Claudio Chiappucci

Quick Facts

Full Name	Claudio Chiappucci
Occupation	Sport Cyclist
Date Of Birth	Feb 28, 1963(1963-02-28)
Age	61
Birthplace	Uboldo
Country	Italy
Birth City	Lombardy
Horoscope	Aquarius

Claudio Chiappucci Biography

Claudio Chiappucci is one of the most popular and richest Sport Cyclist who was born on February 28, 1963 in Uboldo, Lombardy, Italy. Claudio Chiappucci (born 28 February 1963 in Uboldo, Varese, Lombardy) is a retired Italian professional cyclist. He made the podium 3 times during the Tour de France general classification Second in 1990 third in 1991, then third in 1991 and second in 1992.

Claudio Chiappucci used the services of doctor Francesco Conconi, who is accused of administering EPO on cyclists. Conconi was found morally guilty but not guilty due to the fact that the time limit for his application had passed. The judge reviewed medical reports for 33 cyclists between 1993 and 1995, including Chiappucci’s. All tests for blood revealed a lot of fluctuation in the hematocrit levels, which are indicative of EPO use. The year 1997 was the first time Claudio Chiappucci told prosecutor Vincenzo Scolastico that he had been taking EPO since 1993, however afterwards, he retracts his statement.

Among the awards received by Chiappucci is a silver medal earned in 1994 at the World Cycling Championship in Sicily.

The most infamous victory of his was the stage 13 of the 1992 Tour de France, when Chiappucci fought the first ascent that day. He was which was 245 kilometers from the finish line and made it to Sestriere after fending off an exciting chase from Miguel Indurain and Gianni Bugno. At that time, Chiappucci was first and only on top of the five major climbs, out including 3 “premiere categorie” and 1 “hors categorie”. Chiappucci had always wanted to repeat the same feat as Fausto Coppi just 40 years before.

Claudio Chiappucci Net Worth

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

After a quiet beginning to his career, he came onto the scene during the year 1990 in Tour de France. Chiappucci discovered himself nearly casually sporting the yellow jersey following an attack on stage one that the favorite teams allowed him to take advantage of the advantage of 10 minutes. In the subsequent stages, he was unable to withstand from the coming back of Greg LeMond, only losing the race’s lead at the end of stage 20 which was the final time trial. The final result was that LeMond took the victory in the Tour by 2’16”, Chiappucci came home with a surprising second position and, furthermore his status as an international cycling star. Chiappucci was the only Italian cyclist to make it onto the podium of the Tour since Felice Gimondi in 1972. The race’s first success revealed Chiappucci’s biggest problem, his time trial. Even though he promised to return next year with a more efficient race with a clock in his hand, Chiappucci never was able to master this sport.

The year 1991 proved the cycling world Chiappucci’s ability to be consistent. Starting with a victory in the opening race of the season and that of the Milan San-Remo, Chiappucci rode the Giro d’Italia and the Tour of France.

However, Chiappucci declined quickly. After riding a solid Giro it looked like his 1993 Tour de France was to be a big showdown with Miguel Indurain. But from the first mountain stage Chiappucci was obviously struggling. Although he had a revival later on in the race, Chiappucci finished sixth overall. He won the Clásica de San Sebastián a few weeks after the Tour de France, but this marked the end of his major results. His level of performance declined sharply from around 1994/1995, and he retired in 1998 after suspicions of doping in 1997.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Claudio Chiappucci height 5 ft 8 in Claudio weight 67 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Claudio Chiappucci Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Claudio Ranked on the list of most popular Sport Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Claudio Chiappucci celebrates birthday on February 28 of every year.