Andrea Guardini
Andrea Guardini (born 12 June 1989) is an Italian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2021 for the Farnese Vini–Selle Italia, Astana,[1] UAE Team Emirates,[6] Bardiani–CSF and Giotti Victoria–Savini Due teams.[7]
![]() Guardini at the 2015 E3 Harelbeke  | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Andrea Guardini | 
| Nickname | Mr. Langkawi | 
| Born | 12 June 1989 Tregnago, Italy  | 
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | 
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired | 
| Disciplines | 
  | 
| Role | Rider | 
| Rider type | Sprinter | 
| Amateur teams | |
| 2008–2009 | Lucchini Neri Comauto Cocif | 
| 2010 | Casati NGC Perrel | 
| Professional teams | |
| 2010 | → ISD–NERI (stagiaire) | 
| 2011–2012 | Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli | 
| 2013–2016 | Astana[1] | 
| 2017 | UAE Abu Dhabi | 
| 2018–2019 | Bardiani–CSF[2][3] | 
| 2020–2021 | Giotti Victoria[4][5] | 
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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A sprinter, Guardini currently holds the record for most stage wins at the Tour de Langkawi[8] with twenty-four stage victories; recording five at the 2011 race, six in 2012,[9] one in 2013, two in 2014 and 2018, and four in 2015 and 2016. With 43 career wins, the majority of his victories came in the Tour de Langkawi.[10]
Major results
    
- 2007
 - 4th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships
 - 2009
 - 3rd 
 Road race, Mediterranean Games - 3rd Circuito del Porto
 - 2010
 - 1st Stage 3 Girobio
 - 2011
 - Tour de Langkawi
- 1st 
 Points classification - 1st Stages 1, 2, 6, 7 & 10
 
 - 1st 
 - Tour of Turkey
- 1st Stages 1 & 7
 
 - 1st Stage 5 Tour of Qatar
 - 1st Stage 5 Volta a Portugal
 - 1st Stage 3 Tour of Slovenia
 - 1st Stage 5 Giro di Padania
 - 2012
 - 1st Stage 18 Giro d'Italia
 - Tour de Langkawi
- 1st 
 Points classification - 1st Stages 2, 3, 4, 8, 9 & 10
 
 - 1st 
 - Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 1st Stages 9, 10 & 12
 
 - 3rd Grand Prix de Denain
 - 2013
 - 1st Stage 7 Tour de Langkawi
 - 4th Scheldeprijs
 - 2014
 - Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stages 3 & 10
 
 - Danmark Rundt
- 1st Stages 2 & 4
 
 - 1st Stage 1 Eneco Tour
 - 8th Scheldeprijs
 - 2015
 - Tour of Oman
- 1st 
 Points classification - 1st Stage 1
 
 - 1st 
 - Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stages 1, 2, 4 & 8
 
 - 1st Stage 1 Abu Dhabi Tour
 - 1st Stage 1 World Ports Classic
 - 2nd Overall Tour de Picardie
- 1st Stage 2
 
 - 2016
 - Tour de Langkawi
- 1st 
 Points classification - 1st Stages 1, 5, 7 & 8
 
 - 1st 
 - 9th Overall Tour de Picardie
 - 2018
 - Tour de Langkawi
- 1st 
 Points classification - 1st Stages 1 & 8
 
 - 1st 
 - 1st Stage 4 Tour of Hainan
 - 8th Giro del Piemonte
 - 2019
 - 1st Stage 3 Istrian Spring Trophy
 - 1st Stage 10 Tour of Qinghai Lake
 - 2nd Trofej Umag
 - 2020
 - Tour of Romania
- 1st Stages 1 & 5
 
 - 2021
 - 3rd Overall Tour of Szeklerland
- 1st Stages 1 & 3
 
 - 4th Grand Prix Gazipaşa
 - 4th GP Manavgat
 
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
    
| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNF | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | |
| Did not contest during his career | |||||||
| — | — | 159 | — | — | — | — | |
| — | Did not compete | 
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish | 
References
    
- "Guardini joins Fuglsang in move to Astana". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
 - "Guardini signs with Bardiani-CSF – News shorts". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
 - "Team". Bardiani–CSF. GM Sport SRL. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
 - "La carriera di Andrea Guardini prosegue alla Giotti Victoria" [Andrea Guardini's career continues at Giotti Victoria]. Cicloweb.it (in Italian). Cicloweb. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
 - "Giotti Victoria Savini Due". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
 - "Marcato, Guardini sign with new Chinese WorldTour team Project TJ Sport". cyclingnews.com. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
 - "Guardini brings curtain down on cycling career". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
 - Quénet, Jean-François (3 March 2012). "Guardini sets new record of stage wins at Le Tour de Langkawi". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
 - Stokes, Shane (4 March 2012). "Serpa wins Tour de Langkawi, Guardini grabs sixth sprint victory". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
 - "Andrea Guardini". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
 
External links
    
- Andrea Guardini at Cycling Archives
 - Andrea Guardini at ProCyclingStats
 - Andrea Guardini at Cycling Quotient
 - Andrea Guardini at CycleBase
 
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