Alberto Elli (born 9 March 1964) is an Italian former road racing cyclist, who wore the yellow jersey for 4 days in the 2000 Tour de France. Elli was called up late for the 2000 Tour de France, and after a group of 12 cyclists stayed away from the others, Elli became a surprise leader, being the second oldest cyclist in the peloton.[1] He kept the yellow jersey until the Pyrenées mountains, where he lost it to Lance Armstrong.[2]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Elli |
| Born | March 9, 1964 Giussano, Italy |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
|
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional teams | |
| 1987–1988 | Remac–Fanini |
| 1989–1993 | Ariostea |
| 1994–1996 | GB–MG Maglificio |
| 1997–1998 | Casino |
| 1999–2001 | Team Telekom |
| 2002 | Index–Alexia Alluminio |
| Managerial teams | |
| 2004–2005 | Barloworld |
| 2006 | Team Endeka |
| 2007–2008 | Kio Ene–Tonazzi–DMT |
| 2009 | ISD |
| 2010 | Team Nippo |
| 2011–2012 | D'Angelo & Antenucci–Nippo |
| 2015 | Team Idea 2010 ASD |
After retiring, he worked as a directeur sportif for several professional teams.
During the 2001 Giro d'Italia, the police found banned substances in Elli's hotel room.[3] In October 2005, he received a six-month suspended sentence by San Remo Judge Paolo Luppi.[4]
Major results
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- 1986
- 1st Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
- 1987
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2nd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 9th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 1988
- 5th GP Industria & Artigianato
- 1989
- 1st Stage 3 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
- 1990
- 3rd Tour du Haut Var
- 3rd Giro della Provincia di reggio Calabria
- 4th Giro di Toscana
- 1991
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour de France
- 1992
- 1st Overall Hofbrau Cup
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Luxembourg
- 2nd Giro del Veneto
- 3rd Coppa Bernocchi
- 4th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 5th Trofeo Matteotti
- 9th Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 10th Giro di Romagna
- 1993
- 1st Trofeo Matteotti
- 1st Milano–Vignola
- 5th Overall Hofbrau Cup
- 5th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 5th Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 6th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 6th Overall Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
- 6th Giro di Romagna
- 7th Giro dell'Emilia
- 7th Tre Valli Varesine
- 8th Züri-Metzgete
- 1994
- 4th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 4th Overall Critérium International
- 5th Overall Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
- 1st Stage 6
- 7th Overall Tour de France
- 1st Stage 3 (TTT)
- 7th Giro di Romagna
- 7th Trofeo Matteotti
- 7th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 9th GP Industria & Commercio di Prato
- 10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 10th Giro dell'Emilia
- 10th Giro dell'Appennino
- 1995
- 1st Criterium d'Abruzzo
- 3rd Giro di Toscana
- 3rd Wincanton Classic
- 4th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 1st Stages 1 & 3
- 6th Amstel Gold Race
- 6th Giro dell'Appennino
- 8th Giro di Romagna
- 8th GP Industria & Commercio di Prato
- 10th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 1996
- 1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 1st Stage 4a Euskal Bizikleta
- 2nd Trofeo Matteotti
- 2nd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 5th Giro di Romagna
- 6th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 7th Giro del Piemonte
- 9th Coppa Sabatini
- 10th Coppa Placci
- 1997
- 1st Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 2nd Milan–San Remo
- 3rd Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 5th Tre Valli Varesine
- 6th Classique des Alpes
- 7th Josef Voegeli Memorial
- 8th Züri-Metzgete
- 1998
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Murcia
- 1st Stages 3 & 5
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of the Basque Country
- 2nd Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 2nd Coppa Bernocchi
- 3rd La Flèche Wallonne
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 4th Giro dell'Emilia
- 4th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 6th Giro della Provincia di reggio Calabria
- 7th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 8th Overall Route du Sud
- 9th Amstel Gold Race
- 10th Milan–San Remo
- 1999
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 2nd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Josef Voegeli Memorial
- 4th GP Ouest–France
- 7th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 2000
- 1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour de Suisse
- 2nd Overall Rapport Toer
- 1st Stage 1
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
- 1st Points classification
- 4th Rund um den Flughafen Köln-Bonn
- 2001
- 2nd GP du canton d'Argovie
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
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| Grand Tour | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
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36 | 86 | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 54 |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | 72 | 91 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 33 | 15 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 84 | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
References
edit- ^ Geel voor veteraan Elli
- ^ "Touroverzicht 2000". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- ^ Prison sentences in Giro 2001 doping trial?
- ^ "Welcome to BikeRadar".
- ^ Alberto Elli at Cycling Archives (archived)
- ^ "The Tour: Alberto Elli". Archived from the original on 2010-07-09. Retrieved 2010-02-09.