Stefano Pirazzi

Stefano Pirazzi (born 11 March 1987) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team.

Career
Born in Alatri, Pirazzi has competed as a professional since 2010, joining from the amateur ranks; his twin brother Roberto is also a cyclist, and was also a member of the Palazzago Rad Logistica team with Stefano in 2009.

In May 2017, one day before the start of the 2017 Giro d'Italia, the UCI announced that Pirazzi and team-mate Nicola Ruffoni had tested positive for growth hormone-releasing peptides in out-of-competition controls carried out the previous month. Later that month the UCI confirmed that both riders' B-samples had also tested positive, leading Bardiani–CSF to confirm that they would terminate both riders' contracts. In October, Pirazzi was given a four-year ban backdated to the date of the original announcement – as a result, he was unable to compete again until May 2021. Following the completion of his ban, he joined the team, making his first start at the Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes.

Major results

 * 2007
 * 1st Stage 3 Giro delle Regioni
 * 4th Giro del Canavese
 * 6th Gara Ciclistica Milionaria
 * 8th Overall Volta a Lleida
 * 1st Mountains classification
 * 1st Stages 4 & 5b


 * 2008
 * 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
 * 7th Cronoscalata Gardone Valtrompia


 * 2009
 * 1st Gara Milionaria Montappone
 * 3rd Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli
 * 6th Giro del Cigno


 * 2011
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Mountains classification, Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification, Giro del Trentino
 * 3rd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali


 * 2012
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Mountains classification, Tirreno–Adriatico


 * 2013
 * 1st jersey blue.svg Mountains classification, Giro d'Italia
 * 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 7th Overall Giro del Trentino


 * 2014
 * 1st Stage 17 Giro d'Italia
 * 4th Time trial, National Road Championships


 * 2015
 * 2nd Giro dell'Appennino


 * 2016
 * 4th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
 * 1st Stage 4