Ivan Quaranta
Ivan Quaranta (born 14 December 1974) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Team Colpack–Ballan.[1] During his career, he won six stages at the Giro d'Italia, between 1999 and 2001.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Quaranta |
| Nickname | The Cheetah (Italian: il Ghepardo) |
| Born | 14 December 1974 Crema, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Colpack–Ballan |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
|
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 1996–1997 | Team Polti |
| 1998 | KRKA–Telekom Slovenije |
| 1999–2000 | Mobilvetta Design–Northwave |
| 2001–2002 | Alexia Alluminio |
| 2003 | Saeco Macchine per Caffè |
| 2004 | Formaggi Pinzolo Fiavè |
| 2005 | Domina Vacanze |
| 2006 | CB Immobiliare–Universal Caffè |
| 2007–2008 | Amore & Vita–McDonald's |
| Managerial team | |
| 2017– | Team Colpack |
| Major wins | |
| Giro d'Italia, 6 stages | |
Career
Born in Crema, Lombardy, Quaranta's most successful year was 1999, when he was riding for the Mobilvetta Design–Northwave team; he already had five wins to his credit leading up to the Giro d'Italia. He then won the first stage in a sprint finish, ahead of Mario Cipollini, significantly boosting his profile.
In 2003, Quaranta was hired by Saeco Macchine per Caffè to replace Cipollini as the team's protected sprinter; he won sprints in lesser races such as the Brixia Tour and the Tour of Qatar. Saeco dropped Quaranta after a single season, subsequent to which he had negligible success. His final win was in the 2007 Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda.
Quaranta retired from professional cycling after the 2008 season.
Major results
- 1997
- 3rd Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
- 10th Overall Giro di Puglia
- 1998
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Normandie
- 1st Stage 4 Olympia's Tour
- Tour de Serbie
- 1st Stages 1 & 7
- 1999
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stages 1 & 11
- 1st Stage 2 Three Days of De Panne
- 1st Stage 1 Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
- 1st Stage 3 Giro d'Abruzzo
- 7th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 2000
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stages 1 & 10
- Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stages 7, 8 & 11
- 1st Stage 3 Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
- 2nd Memorial Fabio Casartelli
- 2001
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stages 5 & 16
- 1st Stage 7 Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stage 1 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of the Netherlands
- 2002
- 1st Dwars door Gendringen
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Sweden
- 1st Stage 2a Regio-Tour
- 2nd Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
- 2003
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stage 3 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 1st Stage 4 Deutschland Tour
- 1st Stage 1 Brixia Tour
- 2004
- 1st Stage 6 Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stage 3 Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
- 9th Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
- 2007
- 1st Stage 4 Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
DNF | DNF | 129 | DNF | — | DNF | DNF |
 Tour de France |
Did not contest during career | ||||||
 Vuelta a España |
— | — | — | DNF | DNF | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "Team Colpack Ballan". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.