# Davide Cassani

Davide Cassani (born 1 January 1961) is a former road cyclist and cycling commentator on Italian television from Italy. He was manager for Italy national cycling team.
He was born in Faenza. In 1982 he made his professional debut with Termolan–Galli. In 1986 he moved to Carrera, where he supported figures such as Claudio Chiappucci, Roberto Visentini and Stephen Roche; Cassani later raced for Gewiss–Bianchi, Ariostea, GB-MG and Saeco. He retired in 1996 after being hit by a motorist while in training.

## Media work

After retiring from cycling, he became a commentator at Italian public broadcaster RAI.
In 2007, he was involved in the withdrawal of Michael Rasmussen from the Tour de France. Cassani claimed to have seen Rasmussen in the Dolomites mountains in Italy, while Rasmussen and Rasmussen's in-laws claimed that he was in Mexico at that time. His comment, coupled with other issues concerning Rasmussen, led to his expulsion from the Rabobank team. The claim was first made a week or so before the controversy exploded — as a routine comment during the Rai Tre afternoon coverage of the Tour. It took the form of a compliment to the athletic dedication of Rasmussen who has apparently been returning from eight hours of mountain training, so Cassani appears to have had no axe to grind against Rasmussen.
Cassani has also collaborated with Ivan Zazzaroni and Pier Bergonzi to write a biography of Marco Pantani, Pantani. Un eroe tragico (Pantani, a tragic hero).

## Major results
### 1983

    2nd Coppa Placci
    3rd Giro del Veneto

### 1984

    2nd Overall Tour du Vaucluse
    3rd Trofeo Pantalica
    5th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore

### 1985

    8th Giro dell'Emilia

### 1986

    3rd Giro del Lazio
    7th Giro dell'Emilia

### 1987

    1st Stage 3 Giro d'Italia (TTT)

### 1988

    2nd Giro del Friuli
    5th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
    7th Giro dell'Emilia
    8th Giro di Lombardia

### 1989

    1st Stage 5 GP Tell
    6th Rund um den Henninger Turm
    10th Giro dell'Emilia

### 1990

    1st Coppa Bernocchi
    1st Giro dell'Emilia
    3rd Giro del Lazio
    7th Trofeo Laigueglia
    9th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
    10th La Flèche Wallonne
    10th Milano–Torino

### 1991

    1st Stage 8 Giro d'Italia
    1st Coppa Ugo Agostoni
    1st Giro dell'Emilia
    1st Milano–Torino
    1st Trofeo dello Scalatore
    3rd Giro del Lazio

### 1992

    1st Giro di Campania
    1st Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
    1st Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
    2nd Giro dell'Emilia
    2nd Grand Prix des Amériques
    3rd La Flèche Wallonne
    3rd Giro del Veneto
    3rd Coppa Placci
    3rd Giro di Romagna
    3rd Giro di Lombardia
    4th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    5th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
       1st Stage 3
    6th Milano–Torino

### 1993

    1st Stage 15 Giro d'Italia
    1st Coppa Ugo Agostoni
    3rd Road race, National Road Championships
    3rd GP Industria & Commercio di Prato
    5th Tre Valli Varesine
    6th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
    7th Amstel Gold Race
    9th Milan–San Remo

### 1994

    1st Overall Tour Méditerranéen
       1st Stages 4 & 7 (ITT)
    1st Stage 3 Tour de France (TTT)
    1st Stage 4 Tour of the Basque Country
    3rd Trofeo Matteotti
    3rd Giro dell'Emilia
    5th Trofeo Laigueglia
    6th Giro di Lombardia
    8th La Flèche Wallonne

### 1995

    1st Giro dell'Emilia
    1st Giro di Romagna
    1st Coppa Sabatini
    2nd Amstel Gold Race
    2nd Coppa Placci
    3rd Gran Piemonte
    5th Tre Valli Varesine
    9th Milano–Torino