Rubens Bertogliati

Rubens Bertogliati (born 9 May 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 team. In 2012, he rode for , and ended his career at the end of the season.

Bertogliati won the first stage of the Tour, which took place in the hilly country of Luxembourg. The victory also earned him the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification. 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 team in 2000. From 2004 to 2008 he rode for the Spanish team.

Major results

2001 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 9th Grand Prix des Nations 2002 Tour de France 1st Stage 1

1st GP Chiasso 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 8th Japan Cup 2003 8th Overall International Tour of Rhodes 2005 10th Firenze–Pistoia 2007 4th Overall Tour de Georgia 6th Japan Cup 2008 5th Chrono des Nations 2009

7th Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe 2010

7th Chrono des Herbiers 2011 4th Time trial, National Road Championships 2012 8th Overall Tour of the Gila