High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Paolo Lanfranchi (born July 25, 1968 in Gazzaniga, Province of Bergamo) is a retired Italian professional road bicycle racer. Originally from Gazzaniga, Italy. Lanfranchi has been a dominating figure in the Italian road racing scene by winning many points standings. Turning pro in 1993, he captured his first major victory in winning a Yellow Jersey for General Classification of the Tour de Langkawi in 1999 riding for the Mapei-Quickstep team, and again in 2001 with the same team.