Alessandro Cortinovis (born October 11, 1977) is a former
Italian road racing cyclist
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who rode professionally between 1999 and 2007.
Career
Cortinovis became professional in 1999 when he signed for . A year later he would make a switch to
Team Colpack. For this team he made his
Giro d'Italia debut in
2001
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, finishing in 90th position overall. For the 2002 season he was signed by and he made his
Tour de France
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debut
that year, finishing in 140th place in
Paris
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. For , he improved that effort in 2005 with 98th place and in the
Vuelta a España
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he came 82nd.
From 2006 until 2007 he rode for and took part in the Giro d'Italia where he placed 105th in
2006
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and 113th in
2007
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. He also took part in the
2007 Tour de France
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. He did not won any professional races in his career.
After the 2007 season, Cortinovis could not find a team, and ended his career.
References
External links
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1977 births
Living people
People from Seriate
Italian male cyclists
Cyclists from the Province of Bergamo
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