SAMUELE

The Hagens Berman Jayco Cycling Team continued its strong signing season with the addition of Samuele Privitera in 2024. Samuele joined Axeon from Team Fratelli Giorgi.

“For me, being part of this team is truly an honor,” said an excited Samuele. “I have been following the team since Almeida raced here. In 2023, I was an intern at the team's camp in Tuscany and I really fell in love with Axel's passion and the organization of the team. I'm here to do my part to help the team and see "our shirt” win.”

Samuele’s Palmares:
2024 Giro d'Italia Next Gen Stage 7 - 3rd place
2024 Alpes Isère Tour GC - 11th place
2023 Coppa 1. de Maggio - 1st place
2023 Memorial Antonio Colo - 1st place
2023 GP Sportivi Loria - 3rd place
2023 Trofeo Buffoni Juniors - 3rd place

The 19-year-old from Soldano, Italy considers himself a climber more than anything else and “a rider who goes strong as the kilometers pass,” he said. “Next year I would like to improve my climbing characteristics more and more and certainly think I’m on the right team to do so.”

“Samuele has shown great mentality and decent results before joining the team,” said team owner and director Axel Merckx. “Samuele is eager to learn and adapt. I think his 3rd place on stage 7 at last year’s Giro Next Gen is a good sign of what is to come.”

• Nickname: Privi
• What's your spirit animal: cat
• Favorite post-race meal: rice with eggs
• What doesn’t belong on pizza: I'm Italian... So many things don’t belong, like fruits…
• Top of your bucket list: don't make my parents work anymore thanks to my salary
• Most famous person in your cellphone: Ivan basso I think
• What country would you like to visit: Russia
• Would you rather get paid $200,000 tomorrow or $500 per week for the rest of your life? 500 per week for the rest of my life
• If a song played every time you walked into a room, what song would you choose and why: Experience di Einaudi because make me chill