Quick Facts
Biography
Davide Appollonio (born 2 June 1989) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, currently suspended from the sport for an anti-doping violation. Appollonio first made an impression in the professional ranks riding as a stagiaire for Cervélo TestTeam during the latter part of 2009, before signing for the team as a neo-pro for the 2010 season.
He joined Team Sky for the 2011 season, picking up his first win for the team on the 3rd stage of the Tour de Luxembourg, and then his first overall Sprints competition the following day. Appollonio left Team Sky at the end of the 2012 season, and joined Ag2r–La Mondiale on a two-year contract from the 2013 season onwards. In October 2014 he announced that he would join Androni Giocattoli for 2015, the first time Appollonio has joined an Italian professional cycling team.
On June 30, 2015, Appollonio gave an adverse analytical finding for EPO, on June 14 – two weeks after completing the Giro d'Italia, and was provisionally suspended.
Career achievements
Major results
- 2009
- 6th GP Palio del Recioto
- 2010
- 1st Stage 4 Tour du Limousin
- 2nd GP Fourmies
- 2nd Tour de Vendée
- 5th Clasica de Almeria
- 7th Coppa Sabatini
- 10th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 2011
- Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 1st Stage 1 Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 7th Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 2012
- 4th London Nocturne
- 2013
- 5th Paris–Bourges
- 2014
- 2nd Roma Maxima
- 6th Scheldeprijs
Points classificationGrand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro | WD | - | 168 | WD | 123 |
 Tour | - | - | - | - | |
 Vuelta | - | - | - | - |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress
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