Alberto Ongarato (born 24 July 1975 in

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) is an Italian

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, who rode most recently for .

Professional career

Ongarato signed his first professional contract in 1998 for Ballan-Alessio. For them he finished third in the Rund um den Henniger Turm in 1999. In 2000 he moved to and made his Giro d'Italia debut in which he finished in 90th position. A year later in 2001 he would place 115th. His next team

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brought him his first professional win as he won the first stage of the

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. In 2003 he took part in the Giro d'Italia again, but did not reach

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as he withdrew from competition after stage 18 while cycling for . He made yet another switch in 2004 and placed 109th in the Giro d'Italia for . He won stage 9 of the

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(2004) and in 2005 he won the second stage of the

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as well as the fifth stage of the

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. In that year he took part in two giant tours, finishing 99th in the Giro d'Italia and 78th in his

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debut. In 2006, he rode for and did not won a race for them. He did however take part in the 2006 Giro d'Italia (130th), 2006 Vuelta a España (131st) and 2007 Giro d'Italia (withdrew after stage 9). He also made his

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debut in 2007.

Major results

;2002 : 1st, Stage 1,

;2004 : 1st, Stage 9,

;2005 : 1st, Stage 2,

: 1st, Stage 5,

;2010 : 1st,

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* * * 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Padua Italian male cyclists Cyclists from the Province of Padua 21st-century Italian people {{Italy-cycling-bio-1970s-stub