Giulio Ciccone

Giulio Ciccone, an Italian cyclist born on December 20, 1994, competes for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek and has established himself as a formidable climber with notable achievements including stage wins at the Giro d'Italia and winning the mountains classification at the 2023 Tour de France.

His professional journey started with Bardiani–CSF (2016-2018), where he first gained attention by winning a stage in the 2016 Giro d'Italia and showing strong performances in other races such as the Giro dell'Appennino and the Adriatica Ionica Race.

Ciccone's move to Trek–Segafredo in 2019 marked a significant step in his career, highlighted by winning the mountains classification and a stage 16 at the Giro d'Italia and briefly wearing the yellow jersey at the Tour de France in 2019. In 2022, he won stage 15 in the Giro d'Italia, earning himself the combativity award. He also achieved notable top ten finishes in the Japan Cup, Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana and the Tirreno-Adriatico.

His reputation as a stand-out climber was further solidified with victories in the mountains classifications at both the 2023 Tour de France and the Critérium du Dauphiné, alongside other impressive results throughout the season, including podium finishes at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana and notable finishes in the Tirreno Adriatico, La Flèche Wallonne and Volta a Catalunya.