Stefano Pirazzi
Personal information

Full name	Stefano Pirazzi
Born	(1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 (age 37) Alatri, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Team information
Current team	Amore & Vita
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Amateur team
2007–2009	Palazzago Saclà Maiet

Professional teams
2010–2017	Colnago–CSF Inox
2021–	Amore & Vita

Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia Mountains classification (2013) 1 individual stage (2014)

Stefano Pirazzi (born 11 March 1987) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Amore & Vita.^[1]

Career

Born in Alatri, Pirazzi has competed as a professional since 2010, joining Colnago–CSF Inox from the amateur ranks; his twin brother Roberto is also a cyclist, and was also a member of the Palazzago Rad Logistica team with Stefano in 2009.^[2]

In May 2017, one day before the start of the 2017 Giro d'Italia, the UCI announced that Pirazzi and Bardiani–CSF team-mate Nicola Ruffoni had tested positive for growth hormone-releasing peptides in out-of-competition controls carried out the previous month.^[3] Later that month the UCI confirmed that both riders' B-samples had also tested positive, leading Bardiani–CSF to confirm that they would terminate both riders' contracts.^[4] In October, Pirazzi was given a four-year ban backdated to the date of the original announcement – as a result, he was unable to compete again until May 2021.^[5] Following the completion of his ban, he joined the Amore & Vita team, making his first start at the Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes.^[1]