Giampaolo Cheula
Giampaolo Cheula (born 23 May 1979 in Premosello-Chiovenda) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. After retiring from road cycling in 2011, Cheula raced as a mountain biker for a year.[1] Cheula was professional from 2001 until 2011, for teams Mapei–Quick-Step, Vini Caldirola–Nobili Rubinetterie, Barloworld and Geox–TMC.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Giampaolo Cheula |
| Born | 23 May 1979 Premosello-Chiovenda, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2012 | Team KTM–Stihl Torrevilla |
| Professional teams | |
| 2001–2002 | Mapei–Quick-Step |
| 2003–2004 | Vini Caldirola–So.di |
| 2005–2009 | Barloworld |
| 2010–2011 | Footon–Servetto–Fuji |
| Major wins | |
| Peace Race (2006) | |
Major results
- 2000
- 1st
Overall Flèche du Sud
- 1st Stage 2
- 3rd Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
- 2002
- 1st Overall Circuit de Lorraine
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Stage 3 Bayern Rundfahrt
- 10th Tour du Lac Léman
- 2004
- 3rd Giro d'Oro
- 6th Trofeo Matteotti
- 7th Overall Bayern Rundfahrt
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st
- 2005
- 2nd Tour de Berne
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 2006
- 1st Overall Peace Race
- 4th GP Llodio
- 4th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
- 6th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 2007
- 5th Subida al Naranco
- 2008
- 1st GP Nobili Rubinetterie
- 9th Ronde van Drenthe
- 2009
- 8th Tre Valli Varesine
- 2010
- 3rd Gran Premio di Lugano
- 4th Overall Tour of Turkey
- 8th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
- 2011
- 6th Overall Tour of Elk Grove
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
62 | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | DNF | 97 |
| Tour de France |
— | — | — | — | 111 | 88 | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España |
107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "Cheula passa in MTB: "Ricominciare quasi da zero mi piace"" [Cheula goes to mountain bikes: "I like to start again almost from scratch"]. Spazio Ciclismo (in Italian). The Daily Network. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
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