Luca Gelfi

Luca Gelfi (21 June 1966 – 3 January 2009) was an Italian racing cyclist. A professional from 1988 to 1998, he won two stages of the 1990 Giro d'Italia and one of the 1997 Volta a Portugal. He finished second in the 1993 Milan–San Remo.

After retiring in 1998, he owned and operated a bike shop and directed Team Fratelli Giorgi, a prestigious junior cycling team.

Gelfi was diagnosed with clinical depression and died from suicide by hanging in 2009.

Major results

1988 1st Overall Cronostaffetta 4th Firenze–Pistoia 5th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 8th Giro di Romagna 9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 1989 3rd Overall Giro del Trentino 5th Firenze–Pistoia 6th Overall Tour of Belgium 1990 Giro d'Italia 1st Stages 6 & 10 (ITT) 6th Giro di Toscana 10th G.P. Camaiore 1993 2nd Milan–San Remo 2nd Overall Giro di Puglia 1994 6th Overall Tour of the Basque Country 1995 3rd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano 4th Trofeo Laigueglia 5th Overall Tour Méditerranéen 8th Tre Valli Varesine 10th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 1996 9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 1997 1st Stage 10 Volta a Portugal 8th Overall GP du Midi-Libre 10th Paris–Tours 10th Giro del Piemonte 1998 6th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano 10th Giro di Toscana