Rubens Bertogliati

Rubens Bertogliati

Bertogliati in 2014
Personal information
Full name Rubens Bertogliati
Born May 9, 1979
Lugano, Switzerland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 73.5 kg (162 lb; 11.57 st)
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type All-rounder
Professional team(s)
2000–2003 Lampre-Daikin
2004–2008 Saunier Duval-Prodir
2009–2010 Diquigiovanni-Androni
2011–2012 Team Type 1-Sanofi Aventis
Major wins
Tour de France, 1 stage
GP Chiasso (2001)

Rubens Bertogliati (born May 9, 1979 in Lugano) is a Swiss retired road racing cyclist, whose breakthrough came in the 2002 Tour de France, when he was riding for the Italian Lampre-Daikin team. In 2012, he rode for Team Novo Nordisk, and ended his career at the end of the season.[1]

Bertogliati won the first stage of the Tour, which took place in the hilly country of Luxembourg. The victory also earned him the maillot jaune – the leader's jersey of the Tour. He kept the jersey after stage two, when he finished in 29th position. After the third stage, German sprinter Erik Zabel took the leader's yellow jersey from Bertogliati.

Bertogliati's first win came a few months earlier at the GP Chiasso, but it was his efforts in July that made him famous. He started his career as a professional with the Lampre-Daikin team in 2000. From 2004 to 2008 he rode for the Spanish Saunier Duval-Prodir team.

Palmares

2002
1st GP Chiasso
1st Stage 1, Tour de France
Yellow jersey (General classification leader), after Stage 1 and 2
2007
4th Overall, Tour de Georgia
2009
1st National Time Trial Champion
2010
1st National Time Trial Champion
2nd, Stage 6 Giro d'Italia

References

  1. ↑ "Bertogliati retires after 13 seasons as professional". Cyclingnews. Future Publishing Limited. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

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