Rodolfo Massi
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rodolfo Massi |
| Nickname | Il Farmacista (The Pharmacist)[1] |
| Born | 17 September 1965 Corinaldo, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1987 | Magniflex |
| 1988 | Alba Cucine-Benotto |
| 1989 | Atala–Campagnolo |
| 1990–1991 | Ariostea |
| 1992 | Jolly Componibili-Club 88 |
| 1993–1994 | Amore & Vita–Galatron |
| 1995–1996 | Refin |
| 1997–1998 | Casino |
| 1999 | Liquigas |
| 2000 | Cantina Tollo–Regain |
| 2001 | Mobilvetta Design-Formaggi Trentini |
| 2002 | Amore & Vita–Beretta |
| 2003 | Colombia–Selle Italia |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Rodolfo Massi (Italian pronunciation:
Biography
As an amateur, Massi won many races, and when he became a professional cyclist in 1987, much was expected from him.[1] In 1988, he broke a leg, and after the operation, one of his legs was a few centimeters shorter than the other. Massi often complained that he was not able to cycle in a regular way, and became a domestique for many different teams.[1]
In 1998, he had his best year. He won the Tour Méditerranéen and the Giro di Calabria.[1] In the Tour de France, he won a mountain stage, and after the 16th stage was in seventh place in the general classification, and leading the mountains classification, when corticoids were found in his hotel room.[2] He was questioned by the police, and was not able to start the next stage. Massi was the first rider in history to be arrested for breaking doping laws.[3] Later, all legal charges against him were dropped,[4] but the Italian Olympic Committee banned him for six months.[5]
Major results
Source:[6]
- 1987
- 9th Giro di Toscana
- 1988
- 2nd Trofeo Pantalica
- 7th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 1989
- 3rd Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 1990
- 5th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 8th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 9th Giro dell'Appennino
- 1991
- 4th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 1992
- 7th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 1993
- 10th Giro di Toscana
- 1994
- 1st
Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 1st Stage 1
- 5th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 8th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1995
- 3rd Giro del Friuli
- 6th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
- 1996
- 1st Stage 10 Giro d'Italia
- 2nd Trofeo Laigueglia
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Murcia
- 4th Giro dell'Appennino
- 6th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 6th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 1st Stage 5
- 8th Trofeo Pantalica
- 10th Trofeo Melinda
- 1997
- 1st Tour du Haut Var
- 1st Stage 4 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 5th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 6th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 9th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 10th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 10th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 10th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 1998
- 1st
Overall Tour Méditerranéen - Tour de France
- 1st Stage 10
- Held
after Stages 10–17
- 1st Stage 2 Critérium International
- 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 3rd Paris–Camembert
- 4th Tour du Haut Var
- 5th Overall Paris–Nice
- 6th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 7th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 10th La Flèche Wallonne
- 2000
- 1st Stage 6 Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 3rd Giro di Campania
- 8th Tre Valli Varesine
- 2001
- 8th Giro della Provincia di Siracusa
- 2002
- 7th Gran Premio di Chiasso
- 10th Overall Giro Riviera Ligure Ponente
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 / Vuelta a España
|
— | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | 20 | DNF | DNF | 34 | — | — | — |
 Giro d'Italia
|
24 | — | 85 | 35 | — | 94 | DNF | 37 | 48 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 |
| Tour de France
|
— | — | — | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Italiaan Massi de apotheker van het peloton" (in Dutch). NRC. 31 July 1998.
- ^ Davis, Justin (3 July 2008). "Ten Years Later, Festina Doping Affair Still Not Forgotten". bicycle.net. Bicycle. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ Lieshout, Marcel van (3 August 1998). "Een Tour die voortleeft als de ronde van de dopingschandalen" (in Dutch). Volkskrant. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ "'Festina Affair': A timeline". BBC Sport. 24 October 2000. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ "Cycling News and Analysis". Cyclingnews. 4 November 1998. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ Rodolfo Massi at Cycling Archives