–Navigare
2012–2013	Lampre–ISD[1]
2014	Amore & Vita–Selle SMP
2015	Androni Giocattoli

Simone Stortoni (born 7 July 1985) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec.[2]

Born in Chiaravalle, Stortoni has competed as a professional since the 2009 season, competing for the CSF Group–Navigare team until the end of 2011, when he joined the Lampre–ISD squad for the 2012 season.[3][4] Stortoni has competed in three Grand Tour events, contesting the Giro d'Italia in both 2010 and 2011 before making his Tour de France début in 2012. At his first Giro, Stortoni finished second during stage eight, after being the closest challenger to Chris Anker Sørensen on the climb to Monte Terminillo.[5]

After his contract with Lampre–Merida was not renewed, Amore & Vita–Selle SMP announced that they had signed Stortoni in May 2014.[6] Subsequently, he signed a one-year contract with Androni Giocattoli for the 2015 season.[2]

Career achievements

2005: 3rd GP Citta di Felino; 4th Trofeo Citta di Brescia; 4th GP Capodarco
2006: 1st Cronoscalata Gardone Valtrompia; 3rd Parma–La Spezia; 3rd Memorial Danilo Furlan; 3rd Caduti di Soprazocco; 6th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi; 8th Giro del Canavese; 9th GP Capodarco; 9th Coppa Colli Briantei
2007: 1st Giro Belvedere di Villa di Cordignano; 1st GP Comune di Cerreto Guidi; 1st La Bolghera; 2nd Firenze–Modena; 3rd Overall Giro del Friuli; 3rd Coppa 29 Martiri di Figline di Prato; 3rd Gran Premio Industria Commercio Artigianato – Casini; 3rd G.P. Chianti Castello Guicciardini di Poppiano; 5th Trofeo FPT Tapparo; 6th Overall Giro della Toscana
2008: 1st GP Industrie del Marmo; 1st Memorial Pigoni & Coli; 1st Gran Premio Industria Commercio Artigianato – Botticino; 1st Trofeo FPT Tapparo; 2nd Caduti di Soprazocco; 2nd Trofeo Alta Valle Del Tevere; 3rd GP Enel Monte Amiata; 5th Gran Premio Industria Commercio Artigianato – Casini; 5th Gran Premio Città di Empoli
2010: 6th Gran Premio di Lugano; 9th Coppa Sabatini
2011: 2nd Overall Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda; 2nd GP Citta di Camaiore; 7th Overall Giro di Padania; 8th Tre Valli Varesine
2012: 8th Overall Glava Tour of Norway

Grand Tour	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Giro d'Italia	73	80	—	56	—	50
Tour de France	—	—	69	—	—	—
Vuelta a España	—	—	—	DNF	—	—

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

"Scarponi extends contract with Lampre-ISD through 2013". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013. The Lampre-ISD roster for the 2013 season also includes Winner Anacona, Mattia Cattaneo, Davide Cimolai, Massimo Graziato, Matthew Lloyd, Daniele Pietropolli, Simone Stortoni and Davide Viganò.
"News shorts: Bouet's step to Etixx-QuickStep a dream come true". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
"Saxo Bank signs three". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2012. Lampre-ISD announced that it has signed Simone Stortoni, currently with Colnago-CSF Inox.
"Lampre-ISD (LAM) – ITA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
Stokes, Shane (16 May 2010). "Sørensen terrific on the Terminillo". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
"#Stortoni: Another Great Racer Joins the Team". Amore & Vita-Selle SMP (in Italian). 30 May 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.

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