Eddy Mazzoleni

Personal information
Full name	Eddy Mazzoleni
Nickname	Mazzo
Date of birth	July 29, 1973 (1973-07-29) (age 35)
Country	Italy
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climbing specialist
Professional team(s)
1996–1999 2000 2001–2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007	Saeco Team Polti Tacconi-Vini Caldirola Sidermec-Saunier Duval Saeco Lampre-Caffita T-Mobile Astana
Major wins
Giro del Venete (2005) Tour de Suisse, 1 stage Tour de Romandie, 1 stage
Infobox last updated on:
July 17, 2007

Eddy Mazzoleni (born July 29, 1973 in Bergamo) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who most recently rode for UCI ProTour Astana Team.

He currently lives in Almenno San Bartolomeo, Italy. Mazzoleni is a talented climber and was a higher finisher on the General Classification in the 2005 Tour de France, notably he finished 3rd on stage 16 to Pau. He also finished 3rd overall in the 2007 Giro d'Italia behind 1st place winner Danilo Di Luca and 2nd place Andy Schleck. His brother in-law is Ivan Basso. Mazzoleni left Astana on July 16, 2007, following implication in the Italian Oil for Drugs case.^[1] On April 8, 2008 Mazzoleni was given a two year suspension due to his involvement in this case.^[2]

Major achievements

• 1st Giro del Veneto 2005

• 3rd overall, Giro d'Italia 2007

See also

• List of doping cases in cycling

References

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