Mattia Gavazzi

Mattia Gavazzi

Personal information
Born	(1983-06-14) 14 June 1983 Iseo, Italy
Team information
Current team	Amore & Vita–Selle SMP
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Professional team(s)
2006	Team LPR
2006	Amore e Vita
2007	Kio Ene-Tonazzi-DMT
2008	Preti Mangimi
2009	Diquigiovanni–Androni
2010	Colnago–CSF Inox
2013	Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
Jan - Jun 2014	Christina Watches–Dana
Jun 2014-	Amore & Vita–Selle SMP
Infobox last updated on 24 April 2014

Mattia Gavazzi (born 14 June 1983) is an Italian road cyclist, who rides as a member of the Danish cycling team Christina Watches–Dana. In April 2010, Gavazzi was suspended by the Union Cycliste Internationale following a positive doping control for cocaine. He made his comeback in the Tour de San Luis in 2013.^[1] He is a specialist sprinter.

Biography

Mattia Gavazzi's father, Pierino Gavazzi, was also a professional rider.

He won a stage at the 2004 Baby Giro, the version of the Giro d'Italia for young amateur riders. He turned professional in 2006 for the LPR team, but joined the team Amore e Vita midway through the season. Following several good performances, he was signed by Kio Ene for the following year. He secured six victories with them in 2007, including three at the Tour of Normandy, showing his talent as a sprinter.

In 2008 he remained with the same team, who became known as Preti Mangimi. In February he achieved a second place in a stage of the Tour de la Province de Grosseto, behind Danilo Napolitano and in front of Filippo Pozzato. The following month he was again second at the Semaine Internationale Coppi et Bartali, beaten by Francesco Chicchi. In April, he won a stage of the Semaine cycliste lombarde, and in May the Tour of Tuscany, beating Chicchi.

2009 saw him sign for Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli with immediate success. He won a stage at the Tour de San Luis and dominated at the Tour de Langkawi, winning four stages and the Points classification.

In 2010 he switched to Colnago-CSF Inox and scored his first victory of the year at a Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda stage in early April. However, a urine sample taken two days previously tested positive for the presence of cocaine, and this triggered a suspension by the sport's governing body. He had previously tested positive for cocaine, and received a 14-month suspension, as an amateur in 2004.^[2]

Gavazzi made his return at the 2013 Tour de San Luis, where he won the last stage by out sprinting Slovak Peter Sagan (Cannondale).^[3] In April, he won the Giro di Toscana, a hilly race where he edged Ivan Rovny and Taylor Phinney in the sprint.^[4] At the end of the 2013 season, Gavazzi terminated his contract with Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela.^[5] Androni team manager Gianni Savio claimed that the split was due to Gavazzi demanding a guaranteed start for the 2014 Giro d'Italia. Gavazzi signed with the Christina Watches–Dana team for the 2014 season.^[6]

On 12 April 2016, it was announced that Gavazzi had been provisionally suspended by the UCI for a cocaine positive taken at the Tour of Qinghai Lake in 2015. It was his third positive test to this substance during his career.^[7]

Career achievements

Major results

Source:^[8]

Grand Tour General Classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2013
Giro	WD
Tour	—
Vuelta	—

WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP

References

External links

• Mattia Gavazzi profile at Cycling Archives