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}} Luca Paolini (born 17 January 1977 in Milan) is an Italian road bicycle racer who has been professionally riding since 2000. He started his sports career in the early 2000s by joining (2000–2002), UCI ProTeam directed by Patrick Lefevere. Within Mapei-Quick Step and then its successor team (2003–2005), Luca Paolini achieved several victories. Among them were first places at Gran Premio di Lugano, Giro del Piemonte and Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli. He has also won stages at Tour of Britain and Tour de Wallonie. ==Career== Seasons 2006–2007 and 2008–2010 Luca Paolini spent in two Italian cycling team – and respectively. As their member, he triumphed at certain stages of Vuelta a España and Three Days of De Panne, won one-day races Gran Premio Città di Camaiore, Trofeo Laigueglia, Coppa Placci as well as Coppa Bernocchi. Meanwhile, his bright victories attracted a particular attention from anti-doping bodies. As his name appeared in taped phone conversations together with Ivan Basso and his sister Elisa, he was suspected in illegal drugs usage.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=T-Mobile: "Do it right or don't do it at all" )〕 In September 2006 Paolini's home was searched in a doping investigation which was called ''Operazione Athena''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Operazione Athena not over for Paolini )〕 – however it appears that no evidence was found that led to any conviction of Paolini's fault, so Team Liquigas refused to suspend him.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Liquigas backs Paolini after house searched )〕 In 2011 he was signed by Russian to be a domestique for Filippo Pozzato both at classics and Grand Tours. However, due to Pozzato's poor performance and traumas in season 2011, he switched to other co-riders and pursued his personal goals in the peloton. In autumn 2011 he finished third at Giro del Piemonte having taken his first podium for Team Katusha.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= 97th Giro del Piemonte — Gran Piemonte )〕 In 2013, Paolini took the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad after breaking away from the leading group with 's Stijn Vandenbergh. The pair resisted and Paolini won the sprint after Vandenburgh took long pulls in the final kilometers. In Milan – San Remo, Paolini finished in the lead group in fifth position, as 's Gerald Ciolek won the race. In 2015, Paolini won a very windy and difficult edition of Gent–Wevelgem, as only 39 riders out of 160 finished the race. Paolini attacked his breakaway companions with five kilometers to go and benefited from a disorganized chase to win solo. In May, it was announced that Paolini's contract with Katusha had been extended by a year, finishing at the end of 2016. In the Tour de France, Paolini tested positive for cocaine and was thrown out of the race after Stage 7. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Luca Paolini」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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