Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team riders Kristof Vandewalle and Marco Bandiera made sure the team had the chance for a stage victory at the 228.3km Tour of Austria Stage 5 on Thursday.
Marco
Bandiera
Birthday
12.06.1984
12.06.1984
Birthplace
Castelfranco Veneto
Castelfranco Veneto
Height
174 cm
174 cm
Weight
67 kg
67 kg
Marco's biography
Prof. since: 2008
Style of rider: rolleur, worker
Nickname: Bandieron
Hobbies: technology, cooking
Favourite race: Ronde Van Vlaanderen
Marco is one of the best domestiques in circulation. He especially loves the northern races, and he made his mark during his first years as a professional for his talents on the walls in the Ronde Van Vlaanderen and in Paris-Roubaix, which he considers the most difficult race in the world. Discreet and quiet, Marco is one of the worker bees on the team. His hobbies include all aspects of technology and cooking—so much so that one of his dreams is to open a small gourmet restaurant in the future.
Marco's victories
2006 (2)
Trofeo Zssdi - Un. Circ. Sloveni in Italia
GP Capodarco
2007 (2)
3rd stage Giro del Veneto
1st stage Giro della Valle d'Aosta
Marco's previous teams
2007: Lampre-Fondital (from 01/08 as trainee)
2008: Lampre
2009: Lampre – NGC
2010: Team Katyusha
2011: Team Quick Step
2012: Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team
Marco's news
Marco Bandiera Fought his way to a 10th place finish in the 153km Stage 1 of Tour of Austria on Sunday.
Michal Golas was the top finisher for Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team, finishing 9th on a tough mountain top finish at the 148 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey Stage 3 on Tuesday, from Tekirova to Elmali.
