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Danilo Di Luca

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Danilo Di Luca (born 2 January 1976) is a former Italian professional road racing cyclist, best known for winning the 2007 Giro d'Italia, but also for several positive doping tests, the last of which resulting in a lifetime ban from the sport. Di Luca is also one of six riders to have won each of the three Ardennes classics; he won the Amstel Gold Race and La Flèche Wallonne in 2005, and Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2007. During his career, Di Luca rode for the Riso Scotti, Cantina Tollo–Acqua & Sapone, Saeco, Liquigas, LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini, Team Katusha, Acqua & Sapone and Vini Fantini–Selle Italia squads. Di Luca's career was also dogged by numerous infractions, involving three suspensions in relation to doping. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Danilo Di Luca is the 418th most popular cyclist (down from 406th in 2024), the 4,277th most popular biography from Italy (down from 4,271st in 2019) and the 74th most popular Italian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Danilo Di Luca ranks 418 out of 1,613. Before him are Sergei Ivanov, Oscar Camenzind, Tony Martin, Eros Poli, Jean-René Bernaudeau, and Lutz Heßlich. After him are Charly Mottet, Egan Bernal, Gert-Jan Theunisse, Rolf Gölz, Franco Chioccioli, and Gilberto Simoni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Danilo Di Luca ranks 342. Before him are Brandon Call, Chiara Siracusa, Ryan Hurst, Mieko Kawakami, Jewel De'Nyle, and Guillaume Gille. After him are Tarso Marques, Zé Elias, Juanfran, Nikolay Baskov, Maren Ade, and Adrian Grenier.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Danilo Di Luca ranks 4,277 out of 5,161. Before him are Simone Pepe (1983), Francesco Moriero (1969), Luigi Negri (1956), Silvio Pietroboni (1904), and Alessandro Diamanti (1983). After him are Armin Zöggeler (1974), Giorgio Vanzetta (1959), Ludwig Bemelmans (1898), Walter Novellino (1953), Franco Chioccioli (1959), Vincenzo Sospiri (1966), and Gilberto Simoni (1971).

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Among CYCLISTS In Italy

Among cyclists born in Italy, Danilo Di Luca ranks 74. Before him are Michele Bartoli (1970), Andrea Tafi (1966), Franco Ballerini (1964), Marco Giovannetti (1962), Roberto Visentini (1957), and Eros Poli (1963). After him are Franco Chioccioli (1959), Gilberto Simoni (1971), Paolo Savoldelli (1973), Fabio Baldato (1968), Francesco Casagrande (1970), and Damiano Cunego (1981).

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