Dario Cataldo

Dario Cataldo

Dario Cataldo (Tour de l'Ain 2009)
Personal information
Full name	Dario Cataldo
Born	March 17, 1985 (1985-03-17) (age 26) Lanciano, Italy
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	64 kg (140 lb)
Team information
Current team	Quick Step
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
2007-2008 2009-	Liquigas Quick Step
Infobox last updated on December 9, 2008

Dario Cataldo (born March 17, 1985 in Lanciano) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Quick Step.^[1]

After surprisingly winning the Baby Giro in 2006,^[2] Cataldo signed as a neo-professional for Liquigas for the 2007 season.^[3] In January 2007, Cataldo was hit by a car while training.^[4] Later that year, Cataldo won two stages in the Tour de l'Avenir.^[5] After a disappointing year in 2008, Liquigas did not renew his contract.^[2] Hence, in 2009, Cataldo switched to the Quick Step team.^[6]

Palmarès

2006

1st, Overall, Baby Giro

2007

3rd, Rund um den Henninger Turm

1st, Stages 2 and 7, Tour de l'Avenir

2010

1st, G.P. Beghelli

Notes and references

1. ^ Dario Cataldo profile at Cycling Archives
2. ^ ^{a b} Dario Cataldo (Dutch)
3. ^ "Liquigas announces 2007 roster". Cycling news. 5 October 2006. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/liquigas-announces-2007-roster. Retrieved 25 January 2010. 
4. ^ Brown, Gregor (31 January 2007). "Cataldo hit by car while training". Cycling news. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cataldo-hit-by-car-while-training. Retrieved 25 January 2010. 
5. ^ "Young Italian on a roll". Cycling news. 13 September 2007. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/young-italian-on-a-roll. Retrieved 25 January 2010. 
6. ^ Prell, Monika (27 November 2009). "Cataldo joins Quick Step". Cycling news. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cataldo-joins-quick-step. Retrieved 25 January 2010. 

External links

• Profile at Quickstep official website

Persondata
Name	Cataldo, Dario
Alternative names
Short description	Road bicycle racer
Date of birth	1985-03-17
Place of birth	Lanciano, Italy
Date of death
Place of death