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 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. 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 Montecatini Terme.

Major results

;2004 : 9th

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;2005 : 6th

Circuito del Porto The Circuito del Porto-Trofeo Arvedi is a professional one day cycling race held annually in Italy. It is part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the U ...

: 8th

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;2006 : 1st GP Città di Felino : 1st

: 1st Stage 2 Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia : 4th Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin : 8th

;2008 : 1st Prologue Tour Ivoirien de la Paix : 4th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi ;2009 : 1st Memorial Marco Pantani : 4th

Grand Prix de Denain Grand Prix de Denain is a professional cycle road race held in Denain, France. For 10 years from 2005 the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, before becoming a 1.HC The UCI 1.HC and UCI 2.HC are the second tier classifica ...

;2010 : 1st

Gran Premio di Lugano The Gran Premio di Lugano ( en, Grand Prix of 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 1.1 event on the UCI Europe ...

: 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

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 {{Italy-cycling-bio-1980s-stub