Alberto Elli

Alberto Elli
Personal information
Full name Alberto Elli
Born (1964-03-09) March 9, 1964
Giussano, Italy
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Climber
Professional team(s)
1987 Remac-Fanini
1988 Fanini-Seven Up
1989-1993 Ceramiche Ariostea
1994-1996 GB-MG Maglificio
1997-1998 Casino-C'est votre equipe
1999-2001 Deutsche Telekom
2002 Index Alexia
Infobox last updated on
April 5, 2007

Alberto Elli (Giussano, March 9, 1964) is a former Italian road racing cyclist, who wore the yellow jersey for 4 days in the 2000 Tour de France. He is currently a directeur sportif with the Preti Mangimi professional continental team. 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]

During the 2001 Giro d'Italia, the police found banned substances in Elli's hotel room.[3] In 2005, he was sentenced to six months imprisonment for this.[4]

Major victories

Source:[5]

1992
1st, Hofbrau Cup
2nd stage
1993
Trofeo Matteotti
Milano–Vignola
1995
Criterium d'Abruzzo
1996
1st, Tour de Luxembourg
1st stage
Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
1997
1st, Grand Prix du Midi Libre
1998
1st, Vuelta a Murcia
3rd stage
5th stage
5th stage, Tour of the Basque Country
2000
1st, Tour de Luxembourg
Grand Prix de Wallonie
1st stage, Tour de Suisse

Tour de France

Source:[6]

1990 - 72nd
1991 - 91st
1992 - 28th
1993 - 17th
1994 - 7th
1995 - 33rd
1996 - 15th
1997 - 30th
1998 - 29th
1999 - 17th
2000 - 84th, holding the yellow jersey for 4 days.

References

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