Francesco Chicchi (born 27 November 1980 in Camaiore) is an Italian retired professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2003 and 2016 for the Fassa Bortolo, Liquigas–Doimo, Omega Pharma–Quick-Step, Neri Sottoli and Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec squads.

Francesco Chicchi
Francesco Chicchi at the 2015 Brabantse Pijl.
Personal information
Full nameFrancesco Chicchi
Born (1980-11-27) 27 November 1980 (age 43)
Camaiore, Italy
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Professional teams
2003–2005Fassa Bortolo
2006Quick-Step–Innergetic
2007–2010Liquigas
2011–2012Quick-Step
2013–2014Vini Fantini–Selle Italia
2015–2016Androni Giocattoli[1]
Major wins
Under-23 World Road Race Championships (2002)

Major results

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2002
1st   Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
1st Stage 7b Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
2004
3rd International Grand Prix Doha
3rd Giro del Piemonte
2005
1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
3rd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
2006
1st Stage 1 Four Days of Dunkirk
1st Stage 5 Tour of Britain
1st Stage 1 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
Vuelta a Mallorca
4th Trofeo Cala Millor
8th Trofeo Mallorca
2007
Danmark Rundt
1st Stages 1 & 4
1st Stage 4 Brixia Tour
2nd Paris–Tours
4th Gran Premio Città di Misano – Adriatico
8th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
2008
1st Stage 7 Tirreno–Adriatico
Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
1st Stages 1a, 1b (TTT) & 4
1st Stage 4 Tour of Slovenia
1st Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya
1st Stage 7 Tour of Missouri
2nd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
2nd Giro di Toscana
5th Gran Premio Città di Misano – Adriatico
2009
1st Stage 6 Tour Down Under
1st Stage 6 Tour of Missouri
9th GP Kranj
2010
1st Gran Premio Città di Misano – Adriatico
1st Stage 1 Tour de San Luis
Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
1st Stages 1a & 1b (TTT)
1st Stage 4 Tour of California
1st Stage 4 Tour of Slovenia
8th Overall Tour of Qatar
1st Stages 4 & 6
2011
6th Scheldeprijs
9th Tour de Rijke
2012
1st Nokere Koerse
1st Handzame Classic
Tour de San Luis
1st Stages 1 & 2
1st Stage 1 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
2013
1st Riga–Jūrmala GP
1st Jūrmala GP
Tour de Langkawi
1st   Points classification
1st Stages 4 & 10
3rd Châteauroux Classic
2014
Vuelta a Venezuela
1st Stages 1, 7 & 9
3rd Grand Prix de Denain
8th Châteauroux Classic
2015
1st Stage 3 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Venezuela
2016
1st Stage 1 Boucles de la Mayenne

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
  Giro d'Italia DNF DNF DNF DNF
  Tour de France DNF
  Vuelta a España DNF
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "Chicchi signs with Androni Giocattoli". Cyclingnews.com. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
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