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 Lampre–Daikin team. In 2012, he rode for Team Novo Nordisk, and ended his career at the end of the season.[1]

Rubens Bertogliati
Bertogliati in 2014
Personal information
Full nameRubens Bertogliati
Born (1979-05-09) 9 May 1979
Lugano, Switzerland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73.5 kg (162 lb; 11.57 st)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Professional teams
2000–2003Lampre–Daikin
2004–2008Saunier Duval–Prodir
2009–2010Diquigiovanni–Androni
2011–2012Team Type 1–Sanofi Aventis
Major wins
Tour de France, 1 stage
GP Chiasso (2001)

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 Lampre–Daikin team in 2000. From 2004 to 2008 he rode for the Spanish Saunier Duval–Prodir team.

Major results
2001
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
9th Grand Prix des Nations
2002
Tour de France
1st Stage 1
Held after Stages 1 and 2
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
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
7th Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
2010
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
7th Chrono des Herbiers
2011
4th Time trial, National Road Championships
2012
8th Overall Tour of the Gila

References
  1. "Bertogliati retires after 13 seasons as professional". Cyclingnews. Future Publishing Limited. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.


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