Salvatore Commesso (born March 28, 1975) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who most recently rode for UCI Professional Continental team Preti Mangimi. He was born in Torre del Greco, Campania, and turned professional in 1998. That year he came in third in the Grand Prix Suisse and the Giro del Capo. He won the Italian National Championships and Stage 13 of the 1999 Tour de France in 1999. Commesso won Stage 18 of the 2000 Tour de France and won the points competition in the Volta a Portugal in 2001. In 2002, he again won the Italian Championship, as well as the Trofeo Matteotti and the Criterium d'Abruzzo. He rode for the team from 1998 to 2004. In 2005, the team merged with Lampre, with whom he came in second in the Giro del Veneto. He rode for Lampre in the 2006 Tour de France and came in second in Stage 14. Major results 1998 – Turned professional. 3rd, Grand Prix Suisse 3rd, Giro del Capo 1999 – Saeco 1st, Stage 13 – Tour de France Italian National Road Race Championship Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie 2000 – Saeco 1st, Stage 18 – Tour de France 2001 – Saeco Points Classification – Volta a Portugal 2002 – Saeco Italian National Road Race Championship Trofeo Matteotti Criterium d'Abruzzo 2003 – Saeco 2004 – Saeco 2005 – Lampre–Caffita 2006 – Lampre–Fondital 2nd, Stage 14 – Tour de France (Stage Combativity Award) 2007 Tirreno–Adriatico 1st Mountains classification References External links Interview on cyclingnews.com 1975 births Living people Italian male cyclists Italian Tour de France stage winners People from Torre del Greco Sportspeople from the Province of Naples Cyclists from Campania