Paolo Tiralongo (born 8 July 1977) is an Italian former professional

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, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2017 for the , , and teams.

Career

In 2009, while riding for , Tiralongo registered his best final result on a

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, finishing the

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in eighth position after riding consistently in the mountain stages. He conceded a little over 9 minutes to the victor, Spaniard Alejandro Valverde of . He joined Astana for the 2010 season, on a 2-year contract. In 2011, Tiralongo took a notable victory on stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia, a summit finish to

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. He attacked in the final kilometers and went clear of the lead group, but was joined by

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() in the final few meters. He came first on the line, taking his first victory in more than ten years. In 2012, he won another stage in the Giro d'Italia,

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, which was a hilltop finish atop

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. With 500 meters to go, Tiralongo followed an attack initiated by Michele Scarponi of and he passed Scarponi inside of the final 100 meters. He lay on the ground afterward, out of breath. On 24 April 2015, Tiralongo collected his first victory of the season in the final stage of the

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. He passed the last climb (Passo Predaia) with a small leading group and won the sprint after the descent. On 17 May, he won Stage 9 of the

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Major results

;1998 : 1st

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: 3rd Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia ;1999 : 1st Overall Triptyque Ardennais : 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2001 : 2nd Trofeo dello Scalatore III : 3rd Overall

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: 6th

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: 8th Giro della Provincia di Siracusa : 9th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano : 10th Trofeo dello Scalatore I ;2002 : 2nd Overall

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: 6th Overall

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: 8th Coppa Ugo Agostoni : 10th Trofeo Pantalica ;2003 : 8th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali : 10th Overall

: 10th Giro dell'Appennino ;2004 : 1st Jersey blue

Mountains classification Tour Down Under : 2nd Overall

: 2nd

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: 2nd GP Citta di Rio Saliceto e Correggio : 5th

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: 7th Tre Valli Varesine : 7th Giro della Romagna : 8th Giro del Veneto ;2005 : 3rd Milano–Torino : 3rd Trofeo Laigueglia : 6th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali : 6th

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: 8th Giro d'Oro ;2008 : 6th Klasika Primavera ;2009 : 8th Overall

: 10th Giro dell'Emilia ;2011 : 1st Stage 19 Giro d'Italia ;2012 : 1st Stage 7 Giro d'Italia ;2013 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Vuelta a España ;2014 : 9th Overall Vuelta a Burgos ;2015 : 1st Stage 4

: 1st Stage 9 Giro d'Italia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

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Paolo Tiralongo's profile on Cycling Base
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tiralongo, Paolo 1977 births Living people People from Avola Italian male cyclists Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners Sportspeople from the Province of Syracuse Cyclists from Sicily