Dario Cataldo

Dario Cataldo
	Cataldo at the 2017 Tour de France.
Personal information
Full name	Dario Cataldo
Nickname	Picasso
Born	17 March 1985 (age 39); Lanciano, Italy
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Team information
Current team	Lidl–Trek
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Professional teams
2007–2008	Liquigas
2009–2012	Quick-Step
2013–2014	Team Sky
2015–2019	Astana
2020–2021	Movistar Team
2022–	Trek–Segafredo
Major wins
	Grand Tours Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (2019) 1 TTT stage (2013) Vuelta a España 1 individual stage (2012) 1 TTT stage (2019) One-day races and Classics National Time Trial Championships (2012)

Dario Cataldo (born 17 March 1985) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.^[4]

Career

Liquigas (2007–08)

After surprisingly winning the Baby Giro in 2006,^[5] Cataldo signed as a neo-professional for Liquigas for the 2007 season.^[6] In January 2007, Cataldo was hit by a car while training and broke his right wrist.^[7] Later that year, Cataldo won two stages in the Tour de l'Avenir.^[8] After a disappointing year in 2008, Liquigas did not renew his contract.^[5]

Quick Step (2009–12)

In 2009, Cataldo switched to the Quick-Step team.^[9] For his first two years, Cataldo failed to make a huge impact however in 2012, he began to reach his potential. Cataldo won the 2012 Italian National Time Trial Championships and finished in 12th place at the Giro d'Italia. Cataldo won the queen stage of the 2012 Vuelta a España, stage 16 finishing atop a climb which was featured for the first time in the Vuelta, the Cuitu Negru^[es]. He escaped with Thomas De Gendt of the Vacansoleil–DCM squad early in the race and they were never caught. Cataldo shook off De Gendt with less than 2 km (1.2 mi) to race on the very steep final part of the stage, reaching more than 20% gradient in places. He managed to lift his arms for a second as he crossed the line for the 'victory pose' before slumping over his handlebars with fatigue.^[10]

Team Sky (2013–14)

Cataldo at the 2014 Giro d'Italia

His success in 2012 saw him earn a move to UCI World Tour champions Team Sky, where he was expected to play the role of a super-domestique for either Bradley Wiggins at the Giro d'Italia or Chris Froome at the Tour de France.^[11]

In October 2014 Astana announced they had signed Cataldo for the 2015 season, with the team's general manager Alexander Vinokourov describing his role as being a climbing lieutenant for Vincenzo Nibali and Fabio Aru, as well as contributing to the team's performance in team time trials.^[12]

Astana (2015–19)

In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France.^[13] His tour ended when he withdrew due to injury on 12 July, caused by a crash in the feed zone.

Major results

2003

6th Trofeo Buffoni

6th Giro della Toscana

2006

1st

Overall Girobio

2007

1st Stage 1 (TTT) Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda

3rd Rund um den Henninger Turm

4th Giro del Veneto

10th Overall Tour de l'Avenir

1st Points classification

1st Mountains classification

1st Stages 2 & 7

10th Coppa Ugo Agostoni

2008

1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

2009

5th Overall Tour of Missouri

5th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli

5th Coppa Lella Mentasti – GP Città di Stresa

2010 (1 pro win)

1st Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli

2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

2011

7th Trofeo Magalluf-Palmanova

9th Overall Tour of Beijing

2012 (2)

1st

Time trial, National Road Championships

1st Stage 16 Vuelta a España

1st Stage 2b (TTT) Tour de l'Ain

9th Overall Volta a Catalunya

2013

1st Stage 2 (TTT) Giro d'Italia

1st Stage 1b (TTT) Giro del Trentino

2014 (1)

2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

2nd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

1st Stages 1b (TTT) & 4 (ITT)

2015: 4th Overall Giro del Trentino
2016: 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Vuelta a Burgos; 8th Vuelta a Murcia; 9th Overall Tour de Pologne
2017: 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
2018: 1st Mountains classification, Critérium du Dauphiné; 3rd Overall Tour of Austria
2019 (1): 1st Stage 15 Giro d'Italia; 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España; 8th Overall Tour of the Alps

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Giro d'Italia	DNF	54	DNF	12	12	56	26	25	—	14	—	48	66	54	73
Tour de France	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF	—	—	80	—	—
/ Vuelta a España	—	—	71	131	51	74	DNF	57	51	—	64	68	—	—	117

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

References

^ ^a ^b "Dario Cataldo". Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. Decolef. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
^ "Astana Pro Team presented renewed roster for 2019". Astana. Apgrade. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
^ "Movistar Team ready to open new era in 2020". Movistar Team. Abarca Sports SL. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ "Dario Cataldo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Dario Cataldo" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
^ "Liquigas announces 2007 roster". Cycling news. 5 October 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
^ Brown, Gregor (31 January 2007). "Cataldo hit by car while training". Cycling news. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
^ "Young Italian on a roll". Cycling news. 13 September 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
^ Prell, Monika (27 November 2009). "Cataldo joins Quick Step". Cycling news. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
^ Ben Atkins (3 September 2012). "Vuelta a España: Dario Cataldo takes historic Cuitunigru victory as the race leaders fight behind him". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
^ "Cataldo leaving Omega Pharma-QuickStep for Sky". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
^ "Dario Cataldo signs for Astana to be climbing domestique for Vincenzo Nibali and Fabio Aru". skysports.com. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
^ "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

External links

Dario Cataldo profile at Team Sky
Dario Cataldo profile Archived 1 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine at Cycling Base
Dario Cataldo at ProCyclingStats
Dario Cataldo at Cycling Archives (archived)

[OPQS-1] "Dario Cataldo". Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. Decolef. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013.

[2] "Astana Pro Team presented renewed roster for 2019". Astana. Apgrade. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

[3] "Movistar Team ready to open new era in 2020". Movistar Team. Abarca Sports SL. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

[4] "Dario Cataldo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

[wvc-5] "Dario Cataldo" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010.

[6] "Liquigas announces 2007 roster". Cycling news. 5 October 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2010.

[7] Brown, Gregor (31 January 2007). "Cataldo hit by car while training". Cycling news. Retrieved 25 January 2010.

[8] "Young Italian on a roll". Cycling news. 13 September 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2010.

[9] Prell, Monika (27 November 2009). "Cataldo joins Quick Step". Cycling news. Retrieved 25 January 2010.

[10] Ben Atkins (3 September 2012). "Vuelta a España: Dario Cataldo takes historic Cuitunigru victory as the race leaders fight behind him". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 3 September 2012.

[Sky-11] "Cataldo leaving Omega Pharma-QuickStep for Sky". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.

[12] "Dario Cataldo signs for Astana to be climbing domestique for Vincenzo Nibali and Fabio Aru". skysports.com. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

[2017TDF-13] "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

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