Sacha Modolo (born 19 June 1987) is an Italian
road racing cyclist, who currently rides for
UCI ProTeam .
Career
Colnago-CSF (2010–2013)
In the spring of 2010, he sprinted his way to fourth place in the
cycling monument Milan – San Remo, registering a prestigious placing.
[Freire gives Oscar-winning performance in Milan – San Remo]
''cyclingnews.com'', 20 Mar 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2010. He followed the near-wins of 2010 with victories in 2011, seemingly akin to winning stages in pair in races such as the
Danmark Rundt, the
Tour of Qinghai Lake, the
Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda and the
Giro di Padania. In 2012, as he and his teammates were competing for a spot at the start of the
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...
, Modolo won stage 6 of the
Tour of Turkey with a sprint. When he crossed the line, he put his thumb in his mouth, dedicating his victory to his pregnant girlfriend.
In 2013, Modolo started the year by winning the second stage of the
Tour de San Luis, beating fellow sprinter
Mark Cavendish
Sir Mark Simon Cavendish (born 21 May 1985) is a Manx people, Manx retired professional cyclist. As a Track cycling, track cyclist he specialised in the Madison (cycling), madison, points race, and scratch race disciplines; as a road racer he ...
() on the slightly uphill finish which featured some twist and turns. Modolo admitted after the stage that he learned about the specifics of the arrival by chatting with other riders during the race.
Lampre-Merida (2014–2017)
Modolo left at the end of the 2013 season, and joined for the 2014 season.
In 2015, Modolo opened his account on the fifth stage of the
Tour of Turkey, winning the sprint on the rising finishing straight. He banked his first two victories in a Grand Tour at the
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...
, Stages 13 and 16. He said of his victory on Stage 13 that it was his destiny to win in
Jesolo
Jesolo (; ) is a seaside resort town and ''comune'' of 26,873 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy.
With around 5.5 million visitors per year, Jesolo ranks second among beach resorts in the country for number of tourists, and t ...
since it is his home region.
EF Education First–Drapac (2018–2019)
In September 2017, it was announced that Modolo would join the team for the 2018 season.
Major results
;2004
: 3rd
Road race, National Junior Road Championships
;2005
: 7th Road race,
UCI Juniors World Championships
;2006
: 1st
Giro del Casentino
;2007
: 1st
Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
The Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano is an under-23 one day cycling race held annually in Italy. It is part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.2U.
Winners
References
Cycle races in Italy
UCI Europe Tour races
Recurring sporting events esta ...
;2008
: 3rd
Coppa San Geo
;2009
: 1st
Giro del Belvedere
: 1st
Gran Premio della Liberazione
Gran Premio della Liberazione is an Italian road bicycle race that has been held annually on 25 April since 1946. It marks the anniversary of the 1945 fall of Benito Mussolini's Italian Social Republic. It is a Single-day race that is rated 1.2 ...
: 3rd

Road race,
UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
: 3rd
Trofeo Franco Balestra
: 9th
Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
;2010
: 3rd
Giro del Veneto
: 4th
Milan–San Remo
Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...
: 4th
Giro del Friuli
: 6th
Gran Premio Città di Misano – Adriatico
: 7th
Dutch Food Valley Classic
;2011
: 1st
Coppa Ugo Agostoni
:
Danmark Rundt
::1st Stages 1 & 4
:
Tour of Qinghai Lake
::1st Stages 5 & 9
:
Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
::1st Stages 2 & 3
:
Giro di Padania
::1st Stages 1 & 3
: 1st Stage 5
Brixia Tour
: 2nd Overall
Ronde van Drenthe
Ronde van Drenthe () was an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professiona ...
: 2nd
London–Surrey Cycle Classic
;2012
: 1st
Coppa Bernocchi
The Coppa Bernocchi is a European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Legnano, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, before joining the UCI ProSeries in 2020.
In 1 ...
: 1st

Points classification
Circuit de la Sarthe
The Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, also known as Circuit de la Sarthe (after the 1906 French Grand Prix triangle circuit) located in Le Mans, Sarthe, France, is a semi-permanent motorsport race course, chiefly known as the venue for the 24 H ...
:
Tour of Austria
The Tour of Austria () is a stage race, stage cycling race held in Austria. From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists, turning into a professional event in 1996. In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour ...
::1st Stages 3 & 6
: 1st Stage 6
Tour of Turkey
:
Monviso-Venezia — Il Padania
::1st Stages 1b (
TTT) & 2
: 2nd
Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
: 9th
Volta Limburg Classic
;2013
: 1st
Coppa Bernocchi
The Coppa Bernocchi is a European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Legnano, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, before joining the UCI ProSeries in 2020.
In 1 ...
: 1st
Memorial Marco Pantani
:
Tour of Qinghai Lake
::1st

Points classification
::1st Stages 1, 4, 8, 9, 11 & 12
: 1st Stage 2
Tour de San Luis
: 2nd
London–Surrey Classic
;2014
: 1st
Trofeo Palma
: 1st
Trofeo Ses Salines
:
Three Days of De Panne
::1st

Points classification
::1st Stages 2 & 3a
: 1st Stage 5
Tour de Suisse
: 1st Stage 5
Tour of Beijing
: 1st Stage 1
Volta ao Algarve
: 1st Stage 7
Tour de San Luis
: 4th
Trofeo Muro-Port d'Alcúdia
: 8th
Milan–San Remo
Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...
;2015
: 1st

Overall
Tour of Hainan
::1st Points classification
::1st Stages 3 & 4
:
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...
::1st Stages 13 & 17
: 1st Stage 5
Tour of Turkey
: 6th
Gran Piemonte
: 9th
Grand Prix de Fourmies
The Grand Prix de Fourmies is a bicycle race held in the Fourmies commune of France. From 2005 to 2019 it was organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2021, it joined the UCI ProSeries
The UCI ProSeries is the second tier men's ...
;2016
:
Presidential Tour of Turkey
::1st Stages 4 & 7
: 1st Stage 2
Czech Cycling Tour
: 4th
Brussels Cycling Classic
The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a classic cycle races, semi classic European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar.
History
Paris–Brussels was first ...
;2017
: 1st
Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
Grand Prix of Aargau Canton () is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Aargau canton, one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland.
The race consists of fifteen laps around the Swiss town of Gippingen, which belongs to the municipa ...
:
Tour of Croatia
::1st Stages 1 & 6
: 1st Stage 2
Tour de Pologne
The Tour de Pologne (; ), officially abbreviated TdP, is an annual, professional men's Race stage, multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages and is usually around 1,200 km ...
: 3rd
Coppa Bernocchi
The Coppa Bernocchi is a European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Legnano, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, before joining the UCI ProSeries in 2020.
In 1 ...
: 6th
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races:
* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
The Tour of Flanders (), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race held in Belgium every spri ...
: 10th
Gent–Wevelgem
Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...
;2018
: 1st Stage 3
Vuelta a Andalucía
: 7th
EuroEyes Cyclassics
;2021
: 1st Stage 3
Tour de Luxembourg
The Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a UCI race classifications, 2.Pro race, the highest rating below the UCI World Tour, World Tour, by the ...
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
External links
Palmares on CyclingBase.com (French)*
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Living people
Italian male cyclists
1987 births
Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists for Italy
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey stage winners
Cyclists from Conegliano
Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners
Tour de Suisse stage winners
21st-century Italian sportsmen