Marco Velo

Marco Velo (born 9 March 1974 in Brescia) is a retired Italian professional road bicycle racer.

Professional career
Velo, who started his career with Brescialat, is a talented time-trialist, winning the Italian National Time Trial Championship on three occasions&mdash;1998, 1999 and 2000. Since 2002, Velo has ridden as a domestique for Alessandro Petacchi, first at Fassa Bortolo. In 2005, Velo wanted to go join Matteo Tosatto at the Quick Step team, but in the end joined Petacchi at the Domina Vacanze team, but when that disbanded at the end of the year, they both moved to Milram at the start of 2006. For the 2008 season, Velo moved to join Tosatto at the Quick Step team.

Major results
Source:


 * 1997
 * 1st Stage 4 Giro del Trentino
 * 7th Overall Critérium International
 * 8th Tour du Haut Var


 * 1998
 * 1st Jersey italianflag.svg Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 1st Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell
 * 1st Points classification
 * 1st Combination classification
 * 1st Stage 4b (ITT)
 * 1st Firenze–Pistoia
 * 1st Coppe della Nazioni
 * 2nd GP d'Europe (with Marco Serpellini)
 * 4th Giro del Piemonte
 * 6th Grand Prix des Nations
 * 7th Trofeo Pantalica


 * 1999
 * 1st Jersey italianflag.svg Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 1st Firenze–Pistoia
 * 1st GP Llodio
 * 2nd GP Industria & Commercio di Prato
 * 2nd Giro della Provincia di Siracusa
 * 5th GP Miguel Induráin
 * 5th Trofeo Melinda
 * 6th Japan Cup
 * 7th La Flèche Wallonne
 * 7th Klasika Primavera
 * 8th Giro di Lombardia
 * 9th Coppa Placci
 * 10th Amstel Gold Race


 * 2000
 * 1st Jersey italianflag.svg Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 3rd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
 * 6th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
 * 9th Coppa Bernocchi


 * 2001
 * 2nd Coppe dell Nazioni


 * 2005
 * 3rd Giro di Toscana
 * 6th Coppa Bernocchi
 * 7th Trofeo Luis Puig
 * 9th Giro della Provincia di Lucca


 * 2006
 * 1st Trofeo Città di Borgomanero (with Fabio Sacchi)