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Valentina Scandolara (born 1 May 1990) is an Italian
road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...
, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team .


Career

Scandolara was born in Soave. She showed great talent in sports from a very early age, winning three National Champion titles in Cross Country running and one in Futsal, before committing full-time to Cycling. During the early stages of her professional career, she raced for Italian teams and was active on the Track and in Cyclocross, before being signed in 2014 from UCI number 1 ranked and fully commit to Road Cycling. In November 2015 she was announced as part of the inaugural squad for the team for the 2016 season. In September 2016 she was announced as part of the squad for 2017. She took a break from professional racing at the start of 2018 due to physical health problems, but she would return to racing at the end of February with the Maaslandster International Women's Cycling Team at the
Setmana Ciclista Valenciana The Setmana Ciclista Valenciana is an annual professional road bicycle race Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in ...
, before signing with Australian amateur team to start a summer season of racing in the US at the end of April. In between the 2017 and 2018 racing seasons, Scandolara completed the UCI Sport Directors Diploma and the UCI Coaching Diploma. After winning the overall classification in the Lexus of Blackburn
Bay Classic Series The Bay Classic Series (currently running as the Lexus of Blackburn Bay Crits) is a road cycling race held annually in and around Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, Australia. The race consists of both a men's and a women's competition over three stage ...
in January 2019, she directed
Sarah Gigante Sarah Gigante (born 6 October 2000) is an Australian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Career Junior and under-23 career In 2018, Gigante was national junior champion in the road race, individual time trial and cri ...
to a double title in the
Australian National Road Race Championships The Australian National Road Race Championships, are held annually with an event for each category of bicycle rider: Men, Women & under 23 riders. The event also includes the Australian National Time Trial Championships since 2002. The Australia ...
and the
Australian National Time Trial Championships The Australian National Time Trial Championships, are held annually with an event for each category of rider: Men, Women & under 23 riders. The event has been run concurrently with the Australian National Road Race Championships since 2002. The ...
in Ballarat (Victoria). She also worked as Sport Director for the Sydney University–Staminade Cycling Team during UCI competitions "Race Melbourne", "Cadel Evans Road Race" and "Herald Sun Tour" in January 2019. In December 2020, Scandolara signed a contract to ride for the team, for the 2021 season.


Personal life

In February 2019 she graduated in Psychology at the
University of Padua The University of Padua ( it, Università degli Studi di Padova, UNIPD) is an Italian university located in the city of Padua, region of Veneto, northern Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 by a group of students and teachers from B ...
, with a thesis on women's cycling titled "Mind over matter: Emotional Intelligence as an Important Predictor of Success in Professional Women's Cycling".


Major results

Sources:


Cycling

;2004 : 1st Road race, National Novices Road Championships : 1st Sprint, National Novices Track Championships ;2005 : 1st Road race, National Novices Road Championships : 1st Sprint, National Novices Track Championships ;2006 : National Novices Road Championships ::1st Road race ::2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
: National Novices Track Championships ::1st Points race ::1st Individual pursuit ::1st Sprint : 1st Novice race, National Cyclo-cross Championships ;2007 : 1st Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships : 3rd Road race,
UCI Juniors World Championships The UCI Juniors World Championships were a set of UCI World Championships events for junior bicycle cyclists in 2005 to 2009. In 2010 it was divided into: *The Junior men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships *The UCI Juniors Track World ...
;2008 : 1st Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships : 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships : National Junior Track Championships ::1st Team pursuit ::2nd 500m time trial : 2nd Points race,
UCI Junior Track World Championships The UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships (named the UCI Juniors Track World Championships before 2016) are a set of world championship events for junior riders, for various disciplines and distances in track cycling and are regulated by t ...
: UEC European Junior Track Championships ::2nd Scratch ::3rd Team pursuit ;2009 : Track European Cup, Barcelona ::1st Points race ::1st Scratch ;2010 : 1st
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: 2nd
Classica Citta di Padova Classica Citta di Padova was a women's one-day cycle race which took place in Italy and was ranked by the UCI as 1.1 in 2013 and 1.2 in 2012 having been Nationally ranked in previous seasons. Previous winners References Women's road bic ...
: 3rd Prix des Vins Henri Valloton : 6th
GP Comune di Cornaredo The GP Comune di Cornaredo is an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held in Italy and is currently rated by the UCI as a 1.2 race. Past winners References Cycle races in Italy Women's road bicycle races Rec ...
;2011 : 1st Points race, UEC Under-23 European Track Championships : 1st Giornata del Ciclismo Rosa a Nove : 2nd Trofeo Vannucci Alberto : 2nd
GP Comune di Cornaredo The GP Comune di Cornaredo is an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held in Italy and is currently rated by the UCI as a 1.2 race. Past winners References Cycle races in Italy Women's road bicycle races Rec ...
: 3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships : 3rd Team sprint, National Track Championships : 5th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships : 7th
GP Liberazione The GP Liberazione is an elite women's road bicycle race held in the Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranea ...
;2012 : National Cyclo-cross Championships ::1st Under-23 race ::3rd Elite race : 6th
Grand Prix de Dottignies The Grand Prix de Dottignies is an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held in Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country ...
;2013 : 1st
Draai van de Kaai Draai van de Kaai ( en, Turn of the Quay) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Roosendaal, Netherlands on the second Monday after the Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's ...
: 1st Trofeo Vannucci Alberto : 1st Stage 6
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: 2nd Women's Bike Race Montignoso : 3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships : 3rd
Ridderronde Maastricht Ridderronde Maastricht is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeaster ...
: 4th Overall
Trophée d'Or Féminin Trophée d'Or Féminin was a women's European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race held in France. The race was discontinued in 2016. Overall winners Jerseys As of the 2016 edition: : is worn by the overall leader of the race : is worn by the lea ...
: 4th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini : 10th Overall
Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs The Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs formerly known as the Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs is an international women's road bicycle race held in Garnich, Luxembourg. Since 2008 this event is on the UCI women's elite cycle racing c ...
::1st Mountains classification ;2014 : 1st
Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol was a women's cycle race Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike rac ...
: 1st
Draai van de Kaai Draai van de Kaai ( en, Turn of the Quay) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Roosendaal, Netherlands on the second Monday after the Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's ...
: 2nd
Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...
,
UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay. Events ...
: 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 2nd Overall Santos Tour Down Under : 7th Overall
Ladies Tour of Norway The Ladies Tour of Norway is a women's cycle stage race. The first edition of the race was held from 15 to 17 August 2014 based in the town of Halden in south east Norway. It consisted of an individual time trial prologue and two road race stages ...
;2015 : 1st Overall Santos Tour Down Under ::1st Stage 1 : 1st Melbourne Supercrit : 1st Stage 4
Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche is a women's staged cycle race which takes place in the Ardèche region in southeastern France. The race was rated by the UCI as a 2.2 race, until 2018 when it was promoted to 2.1 status. Fo ...
: 2nd Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini ::1st Points classification : 2nd
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race also known as Great Ocean Road Race or Cadel Road Race is an annual professional one-day road bicycle racing for both men and women starting and finishing in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and routed along th ...
: 2nd Acht van Westerveld : 2nd SwissEver GP Cham-Hagendorn : 2nd
Draai van de Kaai Draai van de Kaai ( en, Turn of the Quay) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Roosendaal, Netherlands on the second Monday after the Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's ...
: 4th Overall
Ladies Tour of Norway The Ladies Tour of Norway is a women's cycle stage race. The first edition of the race was held from 15 to 17 August 2014 based in the town of Halden in south east Norway. It consisted of an individual time trial prologue and two road race stages ...
: 6th Road race,
European Games The European Games is a continental multi-sport event in the Olympic Games, Olympic tradition contested by sportsperson, athletes from European nations and several European Olympic Committees#Notes, transcontinental countries. The Games were ...
: 10th
Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite The Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite is a women's staged cycle race which takes place in Italy and is currently rated by the UCI as category 1.Pro.Draai van de Kaai Draai van de Kaai ( en, Turn of the Quay) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Roosendaal, Netherlands on the second Monday after the Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's ...
: 1st Melbourne Supercrit : 1st Stage 3
Bay Classic Series The Bay Classic Series (currently running as the Lexus of Blackburn Bay Crits) is a road cycling race held annually in and around Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, Australia. The race consists of both a men's and a women's competition over three stage ...
: 2nd
Winston-Salem Cycling Classic The Winston-Salem Cycling Classic is a one-day race held annually since 2013 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in the United States. In 2019, it was rated as a 1.2 race by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), and was part of the UCI America To ...
;2017 : 1st Overall
Bay Classic Series The Bay Classic Series (currently running as the Lexus of Blackburn Bay Crits) is a road cycling race held annually in and around Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, Australia. The race consists of both a men's and a women's competition over three stage ...
::1st Stage 1 : 1st Dwars door de Westhoek ;2018 : 1st Overall Intelligentsia Cup ::1st Races 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 & 10 : 1st USA Pro Road Tour Saint Francis Tulsa Tough – Race 3 : USA CRITS Natural State Criterium Series ::1st Races 1 & 3 : Wilmington Grand Prix ::1st Road race ::1st Monkey Hill time trial ;2019 : 1st Overall
Bay Classic Series The Bay Classic Series (currently running as the Lexus of Blackburn Bay Crits) is a road cycling race held annually in and around Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, Australia. The race consists of both a men's and a women's competition over three stage ...


Other sports


Cross Country Running

;2000 :2nd CSI National Cross Country Running Championships, Rocca di Papa ;2001 :1st CSI National Cross Country Running Championships, Rocca di Papa ;2002 :1st CSI National Cross Country Running Championships, Fiuggi ;2003 :1st CSI National Cross Country Running Championships, Paestum


Futsal

;2006 :1st Italian National Futsal/soccer Championships (High school Team: Liceo Scientifico Messedaglia, Verona)


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scandolara, Valentina 1990 births Living people Italian female cyclists Cyclists from the Province of Verona Cyclists at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Italy Italian track cyclists