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Domenico Pozzovivo net worth, birthday, age, height, weight, wiki, fact ! In this article, we will discover how old is Domenico Pozzovivo? Domenico Pozzovivo is a famous Cyclist , who was born on November 30, in Italy. According to Astrologers, Domenico Pozzovivo's zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Pozzovivo started the Giro well, avoiding any crashes during the wet opening week and attacking on Stage 9 to Sestola, where he finished third on the day behind the breakaway, taking 30 seconds from his rivals and moving into 4th in the General Classification.

He also attacked successfully on Stage 14 to Oropa, but fell ill with Bronchitis on the next day, a mountain top finish at Montecampione, losing time to nearly all his rivals. He managed to recover sufficiently during the rest day to win back time on the remaining peloton on the Queen Stage up to Val Martello on Stage 16, after Nairo Quintana, Pierre Rolland and Ryder Hesjedal had gone away earlier in the stage.

He also managed to move up in the overall standings on both Stages 18 and 19, a mountain-top finish and an uphill time trial. He eventually finished in 5th place, his highest ever finish in the Giro up to that point and his first ever top-5 finish in a Grand Tour. His very small stature confer him with the qualities of a pure climbing specialist. In , Pozzovivo finished on the third step of the podium of the Giro del Trentino, which had a race categorization of 2.

While he was not considered a favorite for the overall rankings prior to the race, he managed to finish in ninth position of the general classification. He notably took the second position on the fifteenth stage, a mountain affair finishing atop the Category 1 Passo Fedaia, which was featured for the first time in Giro history. In , Pozzovivo took the fifth stage of the Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda, his first major victory since He also finished second in the general classification of the mountainous Brixia Tour, more than a minute behind the winner Giampaolo Caruso.

He placed in the top ten of three stages in that race, including third on the second stage, three second in arrears of Leonardo Bertagnolli. In the Vuelta, Pozzovivo was able to return to his best. He was consistently in the top 10 during the mountain stages, and ended up finishing 6th overall, his highest finish thus far in a Grand Tour. He particularly surprised in the Stage 11 Time Trial, a discipline which generally does not suit him, where he finished third behind winner Fabian Cancellara and World Champion time trial champion at the time Tony Martin.

On the mountainous Tour of the Alps, Pozzovivo took his first podium of the year, with a second place overall thanks to continuous top placings during the stages.

He pocketed the best climber jersey as well. Ranked on the list of most popular Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous celebrity born in Italy. Read full biography. Domenico Pozzovivo was born on the 30th of November , which was a Tuesday. He will be turning 39 in only 19 days from today 11 November, People Domenico Pozzovivo.

Domenico Pozzovivo. Domenico Pozzovivo, Italian racing cyclist. When is Pozzovivo's next birthday? We have estimated Domenico Pozzovivo's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets. However, he had to forget the Spain Grand Tour when he crashed in training, breaking his tibia.

Pozzovivo said in an interview that he was able to bicycle before he was able to walk on his way to recovery and that he sent his team an e-mail to the effect that he was ready to come back sooner than expected, at the Il Lombardia race. I have suffered and I still suffer physically but I believe that that the head makes the difference. Pozzovivo's next objective was the Giro d'Italia, but things got off to a bad start: after losing time on the opening team time trial, he lost more than a minute on the second stage because of a crash.

On stage 3, the following day, things took a turn for the worse as he crashed head first on a descend with 35 km Shortly afterwards, AG2R reported that he was in a stable state, even though he appeared to be bleeding heavily from his head region on television pictures.

On 11 August , Pozzovivo was severely injured after colliding with a car during a training ride. He was "hit head on" by the car and suffered fractures to his right leg, left arm, collarbone, and ribs.

According to Cycling Weekly, it could be doubtful if Pozzovivo will return to racing, considering the severeness of his injuries.

Pozzovivo continued his preparation for his main goal in , the Giro d'Italia, by racing the Giro del Trentino, where he finished second to Cadel Evans. Two days later, he was one of the main protagonists in Liege-Bastogne-Liege, a race he was participating in for the first time. He attacked with Julian Arredondo on the Cote de Roche aux Faucons, and although he was caught, he attacked again with Giampaolo Caruso on the Cote de Saint-Nicolas, and was caught with only meters to go, eventually finishing 5th.

He was looking to repeat his win in the Giro del Trentino, but he had to withdraw after a crash in stage 3 of the race where he injured his elbow and broke two ribs. Due to this injury, and some unfortunate crashes, he was unable to perform to his best ability in the Giro d'Italia, although he still managed to finish 10th overall, his third top ten in the Giro.

Pozzovivo took part in the Roma Maxima, where he escaped with Alejandro Valverde. The pair maintained their lead until the bunch caught Pozzovivo metres before the line. Valverde won, while Pozzovivo took fifth place. He finished sixth in the Tirreno—Adriatico stage race a week later.

Pozzovivo started his season in January at Australia's Tour Down Under, despite suffering from a minor wrist fracture. He stated he was aiming for a top 5 Overall. He finally finished sixth in the general classification. In March, he went on to finish eighth overall in Tirreno—Adriatico. He grabbed his first victory since on a stage of the Volta a Catalunya. He was part of a group of seven favorites and he attacked two kilometers from the finish line to win solo on the flat finale, after the race went over several climbs.

He finally finished the stage race on the third step of the podium. At the end of April, Pozzovivo participated in the mountainous Giro del Trentino.

He lost time on Stage 2, but made up for it by taking the stage victory on Stage 3, distancing Richie Porte and Mikel Landa by five seconds after attacking with two kilometers remaining. He finally finished seventh in the general classification of the race.