Mattia Gaffuri
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 July 1999 Erba, Italy |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Picnic–PostNL |
| Discipline |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2019–2021 | Velo Club Mendrisio[1] |
| 2024–2025 | Swatt Club |
| Professional teams | |
| 2025 | Team Polti VisitMalta (stagiaire) |
| 2026– | Team Picnic–PostNL |
Mattia Gaffuri (born 4 July 1999) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Picnic–PostNL.[2]
Career
During his youth, Gaffuri competed in running. He decided to switch to cycling at twenty years old, after suffering several injuries.[3][4] Competing for Swiss club VC Mendrisio, he participated in various races between September 2019 and August 2021. However, he was not recruited by a professional team. Gaffuri then chose to prioritize his studies, with the goal of becoming a coach. He nevertheless continued to cycle at an amateur level. At the same time, he started a coaching company with fellow cyclist Luca Vergallito.[5]
During the summer of 2023, he entered the inaugural European Climbers' Championship where he finished second to professional Felix Großschartner.[6] A few months later, he finished second in the 2024 Zwift Academy program before signing a gravel cycling partnership with Colnago.[7] He also won the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships in the 19-34 age category that fall.[8]
In 2025, he finished third in an international gravel race in Monaco, behind Mads Würtz Schmidt and Lukas Pöstlberger.[9] He also participated in several road races. Riding for Swatt Club, he finished second in the Tour de Beauce and third in the Oberösterreich Rundfahrt and fifth in the Italian National Road Race Championships, won by his teammate Filippo Conca.
In August, Gaffuri joined UCI ProTeam Team Polti VisitMalta as a stagiaire, before signing full time with UCI WorldTeam Team Picnic–PostNL in 2026.[10]
Major results
Gravel
- 2025
- 1st National Championships
- UCI World Series
- 3rd Monaco
- 5th European Championships
Road
- 2023
- 2nd Championnats d'Europe des Grimpeurs
- 2024
- 1st UCI Gran Fondo World Championships (19-34)
- 2025
- 1st Pessano–Roncola
- 2nd Overall Tour de Beauce
- 1st Mountains classification
- 3rd Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt
- 5th Road race, National Championships
- 6th Sundvolden GP
- 8th Ringerike GP
- 10th Overall Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia
References
- ^ "Mattia Gaffuri". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ "Team Picnic PostNL add Mattia Gaffuri and Henri-Francois Haquin to Men's program". 7 November 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ "Chi siamo". ciclismokompetente.it (in Italian).
- ^ Alessio Pediglieri (18 February 2024). "Mattia Gaffuri sui rulli del ciclismo virtuale sfida i professionisti: "Pedalo contro i pregiudizi"". fanpage.it (in Italian).
- ^ Gabriele Gentili (8 August 2023). "Argento all'europeo per scalatori, Gaffuri riparte da qui". bici.pro (in Italian)..
- ^ Jacopo Gerna (August 2023). "Großschartner re europeo degli scalatori. Gaffuri clamoroso argento da amatore". gazzetta.it (in Italian).
- ^ Gabriele Gentili (27 February 2024). "Finale Zwift: Gaffuri secondo, ma non tutto è perduto". bici.pro (in Italian)..
- ^ "Mattia Gaffuri Trionfa al Mondiale UCI Granfondo ad Aalborg: Una Vittoria Dedicata a Simone Roganti". septembre 2024 (in Italian).
- ^ "Morgan Aguirre y Mads Würtz Schmidt se confirman y se llevan la UCI Monaco Gravel Race". polvu.cc..
- ^ "'It's been a crazy five-year journey, but I made it' – How Mattia Gaffuri finally turned professional with Picnic-PostNL". Cycling News. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
External links
- Mattia Gaffuri at UCI
- Mattia Gaffuri at ProCyclingStats