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Danilo Di Luca was born on 2 January, 1976 in Spoltore, Italy, is an Italian cyclist. Discover Danilo Di Luca's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 48 years old?
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Danilo Di Luca |
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48 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
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2 January 1976 |
Birthday |
2 January |
Birthplace |
Spoltore, Italy |
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Italy
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He is a member of famous Cyclist with the age 48 years old group.
Danilo Di Luca Height, Weight & Measurements
At 48 years old, Danilo Di Luca height is 1.68 m and Weight 61 kg.
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1.68 m |
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61 kg |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Danilo Di Luca Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Danilo Di Luca worth at the age of 48 years old? Danilo Di Luca’s income source is mostly from being a successful Cyclist. He is from Italy. We have estimated Danilo Di Luca's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Timeline
Danilo Di Luca (born 2 January 1976) is a former Italian professional road racing cyclist, best known for winning the 2007 Giro d'Italia, but also for several positive doping tests, the last of which resulting in a lifetime ban from the sport.
Born in Spoltore, province of Pescara, Di Luca began his professional career in 1998 in the Riso Scotti team.
He showed talent by winning the under-23 version of the Giro D'Italia.
His first pro win was in 1999, when, moving to Cantina Tollo-Alexia Alluminio, he won the first stage of the Giro d'Abruzzo.
He remained in the team taking wins in 2001 such as the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia and the Giro di Lombardia.
Then, he transferred to Saeco-Longoni Sport.
During his time at Saeco-Longoni he lost the Vuelta al País Vasco on the last stage, a mountain time trial in which Andreas Klöden took the lead and the win.
Combined with injuries and lack of confidence of the team directors, his performance suffered.
In 2004 Italian officials investigated Di Luca for doping.
Cyclingnews.com said: "Di Luca was recorded in several phone conversations with Eddy Mazzoleni in which he allegedly talked about doping products, the investigation led to Di Luca's non-participation in the 2004 Tour de France."
Di Luca is also one of six riders to have won each of the three Ardennes classics; he won the Amstel Gold Race and La Flèche Wallonne in 2005, and Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2007.
During his career, Di Luca rode for the Riso Scotti,, , , , , and squads.
Di Luca's career was also dogged by numerous infractions, involving three suspensions in relation to doping.
He led the team for the spring classics.
His first victory came in the first stage of the UCI ProTour race Vuelta al País Vasco, which he won overall after defeating Aitor Osa in the final time trial.
He won the Amstel Gold Race and La Flèche Wallonne, taking the ProTour leader's white jersey.
Di Luca was seen as suited to races lasting only a few days.
His success in the 2005 Giro d'Italia came as a surprise.
Here he won two stages and finished fourth.
He finished fifth in the Tour de Pologne.
With a fourth in the 2005 Züri-Metzgete, he became 2005 UCI ProTour champion.
Di Luca's performances in the classics, the Giro, and other races, were a letdown from the triumphs of 2005.
Di Luca won Milano–Torino in March and Liège–Bastogne–Liège in April.
Di Luca was forced to retire from the 2006 Tour de France, due to a urinary infection.
He recovered to compete in the 2006 Vuelta a España, winning the fifth stage and holding the lead (ceding it to Janez Brajkovič).
In 2007, Di Luca was suspended for three months towards the end of the season, for visiting previously banned doctor Carlo Santuccione, which later escalated into the Oil for Drugs case.
He took stages 4 and 12 en route to the victory in the 2007 Giro d'Italia.
After the Giro, it was revealed that Di Luca had unspecified low hormone levels.
Italian authorities are determining if they are a consequence of racing at a high level for three weeks or some kind of masking agent.
On 28 September, Di Luca withdrew from the UCI road championship calling his treatment "a scandal" after doping allegations.
Di Luca was leading the 2007 UCI ProTour when he was suspended before the final race, the Giro di Lombardia, due to alleged involvement in the Oil for Drugs case, for which he was suspended for three months through the close season.
In 2008, Di Luca had a quiet year as his new team,, were not invited to many races.
In 2009, at the Giro d'Italia, Di Luca tested positive on two occasions for CERA, and was given a backdated – to July 2009 – two-year ban in February 2010, which was later reduced to nine months.
In 2009, they received a wildcard entry to the Giro d'Italia and Di Luca won the fourth stage.
He then came second on the fifth stage, gaining the pink jersey as race leader, and extended his lead by winning the tenth stage.
His third positive test came just before the 2013 Giro d'Italia, when he tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO) in an out-of-competition test.
Di Luca expressed surprise at the test results, but he was given a lifetime ban in December 2013.
Danilo Di Luca wrote his autobiography Bestie da Vittoria, which means "Beasts for victories".
Such book is also a denunciation of the use of doping substances among cyclists and the use of anti-doping controls as a way to manipulate competition results.