Roberto Ferrari

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 stage 3 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 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 Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia 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 Grand Prix de Denain 2010 1st Gran Premio di Lugano 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 Gran Premio di Lugano

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish