Roberto Ferrari
FullnameRoberto Ferrari
Birth date9 March 1983 (age 43)
Birth placeGavardo, Italy
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
CurrentteamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
RidertypeSprinter
Amateuryears 12002
Amateurteam 1Colibrì
Amateuryears 22003–2004
Amateurteam 2L'Edile
Amateuryears 32005–2006
Amateuryears 42006
Amateurteam 4Team Tenax (stagiaire)
Proyears 12007
Proteam 1Team Tenax
Proyears 22008–2009
Proyears 32010
Proyears 42011–2012
Proyears 52013–2019
Proteam 5[1]
Majorwins

Grand Tours

Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2012)

Roberto Ferrari (born 9 March 1983) is an Italian former professional cyclist,[2] who competed professionally between 2007 and 2019 for the Tenax, , , ,[3] and teams.

Career

Ferrari was born in Gavardo. After stage 3 of the 2012 Giro d'Italia in Horsens, Denmark, Ferrari was relegated from 10th to 192nd position after the race jury ruled that he was responsible for a crash that brought down world champion Mark Cavendish and race leader Taylor Phinney since he swerved from the left to the right side of the road in the final meters.[4] He stated after that mishap that "I don't care what is going on behind me". He gained extensive disapproval with this statement, from within the professional peloton and from the public.[5] Ferrari later won stage 11 – the longest stage of the race – in a sprint finish in Montecatini Terme.[6]

Major results

2004
9th Trofeo Franco Balestra
2005
6th Circuito del Porto
8th Trofeo Città di Brescia
2006
1st GP Città di Felino
1st Trofeo Città di Brescia
1st Stage 2 Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia
4th Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin
8th Trofeo Franco Balestra
2008
1st Prologue Tour Ivoirien de la Paix
4th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
2009
1st Memorial Marco Pantani
4th Grand Prix de Denain
2010
1st Gran Premio di Lugano
1st Giro del Friuli
1st Stage 5 Brixia Tour
5th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese
5th Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
10th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
2011
Tour de San Luis
1st Stages 1 & 3
1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
2nd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
2012
1st Route Adélie
1st Flèche d'Emeraude
1st Stage 11 Giro d'Italia
4th Coppa Bernocchi
6th Overall Tour de Taiwan
1st Stage 5
2013
2nd Coppa Bernocchi
2015
3rd Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
2016
3rd Gran Premio di Lugano

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour20112012201320142015201620172018
Giro d'Italia143147150144133132150—
Tour de France——157————138
Vuelta a España———145————
Legend
—Did not compete
DNFDid not finish

References

  1. ^ "UAE Team Emirates". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived 6 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Roberto Ferrari (UAE Team Emirates) si ritira dopo 13 stagioni da professionista" [Roberto Ferrari (UAE Team Emirates) retires after 13 seasons as a professional] (in Italian). Cicloweb.it. Cicloweb. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Androni Giocattoli (AND) – ITA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Race jury relegates Ferrari for dangerous Giro sprint". VeloNews.com. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  5. ^ Ben Atkins (7 May 2012). "Roberto Ferrari defiant after causing Giro sprint crash". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Roberto Ferrari avoids crash to take longest stage of Giro d'Italia". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Press Association. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.