Francesco Lasca


Francesco Lasca is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally for UCI Professional Continental Team between 2012 and 2015.

Career

Born in Osimo, Lasca competed as a professional from 2012, when he joined the team after five seasons competing domestically for the Bedogni Natalini squad. Lasca achieved his first victory as a professional, by winning the second stage of the Circuit de Lorraine; he won the mass sprint finish in L'Hôpital, beating Steven Tronet of and 's Nacer Bouhanni to the line. He also won the second stage of the Volta a Portugal later in the year, beating rider Reinardt Janse van Rensburg and 's Stéphane Poulhies in Trofa. Lasca remained with the team into 2013, taking a third place at the Clásica de Almería, before he became the first Italian winner of the Vuelta a La Rioja race in late March. He achieved his first stage race podium at the Vuelta a Castilla y León, where he finished third overall and was the winner of the points classification.

Major results

;2006
;2007
;2008
;2009
;2010
;2011
;2012
;2013
;2014