Luca Gelfi
Appearance
![]() Luca Gelfi in front of Mario Cipollini, Giro d'Italia 1991 | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Luca Gelfi |
Born | Seriate, Italy | June 21, 1966
Died | January 3, 2009 Torre de Roveri, Italy | (aged 42)
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1988–1991 | Del Tongo |
1992 | GB–MG Maglificio |
1993 | Eldor–Viner |
1994–1997 | Brescialat–Ceramiche Refin |
1998 | Ros Mary–Amica Chips |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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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.[1] Gelfi suffered from clinical depression and committed suicide in 2009[2]
Major results
[edit]- 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
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Luca Gelfi at Cycling Archives
- Luca Gelfi at CycleBase
- Luca Gelfi at ProCyclingStats