Adriano Malori (born 28 January 1988) is an Italian former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2017 for the and squads.
Career
Malori was the lanterne rouge of the 2010 Tour de France, finishing almost four and a half hours behind winner Andy Schleck ().
Having ridden for the squad since August 2009, Malori left the team at the end of the 2013 season to join the . He won the final time trial of the 2014 Vuelta a España.
On 23 January 2016, at the Tour de San Luis, Malori suffered a severe crash as he was leading the peloton. His front wheel was caught in a crack on the road and he flew over his bike, crashing head-first. He was put in an induced coma. Three days later, he was moved to a special clinic in Buenos Aires. Reports suggested that doctors had found the head trauma not to be a result, but rather the cause of the crash, citing a possible aneurysm. However, the team discredited them soon afterward, saying a road defect was the cause of the crash. In August, Malori announced that he would make his return to racing the following month at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal.
Malori announced his retirement from professional cycling on 10 July 2017, as a result of the injury.
Major results
2006
National Junior Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
3rd Overall Giro della Lunigiana
6th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships
2007
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
5th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
2008
1st Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
1st Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Chrono Champenois
1st Trofeo Città di Castelfidardo
2nd Coppa della Pace
3rd Memorial Davide Fardelli
2009
1st Time trial, Mediterranean Games
1st Chrono Champenois
1st Stage 1a (TTT) Giro della Valle d'Aosta
2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Gran Premio San Giuseppe
5th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
2010
2nd Overall Bayern Rundfahrt
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
2011
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
5th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
1st Stage 4 (ITT) 2012 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships 10th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships 2013 1st Overall Bayern Rundfahrt 1st Stage 4 (ITT) 1st Stage 4 (ITT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 8th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships 2014 1st Time trial, National Road Championships Vuelta a España 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 21 (ITT) Combativity award Stage 21 1st Stage 7 (ITT) Tirreno–Adriatico 1st Stage 5 (ITT) Tour de San Luis 1st Stage 3 Route du Sud 6th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships 7th Overall Dubai Tour 2015 1st Time trial, National Road Championships 1st Stage 1 (ITT) Tirreno–Adriatico 1st Stage 5 (ITT) Tour de San Luis UCI Road World Championships 2nd Time trial 3rd Team time trial 2nd Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes 1st Stage 4 (ITT) 3rd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe 1st Stage 2b (ITT) 7th Chrono des Nations