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Roberto Petito
Roberto Petito (born 1 February 1971) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer.
Petito at the 2006 Four Days of Dunkirk | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Petito |
| Born | 1 February 1971 Civitavecchia, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1994–1995 | Mercatone Uno–Medeghini |
| 1996–1999 | Saeco–AS Juvenes San Marino |
| 2000–2005 | Fassa Bortolo |
| 2006 | Tenax–Salmilano |
| 2007–2008 | Liquigas |
| Major wins | |
| Four Days of Dunkirk (2006) Tirreno–Adriatico (1997) | |
Petito was born in Civitavecchia. His most important win came in 1997, when he won the Tirreno–Adriatico. He has also finished in the top five in classics such as the Tour of Flanders or Paris–Roubaix, as well as the overall in the 2006 edition of the Four Days of Dunkirk.
Career achievements edit
Major results edit
- 1992
- 1st Overall Giro delle Regioni
- 1st Stage 3
- 1994
- 1st Giro della Romagna
- 2nd Gran Piemonte
- 1995
- 2nd Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 6th Overall Paris–Nice
- 1997
- 1st Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Overall Giro di Sardegna
- 1st Overall Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
- 7th Wincanton Classic
- 7th Overall Tour of Galicia
- 9th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana
- 1998
- 5th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 8th La Flèche Wallonne
- 9th Milan–San Remo
- 1999
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 7th Trofeo Melinda
- 2000
- 2nd Trofeo Laigueglia
- 9th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 2001
- 1st Trofeo Pantalica
- 6th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Stage 5
- 1st Stage 1 Giro d'Abruzzo
- 4th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 4th G.P. Costa degli Etruschi
- 8th Overall Giro della Liguria
- 2003
- 9th Trofeo Matteotti
- 10th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 2004
- 1st Stage 5 Tirreno–Adriatico
- 5th Tre Valli Varesine
- 7th Firenze–Pistoia
- 2005
- 4th GP Lugano
- 5th Tour of Flanders
- 5th Overall Driedaagse van De Panne–Koksijde
- 8th Milano–Torino
- 2006
- 1st Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st Stage 2
- 6th Giro di Toscana
- 10th Tour of Flanders
- 2007
- 5th Paris–Roubaix
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | 63 | 24 | — | 60 | — | 100 |
| Tour de France | DNF | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vuelta a España | 73 | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| DNF | Did not finish |
External links edit
- Roberto Petito at Cycling Archives