Palmares

2nd time trial, Tour of Qatar, 2007
1st, team time trial, Coppi Bartali (2004 and 2005)

2005
3RD, Giro di Toscana
3rd, stages 1 and 2, Tour de la Region Wallonne
5th, stages 15 and 20, Giro d’Italia

2004
3rd, stage 14, Giro d’Italia

2003
4th, stages 6 and 20, Giro d’Italia

2002
4th, stage 13, Vuelta a España

2001
2nd, Fausto Coppi
2nd, stage 5, Vuelta a Murcia

2000
2nd, stage 1, Vuelta a Murcia

1999
5th, stages 16 and 18, Giro d’Italia
7th, Fleche Wallone
8th, Giro di Lombardia
10th, Amstel Gold Race

1998
2nd, stage 1b, Vuelta a Catalunya
3rd, stage 5, Vuelta a Catalunya
4th, prologue and stage 21, Giro d’Italia

1997
7th, Criterium International

Biography

Since turning pro in 1996, Velo has lived up to his name. He has won multiple stages of the Giro and the Vuelta, plus scored top-10s in classics like Fleche Wallone and Amstel Gold.