Eros Capecchi

Eros Capecchi
	Capecchi at the 2019 Vuelta a España.
Personal information
Full name	Eros Capecchi
Born	13 June 1986 (age 38); Castiglione del Lago, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Team information
Current team	Team Bahrain Victorious
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Professional teams
2005–2007	Liquigas–Bianchi
2008–2010	Saunier Duval–Scott
2011–2012	Liquigas–Cannondale
2013–2015	Movistar Team
2016	Astana
2017–2019	Quick-Step Floors
2020–2021	Bahrain–McLaren
Major wins
	Grand ToursGiro d'Italia1 individual stage (2011)

Eros Capecchi (born 13 June 1986) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious.^[3] He took four professional wins during his career, including a stage of the 2011 Giro d'Italia.^[4]

Career

Born in Castiglione del Lago, Capecchi turned professional with Liquigas–Bianchi in 2005 before moving to Saunier Duval–Scott in 2008. He returned to Liquigas–Cannondale for the 2011 season.^[5] He took a notable victory at the Gran Premio di Lugano in 2012, dropping a dozen riders in the finale, and finished with a 4-second advantage over them.^[6] He left Liquigas–Cannondale at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the Movistar Team on a two-year contract, from the 2013 season onwards.^[7] Capecchi signed for Quick-Step Floors for the 2017 season.^[8] He joined Bahrain–McLaren in 2020. He retired from competition at the end of the 2021 season, after his contract was not extended.^[4]