Andrea Tafi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Andrea Tafi
Occupation	Sport Cyclist
Date Of Birth	May 7, 1966(1966-05-07)
Age	58
Birthplace	Tuscany
Country	Italy
Birth City	Tuscany
Horoscope	Gemini

Andrea Tafi Biography

Andrea Tafi is one of the most popular and richest Sport Cyclist who was born on May 7, 1966 in Tuscany, Tuscany, Italy. Andrea Tafi (born 7 May 1966 in Fucecchio) is an Italian former road bicycle racer who retired from his professional career in 2005. Tafi’s propensity to perform best in the harder races earned him the nickname “Il Gladiatore” (English: “The Gladiator”).

The most successful part of Tafi’s career was spent with the Italian super- squad Mapei–CLAS. In the 1996 edition of Paris–Roubaix the team put four of their riders in a breakaway at the front of the race: Johan Museeuw, Gianluca Bortolami, previous year’s winner Franco Ballerini, and Tafi. Ballerini had a flat and was out of the lead group, but the other three powered their way to the finish.

Having competed in amateur Masters races for several years, Tafi announced in October 2018 that he would seek a comeback in 2019 to race Paris–Roubaix on the twentieth anniversary of his victory. On 8 November 2018, it was reported that he had found a team to ride with and that would attempt to receive a wildcard invitation for the event. Would his comeback have been successful, he would have been 52 years old when riding the race. A collarbone fracture eventually put an end to Tafi’s comeback plans.

Tafi’s name was on the list of doping tests published by the French Senate on 24 July 2013 that were collected during the 1998 Tour de France and found positive for EPO when retested in 2004.

Andrea Tafi Net Worth

Andrea Tafi is one of the richest Sport Cyclist from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andrea Tafi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1996 Tafi won the “race of the falling leaves” Giro di Lombardia, using his strength to overcome the climbs of the race. He said that his dream was to emulate his cycling hero fellow Italian Francesco Moser, which is to win Paris–Roubaix wearing the Tricolore jersey as the Italian National Champion. He accomplished this in his win in 1999. He won Paris–Tours in a long breakaway effort in 2000, foiling the sprinters’ teams. After a few lacklustre years, he again shone in the 2002 edition of the hilly, cobbled classic Tour of Flanders. Having established himself in a front breakaway with the likes of Johan Museeuw, Peter van Petegem and teammate Daniele Nardello, he made attacks after attacks, finally taking advantage of a moment’s hesitation between the two home favorites Museeuw and van Petegem to solo to the finish for the win.

After the demise of the Mapei super-team, Tafi moved to the reformed Team CSC under Bjarne Riis for the 2003 season. His time with team Alessio–Bianchi in 2004 also didn’t re-ignite his performance. He finally moved to the new Saunier Duval–Prodir team for his last season in 2005. Tafi ended his career at the 2005 Paris–Roubaix, before retiring from the sport.

Tafi specialized in the cobbled Spring Classics such as Paris–Roubaix which he won in 1999, and Tour of Flanders which he won in 2002. He won the Giro di Lombardia in 1996 and the Italian National Championship in 1998.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Andrea Ranked on the list of most popular Sport Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Andrea Tafi celebrates birthday on May 7 of every year.