Salvatore Puccio

Salvatore Puccio (born 31 August 1989) is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam.

Career
Puccio was born at Menfi, in Sicily. He joined ahead of the 2012 season, after a 2011 season which included a solo victory in the under-23 Tour of Flanders race in April.

Puccio made his Grand Tour debut at the 2013 Giro d'Italia. After won the team time trial on stage two, Puccio took the race lead and wore the pink jersey on stage three, after being the highest placed  rider on stage one. Puccio kicked off his season in 2018 with an entry in the Tour Down Under.

Major results

 * 2007
 * 5th Overall Giro della Toscana Junior
 * 1st Points classification
 * 1st Stage 2
 * 5th Overall Giro della Lunigiana


 * 2010
 * 5th GP Pretola
 * 5th Gran Premio San Giuseppe
 * 6th Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo
 * 9th Trofeo Edil C


 * 2011
 * 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen U23
 * 2nd GP Pretola
 * 2nd Giro del Belvedere
 * 2nd Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
 * 4th Overall Giro della Toscana
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 4th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza
 * 5th GP Capodarco


 * 2012
 * 6th Trofeo Deià


 * 2013
 * Giro d'Italia
 * 1st Stage 2 (TTT)
 * Held Jersey pink.svg after Stage 2


 * 2014
 * 8th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore


 * 2015
 * 7th Overall Tour of Slovenia
 * 1st Jersey red.svg Points classification


 * 2016
 * 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España