Sacha Modolo

Sacha Modolo (born 19 June 1987) is an Italian road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam.

Colnago-CSF (2010–2013)
In the spring of 2010, he sprinted his way to fourth place in the cycling monument Milan – San Remo, registering a prestigious placing. He followed the near-wins of 2010 with victories in 2011, seemingly akin to winning stages in pair in races such as the Danmark Rundt, the Tour of Qinghai Lake, the Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda and the Giro di Padania. In 2012, as he and his teammates were competing for a spot at the start of the Giro d'Italia, Modolo won stage 6 of the Tour of Turkey with a sprint. When he crossed the line, he put his thumb in his mouth, dedicating his victory to his pregnant girlfriend.

In 2013, Modolo started the year by winning the second stage of the Tour de San Luis, beating fellow sprinter Mark Cavendish on the slightly uphill finish which featured some twist and turns. Modolo admitted after the stage that he learned about the specifics of the arrival by chatting with other riders during the race.

Lampre-Merida (2014–2017)
Modolo left at the end of the 2013 season, and joined  for the 2014 season. In 2015, Modolo opened his account on the fifth stage of the Tour of Turkey, winning the sprint on the rising finishing straight. He banked his first two victories in a Grand Tour at the Giro d'Italia, Stages 13 and 16. He said of his victory on Stage 13 that it was his destiny to win in Jesolo since it is his home region.

EF Education First–Drapac (2018–2019)
In September 2017, it was announced that Modolo would join the team for the 2018 season.

Major results

 * 2004
 * 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships


 * 2005
 * 7th Road race, UCI Juniors World Championships


 * 2006
 * 1st Giro del Casentino


 * 2007
 * 1st Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano


 * 2008
 * 3rd Coppa San Geo


 * 2009
 * 1st Giro del Belvedere
 * 1st Gran Premio della Liberazione
 * 3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
 * 3rd Trofeo Franco Balestra
 * 9th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi


 * 2010
 * 3rd Giro del Veneto
 * 4th Milan–San Remo
 * 4th Giro del Friuli
 * 6th Gran Premio Città di Misano – Adriatico
 * 7th Dutch Food Valley Classic


 * 2011
 * 1st Coppa Ugo Agostoni
 * Danmark Rundt
 * 1st Stages 1 & 4
 * Tour of Qinghai Lake
 * 1st Stages 5 & 9
 * Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
 * 1st Stages 2 & 3
 * Giro di Padania
 * 1st Stages 1 & 3
 * 1st Stage 5 Brixia Tour
 * 2nd Overall Ronde van Drenthe
 * 2nd London–Surrey Cycle Classic


 * 2012
 * 1st Coppa Bernocchi
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification Circuit de la Sarthe
 * Tour of Austria
 * 1st Stages 3 & 6
 * 1st Stage 6 Tour of Turkey
 * Monviso-Venezia — Il Padania
 * 1st Stages 1b (TTT) & 2
 * 2nd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
 * 9th Volta Limburg Classic


 * 2013
 * 1st Coppa Bernocchi
 * 1st Memorial Marco Pantani
 * Tour of Qinghai Lake
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stages 1, 4, 8, 9, 11 & 12
 * 1st Stage 2 Tour de San Luis
 * 2nd London–Surrey Classic


 * 2014
 * 1st Trofeo Palma
 * 1st Trofeo Ses Salines
 * Three Days of De Panne
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stages 2 & 3a
 * 1st Stage 5 Tour de Suisse
 * 1st Stage 5 Tour of Beijing
 * 1st Stage 1 Volta ao Algarve
 * 1st Stage 7 Tour de San Luis
 * 4th Trofeo Muro-Port d'Alcúdia
 * 8th Milan–San Remo


 * 2015
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Hainan
 * 1st Points classification
 * 1st Stages 3 & 4
 * Giro d'Italia
 * 1st Stages 13 & 17
 * 1st Stage 5 Tour of Turkey
 * 6th Gran Piemonte
 * 9th Grand Prix de Fourmies


 * 2016
 * Presidential Tour of Turkey
 * 1st Stages 4 & 7
 * 1st Stage 2 Czech Cycling Tour
 * 4th Brussels Cycling Classic


 * 2017
 * 1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
 * Tour of Croatia
 * 1st Stages 1 & 6
 * 1st Stage 2 Tour de Pologne
 * 3rd Coppa Bernocchi
 * 6th Tour of Flanders
 * 10th Gent–Wevelgem


 * 2018
 * 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Andalucía
 * 7th EuroEyes Cyclassics


 * 2021
 * 1st Stage 3 Tour de Luxembourg