Orica-AIS rider Valentina Scandolara must have the best nickname going around, affectionately known as the ‘crazy Italian’. Not to mention ‘Jack’ as in Jack Russell, ‘Crazy Horse’, ‘Little one’, and seemingly many more. It’s clear to see Valentina is a favourite amoungst the team.
Find out why Bright and Mt Beauty is such a stomping ground for world-class cyclists... And the rest of us!
In this quick chat we find out which countries are on her bucket list, what her super power would be and her aspirations after cycling.
We also get the great story behind her first ever cycling trophy and much more.
Scarlett Hagen is doing seriously cool stuff with Bike School
Valentina’s recent race results
2015:
1st Santos Women's Tour - General Classification
1st Santos Women's Tour - Stage 1
2nd Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
2nd Drentse 8
2nd SwissEver GP Cham-Hagendorn
3rd Santos Women's Tour - Stage 3
3rd Santos Women's Tour - Stage 4
6th Euskal Emakumeen Bira - Prologue
8th Santos Women's Tour - Stage 2
8th Ladies Tour of Qatar - Stage 2
8th Euskal Emakumeen Bira - Stage 1
11th Ladies Tour of Qatar - General Classification
14th Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio WC
14th Ladies Tour of Qatar - Stage 3
19th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
2014
1st Giro del Trentino Alto Adige - Sudtirol
2nd UCI Road Cycling World Championship – Team Time Trial
2nd National Championships Italy – Road Race
2nd Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile – Mountains Classification
4th Open de Suede Vargarda TTT
5th National Championships Italy – Time Trial
7th Ladies Tour of Norway – General Classification
7th Ladies Tour of Norway – Stage 2
10th Festival Luxembourgeois du Cyclisme Feminin – Mountain Classification
11th Ladies Tour of Qatar – Stage 2
12th Laides Tour of Qatar – Stage 1
14th GP de Plouay-Bretagne
14th The Women’s Tour – Mountains Classification
14th Emakumeen Euskal Bira – Stage 4
16th Ladies Tour of Norway – Prologue
16th Emakumeen Euskal Bira – Stage 4
18th Emakumeen Euskal Bira – Stage 3
19th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
19th Festival Luxembourgeois du Cyclisme Feminin – General Classification
19th Ladies Tour of Qatar – General Classification
19th Boels Rental Ladies Tour – Stage 2
