Roberta Amadeo (born 12 February 1970) is an Italian para-cyclist. She is a six-time gold medalist at the Road World Championships and two-time gold medalist at the

European Championships A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...

Career

At the

2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships The 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships was the ninth edition of the World Championships for Road bicycle racing, road cycling for athletes with a physical disability. The Championships took place in Emmen, Netherlands, Emmen in The N ...

, Amadeo won gold medals in the road race and time trial H2 events. She again competed at the

2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships The 2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships was tenth edition of the World Championships for road cycling for athletes with a physical disability. The Championships took place in Cascais in Portugal from 9 to 13 June 2021. Medalists Meda ...

and won gold medals in the road race and time trial. In August 2023, she competed at the

2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships The 2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships was the 12th edition of the World Championships for road cycling for athletes with a physical disability. The championships took place in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland from 9 to 14 August 2023 ...

and won gold medals in the road race and time trial. A week later she then competed at the

2023 European Para Championships The 2023 European Para Championships were the first edition of the European Para Championships held between 8 and 20 August 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Sports The following competitions took place: Venues Events will be held at the follow ...

cycling Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...

, winning a gold medal in each of these same events. In September 2024, Amadeo competed at the

2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships The 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships was the 13th edition of World Championships for road cycling for athletes with a physical disability. The championships took place in Zurich, Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swis ...

and won silver medals in the road race and time trial.

Personal life

Amadeo suffers from

multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease resulting in damage to myelinthe insulating covers of nerve cellsin the brain and spinal cord. As a demyelinating disease, MS disrupts the nervous system's ability to Action potential, transmit ...

References

Living people 1970 births Italian female cyclists Medalists at the European Para Championships 21st-century Italian sportswomen {{Italy-cycling-bio-stub