Team

Robert Giannini

Racing Category: 1
Date of Birth: 7.30.82
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 140 lbs
Residence: Monroe, CT
Years Racing: 10

Robbie was introduced to the sport of cycling, through mountain biking, when he was thirteen years old. Robbie raced all of his junior years on the dirt, with great success. Robbie was New England regional and state champion numerous times. He spent my last two years as a junior traveling to all of the National Championship Series races across the US where he posted many top five and top ten results. At 18, Robbie turned semi-pro, and found more success on the NCS circuit. However, in his year of college he was introduced to road racing by a good friend. Robbie raced the road for 4 months and then went to Collegiate Nationals in Colorado Springs and placed 3rd in the road race and 2nd in the omnium. Robbie quickly upgraded to a 3, and then, the next spring to a 2. The first cat 2 race that he did was the Tour d'Toona, where he placed 6th in the circuit race, 3rd in the road race, and 5th in the overall.

Robbie's riding style is aggressive and dynamic, long hilly races and time trials are his niche.

Career Highlights
2006
1st Overall - Bethel Spring Series
1st - BMW Tour de Greenwich XXII
2nd - Georgia Cross Series: Conyers Cyclocross
2nd - The Great New England Criterium Throw-Down
2nd - Circuit de Francis J Clarke (Road Race)
2nd - Tour de Kirche (Road Race)
2nd - Criterium de Bethel (Road Race)
4th - Ris van Bethel (Road Race)
4th - Ronde de Bethel (Road Race)

2004
1st - Beach Mountain Road Race
1st - Marrietta Criterium

2003
5th - Gene Dixon Labor Day Classic

2002
1st - Housatonic Hills Road Race
2nd - U.S. Collegiate MTB National Championships (Cross Country)
3rd - U.S. Collegiate National Championships (Team Time Trial)
3rd - Tour de Toona (Road Race)
5th Overall - Tour de Toona

2001
2nd Overall - U.S. Collegiate National Championships
3rd - U.S. Collegiate National Championships (Road Race)

2000
5th - Big Bear Mountain, MTB National Championship Series (Cross Country)