Marco Aurelio Fontana

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Marco Fontana
Personal information
Full nameMarco Aurelio Fontana
Born (1984-10-12) 12 October 1984 (age 39)
Giussano, Italy
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline
RoleRider
Professional teams
2009–2016Cannondale Factory Team
2017–2018Bianchi Countervail
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Men's mountain bike racing
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Cross country
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Hafjell Cross-country
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Haifa Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Bern Cross-country

Marco Aurelio Fontana (born 12 October 1984) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. He won the bronze medal in the cross-country mountain bike race at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

Major results[edit]

Cyclo-cross[edit]

2003–2004
3rd National Under-23 Championships
2004–2005
2nd National Under-23 Championships
2005–2006
1st National Under-23 Championships
UCI Under-23 World Cup
3rd Wetzikon
4th UEC European Under-23 Championships
2006–2007
1st Valtellina Iperal Cross
2nd National Championships
2nd GP Città di Verbania
3rd Ciclocross del Ponte
2007–2008
1st National Championships
1st GP Città di Verbania
2nd Meilen
2008–2009
1st Trofeo Città di Lucca
1st GP Città San Martino
2nd National Championships
2nd Ciclocross del Ponte
2009–2010
1st National Championships
1st GP San Martino
2010–2011
1st National Championships
2nd GP Wetzikon
7th UCI World Championships
2011–2012
1st National Championships
1st Memorial Romano Scotti
2nd Ciclocross del Ponte
2012–2013
1st National Championships
1st Gran Premio Mamma E Papa Guerciotti
UCI World Cup
3rd Rome
3rd Dagmersellen
2013–2014
1st National Championships
2014–2015
1st National Championships
Giro d'Italia Cross
1st Roma
1st Padova
3rd Trofeo Coop Ed. Brugherio 82
10th UCI World Championships
2016–2017
1st Trofeo di Gorizia
2nd National Championships
2017–2018
3rd National Championships
3rd Trofeo di Gorizia

MTB[edit]

2002
1st Cross-country, National Junior Championships
2006
1st Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships
2008
2nd Team relay, UEC European Championships
3rd Team relay, UCI World Championships
5th Cross-country, Olympic Games
2009
1st Team relay, UCI World Championships
1st Cross-country, National Championships
2010
1st Cross-country, National Championships
UEC European Championships
2nd Team relay
3rd Cross-country
2011
1st Cross-country, National Championships
3rd Team relay, UCI World Championships
UCI XCO World Cup
3rd Dalby Forest
3rd Team relay, UEC European Championships
2012
1st Team relay, UCI World Championships
1st Cross-country, National Championships
3rd Cross-country, Olympic Games
4th Overall UCI XCO World Cup
3rd Houffalize
3rd Windham
3rd Val d'Isère
2013
1st Team relay, UCI World Championships
UEC European Championships
1st Team relay
3rd Cross-country
3rd Cross-country, National Championships
2014
3rd Team relay, UCI World Championships
3rd Team relay, UEC European Championships
2015
3rd Team relay, UCI World Championships

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Marco Aurelio Fontana". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.

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