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Puccio at the 2015 Scheldeprijs
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Salvatore Puccio |
| Born |
31 August 1989 Menfi, Italy |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Sky |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2012– | Team Sky |
| Major wins | |
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Salvatore Puccio (born 31 August 1989) is an Italian racing cyclist who rides for UCI World Tour team Team Sky.
Puccio was born at Menfi, in Sicily. He joined Team Sky ahead of the 2012 season, after a 2011 season which included a solo victory in the under-23 Tour of Flanders race in April.
Puccio made his Grand Tour debut at the 2013 Giro d'Italia. After Team Sky won the team time trial on stage two, Puccio took the race lead and wore the pink jersey on stage three, after being the highest placed Team Sky rider on stage one.