World Cycling: the Italian rider Davide Rebellin signs new contract at 48 years old! | SWIM

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World Cycling: the Italian rider Davide Rebellin signs new contract at 48 years old!

The famous Italian rider Davide Rebellin had planned to retire last year but has now decided to continue racing after signing a new contract at 48 years old. Only forward, because age is just a number!

The Italian athlete, who turned professional in 1992, had announced he planned to retire last season, but he has now re-signed with his existing team Meridiana Kamen for 2020.

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Rebellin’s glowing palmarès features three wins in Flèche Wallone, a Liège-Bastogne-Liège, one edition of Tirreno-Adriatico and a Paris-Nice title.

Team manager Antonio Giallorenzo told: “We are very happy with Davide’s return to our team. We know him well and have a special relationship with him, for us he is like family and he is an important rider. With his great experience he will surely be a support to make young people grow and he can offer his knowledge, as well as being competitive.”

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In April last year, Davide Rebellin announced he planned to leave the sport after 27 seasons, intending to retire after the Italian National Road Cycling Championships in June 2019.

But Rebellin has opted to sign another contract with Italian-Croatian team Meridian Kamen after initially signing with the team part way through last season.

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Davide Rebellin – World Cycling

Italian Professional Road bicycle racer

• Born: 9 August 1971

• Height: 1.72 m

• Weight: 65 kg

Davide Rebellin has taken 60 victories over his long career, including the 2004 Liège, as well as Amstel Gold Race and Flèche Wallonne the same year.

He also won the overall at the 2008 Paris-Nice and the 2001 Tirreno-Adriatico.

In his home Grand Tour, the Giro d’Italia he won the opening stage in 1996 and wore the pink jersey for six days.

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