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Gilberto Simoni

1971 - Today

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Gilberto Simoni (born 25 August 1971) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, most recently for Lampre–Farnese Vini. Simoni won the Giro d'Italia cycling race twice: once in 2001 and again in 2003. In 2002 he tested positive for cocaine and was withdrawn from the race by his Saeco team; he was later cleared of any doping violation by the Italian Cycling Federation. Aside from his withdrawal in 2002, he finished on the podium in every other Giro between 1999 and 2006. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Gilberto Simoni is the 424th most popular cyclist (down from 407th in 2024), the 4,286th most popular biography from Italy (down from 4,273rd in 2019) and the 76th most popular Italian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Gilberto Simoni ranks 424 out of 1,613. Before him are Danilo Di Luca, Charly Mottet, Egan Bernal, Gert-Jan Theunisse, Rolf Gölz, and Franco Chioccioli. After him are Andrey Kivilev, Alexander Kristoff, Gintautas Umaras, Theodor Leupold, Kim Kirchen, and Fernando Escartín.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Gilberto Simoni ranks 423. Before him are Mackenzie Crook, Jay Harrington, Heiko Herrlich, Vladislav Galkin, Jenna Elfman, and Marc Andreessen. After him are Christien Anholt, Ivan Sergei, Choi Jin-cheul, Craig Mazin, Elivélton, and Yutaka Takenouchi.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gilberto Simoni ranks 4,287 out of 5,161. Before him are Armin Zöggeler (1974), Giorgio Vanzetta (1959), Ludwig Bemelmans (1898), Walter Novellino (1953), Franco Chioccioli (1959), and Vincenzo Sospiri (1966). After him are Marco Storari (1977), Laura Boldrini (1961), Simone Zaza (1991), Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi (1965), Marco Masini (1964), and Francesco Bagnaia (1997).

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Among CYCLISTS In Italy

Among cyclists born in Italy, Gilberto Simoni ranks 76. Before him are Franco Ballerini (1964), Marco Giovannetti (1962), Roberto Visentini (1957), Eros Poli (1963), Danilo Di Luca (1976), and Franco Chioccioli (1959). After him are Paolo Savoldelli (1973), Fabio Baldato (1968), Francesco Casagrande (1970), Damiano Cunego (1981), Adriano Baffi (1962), and Filippo Ganna (1996).

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