Ignazio Moser (born 14 July 1992) is an Italian former

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and

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Biography

Career as entertainer

Best known as cyclist, after his retirement from competition in September 2014 Moser became an entertainer in the Italian showbusiness. Before entering in

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, in early 2017 Moser made his debut to comment the '' Giro d'Italia 2017'' on

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; in the same period Moser participated in the

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sport program '' La grande corsa'' as a commentator. In the autumn of 2017 Moser appeared in the second season of the ''

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'', the Italian adaptation (hosted by

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with

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and aired on

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) of the international franchise ''

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''. Moser appeared, in the spring of 2021, in the 15th season of the '' L'isola dei famosi'', the Italian adaptation (hosted by

, from the studio, with

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, from the island) of the international franchise '' Survivor'' and aired on

. Ignazio Moser, with his girlfriend Cecilia Rodriguez, took part, as a "special guest", in the sport program of

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'' Giù in 60 secondi - Adrenalina ad alta quota'' in late 2018 and the couple Ignazio-Cecilia also hosted the reality show of

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'' Ex on the Beach Italia'' in early 2020 ( II season), in late 2021 ( III season) and in late 2022 ( IV season).

Career as cyclist

Moser was Italian junior individual pursuit champion and runner up in the Italian junior road race championships in 2010. Moser won the bronze medal at the

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in the men's team pursuit. Moser competed in the team pursuit event at the

2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships took place in Minsk, Belarus from 20 to 24 February 2013 in the Minsk-Arena. The Championships featured 19 events, the same as 2012. Great Britain, with five gold medals (four in Olympic events), an ...

. Moser announced in September 2014 his retirement from competition, following a final victory in a stage at the

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the previous month (August 2014), citing a lack of motivation to continue, and indicating that he would look to gain some work experience before working in his family's vineyards and winery.

Personal life

Ignazio Moser is part of the Moser family of racing cyclists: he is the son of

Francesco Moser Francesco Moser ( or ; ; born 19 June 1951), nicknamed "Lo sceriffo" (The sheriff), is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He finished on the podium of the Giro d'Italia six times including his win in the 1984 edition. Moser ...

, the nephew of

Aldo Moser Aldo Moser (7 February 1934 – 2 December 2020) was an Italian cyclist. Biography Moser rode in 16 editions of the Giro d'Italia and 4 of the Vuelta a España, totalling 20 Grand Tours. He came from a famous family of cyclists, including his y ...

, Diego Moser and

Enzo Moser Enzo Moser (5 November 1940 – 25 July 2008) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer from 1962 to 1967. He was the first winner of the Giro del Trentino in 1962. He came from a famous family of cyclists, the most famous of whom is his you ...

, and the cousin of Leonardo Moser, Matteo Moser and

Moreno Moser Moreno Moser (born 25 December 1990) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2019 for the , , and the teams. Born in Trento, Moser comes from a family of professional cyclists; his uncles ...

. During the second season of the reality show ''

'' aired on

in the autumn of 2017, Ignazio Moser started a relationship with fellow contestant Cecilia Rodríguez, model and sister of

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, and this relationship created a stir in the Italian media.

Television

* '' Giro d'Italia 2017'' (Rai 1, 2017) * '' La grande corsa'' (Rai 2, 2017) * ''

'' (Canale 5, 2017) * '' Giù in 60 secondi - Adrenalina ad alta quota'' (Italia 1, 2018) * '' Ex on the Beach Italia'' (MTV, 2020–2022) * '' L'isola dei famosi'' (Canale 5, 2021)

References

External links

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