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

Career

Ferrari was born in Gavardo. After

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of the 2012 Giro d'Italia in

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, 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

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and race leader

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since he swerved from the left to the right side of the road in the final meters. 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. Ferrari later won stage 11 – the longest stage of the race – in a sprint finish in

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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

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: 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

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;2010 : 1st

Gran Premio di Lugano The Gran Premio di Lugano () is a road bicycle race held annually in Lugano, Switzerland. Prior to 1981 it was held as an individual time trial but in recent years it has been organised as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Europe T ...

: 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 :

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::1st Stages 1 & 3 : 1st Stage 1b ( TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali : 2nd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi ;2012 : 1st

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: 1st Flèche d'Emeraude : 1st Stage 11

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: 4th

Coppa Bernocchi The Coppa Bernocchi is a European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Legnano, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, before joining the UCI ProSeries in 2020. In 1 ...

: 6th Overall Tour de Taiwan ::1st Stage 5 ;2013 : 2nd

;2015 : 3rd

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;2016 : 3rd

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

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Roberto Ferrari's profile on Cycling Base
Italian male cyclists Living people 1983 births Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners Cyclists from the Province of Brescia 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-cycling-bio-1980s-stub