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Dario Cioni
Key Stats
Team: Silence-Lotto
Nationality: Italian
Born: December 2, 1974
Hometown: Reading, Berkshire, England
Residence: Montelupo Fiorentino, Tuscany, Italy
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 141
Strengths: Time trialing, stage racing
Turned Pro: 2000
Palmares
Career Highlights:
2007
Vuelta a Andalucía stage 1
20044th Giro d'Italia
Italy National Time Trial Champion
1996
Italian National Mountain bike champion
Biography
Cioni began his career as a professional mountain bike racer at the age of 19, riding for the old Mapei off-road team. In 2000, he joined Mapei's road program. Cioni graduated from the European School of Economics with an honors degree in International Business with specialization in Sports Management in 2004.Related Articles
- Mar. 4, 2005Friday's EuroFile: Snow cancels Flanders opener; Cioni, Di Luca ready; ProTour nears debut; Pot Belge scandal snares another
- Jan. 18, 2005Tuesday's EuroFile: LeBlanc in Oz; Phonak hopeful; Cioni wants Giro win
- Oct. 26, 2004Tuesday's EuroFile: Radio Armstrong; Dozen set to appear in Italian court; Cioni gets cert'
- Sep. 17, 2004Friday's EuroFile: Hamilton heads home; Cioni, Garzelli to lead Liquigas
- Aug. 10, 2004Tuesday's EuroFile: Cunego wins; Botero to skip Athens TT; Camenzind retires; Cioni to lead Liquigas; Rasmussen eyes Zurich
- Jul. 20, 2003Tour Tech - Spiderman's bars; Cioni's Dogma
