.JPG) Scandolara in 2016. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Valentina Scandolara |
| Nickname |
|
| Born | 1 May 1990 Soave, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Aromitalia–Basso Bikes–Vaiano |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
|
| Rider type | All rounder |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2003–2008 | Officine Alberti UC Val D'Illasi |
| 2015–2016 | Roxsolt (guest)[1] |
| 2017 | Alé Cycling (guest)[2] |
| 2018 | Maaslandster International (guest) |
| 2018–2019 | Roxsolt (guest) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2009 | Safi–Pasta Zara–Titanedi |
| 2010 | Vaiano Solaristech |
| 2011 | Gauss |
| 2012 | S.C. Michela Fanini Rox |
| 2013 | MCipollini–Giordana |
| 2014–2015 | Orica–AIS |
| 2016 | Cylance Pro Cycling |
| 2017 | WM3 Pro Cycling |
| 2019 | Cogeas–Mettler–Look[3] |
| 2021– | Aromitalia–Basso Bikes–Vaiano |
| Managerial teams | |
| 2019 | Sydney Uni–Staminade |
| 2020 | Cogeas–Mettler–Look |
Valentina Scandolara (born 1 May 1990) is an Italian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Aromitalia–Basso Bikes–Vaiano.[4]
Scandolara was born in Soave. She showed great talent in sports from a very early age, winning three National Champion titles in Cross Country running and one in Futsal, before committing full-time to Cycling.
During the early stages of her professional career, she raced for Italian teams and was active on the Track and in Cyclocross, before being signed in 2014 from UCI number 1 ranked Orica–AIS and fully commit to Road Cycling.
In November 2015 she was announced as part of the inaugural squad for the Cylance Pro Cycling team for the 2016 season.[5]
In September 2016 she was announced as part of the WM3 Pro Cycling squad for 2017.[6]
She took a break from professional racing at the start of 2018 due to physical health problems, but she would return to racing at the end of February with the Maaslandster International Women's Cycling Team at the Setmana Ciclista Valenciana, before signing with Australian amateur team Roxsolt to start a summer season of racing in the US at the end of April.[7][8] In between the 2017 and 2018 racing seasons, Scandolara completed the UCI Sport Directors Diploma[9] and the UCI Coaching Diploma.
After winning the overall classification in the Lexus of Blackburn Bay Classic Series in January 2019, she directed Sarah Gigante to a double title in the Australian National Road Race Championships and the Australian National Time Trial Championships in Ballarat (Victoria). She also worked as Sport Director for the Sydney University–Staminade Cycling Team during UCI competitions "Race Melbourne", "Cadel Evans Road Race" and "Herald Sun Tour" in January 2019.
In December 2020, Scandolara signed a contract to ride for the Aromitalia–Basso Bikes–Vaiano team, for the 2021 season.[10]
In February 2019 she graduated in Psychology at the University of Padua, with a thesis on women's cycling titled "Mind over matter: Emotional Intelligence as an Important Predictor of Success in Professional Women's Cycling".
Road race, National Novices Road Championships Sprint, National Novices Track Championships Road race, National Novices Road Championships Sprint, National Novices Track Championships Road race Points race Individual pursuit Sprint Novice race, National Cyclo-cross Championships
Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships
Road race, UCI Juniors World Championships Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships Road race, National Junior Road Championships Team pursuit
Points race, UCI Junior Track World Championships
Scratch
Team pursuit
Points race Scratch Points race, UEC Under-23 European Track Championships Under-23 race Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
Overall Santos Tour Down Under
Points classification CSI National Cross Country Running Championships, Rocca di Papa CSI National Cross Country Running Championships, Fiuggi CSI National Cross Country Running Championships, Paestum Italian National Futsal/soccer Championships (High school Team: Liceo Scientifico Messedaglia, Verona)