Renato Favero

Renato Favero
Favero in 2024
Personal information
Born (2005-02-27) 27 February 2005
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Team information
Current teamBiesse–Carrera–Premac
DisciplineRoad
Track
RoleRider
Amateur team
2022–2023Borgo Molino–Rinascita Ormelle
Professional teams
2024–2025Soudal–Quick-Step Devo Team
2026–Biesse–Carrera–Premac
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Italy
European Championships
2026 Konya Individual pursuit
European Under-23 Championships
2025 Anadia Team pursuit

Renato Favero (born 27 February 2005) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Biesse–Carrera–Premac.

Career

From Venice,[2] in 2021, he won the Italian under-17 time trial championships.[3] He won a gold medal at the 2022 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Tel Aviv, Israel in the team pursuit.[4] That year, he represented Italy at the 2022 UCI Road World Championships in the men's junior time trial. In November 2023, he joined Soudal–Quick-Step Devo Team ahead of the 2024 season.[5]

On the track, he placed fourth in the individual pursuit at the 2025 UEC European Track Championships, losing the bronze medal race to Michael Gill of Great Britain.[6]

He won the bronze medal at the 2026 UEC European Track Championships in Konya, Turkey in the men's individual pursuit, catching Matthew Bostock of Great Britain in the bronze medal race with 750m to go.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Renato Favero". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 3 Feb 2026.
  2. ^ Gentili, Gabriele (October 19, 2022). "Following in the footsteps of Favero, a young Venetian who thinks big". bici.pro. Retrieved 3 Feb 2026.
  3. ^ "TRICOLORI CRONO. TITOLO AL VICENTINO RENATO FAVERO". Tuttobiciweb.it. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 3 Feb 2026.
  4. ^ "Germany's rising stars rule the UCI Junior Track World Championships". uci. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 3 Feb 2026.
  5. ^ Gentili, Gabriele (November 25, 2023). "Favero joins Soudal, a move for all-round growth". bici.pro. Retrieved 3 Feb 2026.
  6. ^ "EUROPEAN TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS. BABY FAVERO IN THE PURSUIT FINAL, CONSONNI SEVENTH AFTER TWO OMNIUM RACE". Tuttobiciweb. 14 Feb 2025. Retrieved 3 Feb 2026.
  7. ^ "TRIPLE TRIUMPH AS GB'S WOMEN STORM TO TWO EUROPEAN TITLES AND A SILVER MEDAL". British Cycling. 3 Feb 2026. Retrieved 3 Feb 2026.