Vera Carrara

Vera Carrara (born 6 April 1980) is an Italian professional racing cyclist.

Carrara was born in Alzano Lombardo and joined the G.S. Valoti Arredamenti at the age of seven. Since then she has become a multiple world champion in the points race, but despite her track cycling success she also races on the road, winning a stage of the Holland Ladies Tour in 2006 and finishing second in the prologue of the 2008 Giro d'Italia Femminile.

Palmarès

1998 1st Points race, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Juniors

2000 3rd European Road Race Championships, U23, Kielce (POL)

2001 3rd European Track Championships, Omnium

2002 1st Pursuit, European Track Championships, U23 3rd Points race, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Kopenhagen 2nd European Time Trial Championships, U23, Grassobbio (ITA)

2003 2nd Pursuit, Italian National Track Championships 1st Points race, 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Sydney (AUS) 2nd Points race, 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Cape Town (RSA)

2004 2nd Points race, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Melbourne 1st Giro del Lago Maggiore - GP Knorr (SUI) 5th Points race, 2004 Summer Olympics

2005 2nd Points race, 2004–2005 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Manchester (GBR) 1st Points race, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Los Angeles

2006 1st Points race, 2005–2006 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Sydney (AUS) 1st Points race, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Bordeaux 1st Stage 5, Holland Ladies Tour, Oirschot (NED) 2007 1st Points race, Italian National Track Championships, Dalmine 2nd Scratch, Italian National Track Championships, Dalmine 1st Italian National Time Trial Championships, Novi Ligure 1st Omnium, European Track Championships, Cottbus (GER)

2008 3rd Points race, UCI Track Cycling World Championships 1st GP Rund um Visp (SUI) 2nd Prologue, Giro d'Italia Femminile, Mantova 14th Points race, 2008 Summer Olympics