Giorgia Bronzini

Sport: Cycling

Nation: Italy

DOB: August 3, 1983

Career Highlights: Bronzini will be looking to improve on her 37th-place finish in the road race at the Beijing Games, and she comes into London with momentum that makes a potential trip to the podium look promising. Bronzini won back-to-back world championships in 2010 and ‘11, and has also captured three consecutive World Cup titles. When off the bike, she has fought for equality in pay for female riders in UCI events.

Olympic History: 2004