CYCLIST

Michele Scarponi

1979 - 2017

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Michele Scarponi (25 September 1979 – 22 April 2017) was an Italian road bicycle racer who rode professionally for the Acqua & Sapone–Cantina Tollo, Domina Vacanze–Elitron, Würth, Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo, Androni Giocattoli, Lampre–Merida and Astana teams from 2002 until his death in 2017. During his career, Scarponi had 21 professional victories. He began cycling at age eight with a local team in the Marche region. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michele Scarponi has received more than 402,847 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Michele Scarponi is the 344th most popular cyclist (down from 293rd in 2019), the 4,177th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,792nd in 2019) and the 65th most popular Italian Cyclist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Michele Scarponi ranks 344 out of 1,613. Before him are Rudy Dhaenens, Ugo Colombo, Michele Bartoli, Denis Menchov, Fränk Schleck, and Gert-Jan Theunisse. After him are Nino Schurter, Eric Vanderaerden, Frank Hoste, Serge Blusson, Chris Horner, and Andrea Tafi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Michele Scarponi ranks 220. Before him are Mamadou Niang, Soo Ae, Tobias Linderoth, Mindy Kaling, Doni, and The Game. After him are Daniel Narcisse, Boubacar Barry, Ryan Tedder, Iryna Vereshchuk, Emin Agalarov, and Natalia Barbu. Among people deceased in 2017, Michele Scarponi ranks 541. Before him are Tore Eriksson, Geri Allen, Leila Seth, Kurt Marti, Kirti Nidhi Bista, and Tsuyoshi Yamanaka. After him are Gilbert Stork, Aleksandr Salnikov, Ronald Drever, Gianuario Carta, Jiří Lanský, and Cheick Tioté.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Michele Scarponi ranks 4,177 out of 5,161. Before him are Salvatore Morale (1938), Giovanni D'Anzi (1906), Sergio Caprari (1932), Cristian Brocchi (1976), Sandro Tonali (2000), and Emma Marrone (1984). After him are Antonio Giolitti (1915), Monica Guerritore (1958), Cristina Comencini (1956), Andrea Tafi (1966), Joel McHale (1971), and Dylan Sprouse (1992).

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Among CYCLISTS In Italy

Among cyclists born in Italy, Michele Scarponi ranks 65. Before him are Severino Rigoni (1914), Maurizio Fondriest (1965), Cipriano Chemello (1945), Roberto Visentini (1957), Ugo Colombo (1940), and Michele Bartoli (1970). After him are Andrea Tafi (1966), Franco Chioccioli (1959), Giovanni Bramucci (1946), Giovanni Pettenella (1943), Nino Borsari (1911), and Gianbattista Baronchelli (1953).

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