# Francesco Gavazzi

Francesco Gavazzi (born 1 August 1984) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2007 to 2023.

## Career

Gavazzi was born in Morbegno. In 2012, Gavazzi participated in the Tour of Beijing and won its queen stage leading to the Great Wall of China. To add to the difficulty of the day, the air quality was deemed as "severely polluted" by the local authorities. Gavazzi closed down an attack by Team Sky's Edvald Boasson Hagen and grabbed the victory. His consistent placings in the other stages netted him the second spot in the overall classification behind Tony Martin (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step). However the win in Beijing was Gavazzi's sole victory during three years at Astana, and in November 2014 it was announced that had signed a one-year deal with Southeast Pro Cycling for the 2015 season.

## Major results
### 2004

    10th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi

### 2005

    6th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza

### 2006

    1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
    1st Overall Giro della Toscana
    1st Trofeo Unidelta
    1st Giro del Canavese
    2nd GP Folignano
    3rd Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
    4th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
    5th Overall Girobio
       1st Stage 4
    5th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
    5th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
    6th Coppa della Pace
    7th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza

### 2007

    3rd Japan Cup

### 2008

    5th Overall Tour de Pologne
    5th Japan Cup
    7th Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
    7th Memorial Marco Pantani
    9th Memorial Cimurri

### 2009

    1st Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
    2nd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
    3rd Giro della Romagna
    3rd Giro del Piemonte
    4th Road race, National Road Championships
    5th Giro di Toscana
    6th Paris–Tours
    10th Overall Tour de Pologne
    10th Overall Eneco Tour

### 2010

    1st Coppa Ugo Agostoni
    1st Stage 1 Giro di Sardegna
    1st Stage 3 Tour of the Basque Country
    2nd Trofeo Laigueglia
    6th Classica Sarda
    8th Giro del Friuli
    8th GP Ouest–France
    9th Tre Valli Varesine
    9th Giro della Romagna
    9th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
    10th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

### 2011

    Volta a Portugal
       1st Stages 6 & 10
    1st Stage 18 Vuelta a España
    1st Stage 5 Tour of the Basque Country
    4th Classica Sarda
    4th Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
    6th Overall Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
    8th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi

### 2012

    2nd Overall Tour of Beijing
       1st Stage 3
    5th Trofeo Laigueglia
    5th Druivenkoers Overijse
    7th Overall Tour Méditerranéen

### 2013

    6th Overall Tour of Belgium

### 2014

    3rd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
    5th Trofeo Muro–Port d'Alcúdia
    8th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
    10th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore

### 2015

    2nd Trofeo Laigueglia
    2nd Gran Premio di Lugano
    4th Overall Tour of Hainan
    10th Tre Valli Varesine

### 2016

    1st Memorial Marco Pantani
    1st Stage 2 Volta a Portugal
    2nd Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
    2nd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
    2nd Giro dell'Appennino
    3rd Tre Valli Varesine
    3rd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
    5th Trofeo Laigueglia
    5th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
    7th Overall Tour du Haut Var
    8th Overall Tour du Limousin
    8th Coppa Sabatini
    9th Overall Tour La Provence
    10th Trofeo Matteotti
    10th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli

### 2017

    3rd Overall Tour du Limousin
    3rd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
    3rd Classic Sud-Ardèche
    3rd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
    3rd Coppa Sabatini
    6th La Drôme Classic
    6th Trofeo Laigueglia
    7th Overall Tour of Turkey
    7th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
    7th Memorial Marco Pantani

### 2018

    1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos
    2nd Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
    3rd Memorial Marco Pantani
    4th Giro dell'Appennino
    5th Overall Tour du Limousin
    5th Trofeo Laigueglia
    6th Coppa Sabatini
    9th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
    10th Coppa Ugo Agostoni

### 2019

    1st Stage 4 Tour du Limousin
    4th Trofeo Laigueglia
    7th Memorial Marco Pantani
    9th Giro dell'Appennino

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Giro d'Italia | 84 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | 53 | 58 | — | 29 | 67 | 67 |
| Tour de France | — | — | 105 | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |