Roberto Conti (born 16 December 1964) is an Italian former
road cyclist, whose biggest win came in the
1994 Tour de France
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as he won the
Alpe D'Huez
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It is part ...
stage after an impressive break-away. His professional career ended in 2003.
Conti also won the
Young rider classification in the Giro d'Italia
The Young rider classification in the Giro d'Italia was added to the Giro d'Italia in 1976 for the younger riders in the race. The classification is calculated in the same way as the general classification, with the riders times being totaled toge ...
in
1987
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.
Career achievements
Major results
;1985
: 5th
GP Capodarco
The GP Capodarco is a European bicycle race held in Capodarco, a city ward of Fermo, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.2
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world's governing body in the sport of bicycle racing ...
;1987
: 1st
Young rider classification Young rider classification (french: classement général des jeunes) is a cycling jersey competition in multi-day stage race events, such as the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and many others, which awards the current leader by overall time for ride ...
Giro d'Italia
;1988
: 8th
Giro di Toscana
The Giro di Toscana is a road bicycle race held annually in Tuscany, Italy. From 2005 to 2014, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was not held in 2015. On 4 April 2016 it was announced that the race wil ...
;1989
: 8th
Giro di Toscana
The Giro di Toscana is a road bicycle race held annually in Tuscany, Italy. From 2005 to 2014, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was not held in 2015. On 4 April 2016 it was announced that the race wil ...
;1990
: 3rd
Trofeo dello Scalatore
The Trofeo dello Scalatore was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Marche
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: 10th
Coppa Placci
The Coppa Placci is a semi classic European bicycle race held between Imola, Italy and San Marino. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour.
The race is named after Antonio Placci, a cyclist born in Imola wh ...
;1991
: 1st Stage 2 (TTT)
Tour de France
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;1992
: 2nd Overall
Giro del Trentino
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: 7th
Giro di Toscana
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: 9th Overall
Giro d'Italia
: 10th
Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
The Gran Premio Città di Camaiore was a road bicycle race held in Camaiore, Tuscany, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competiti ...
;1993
: 5th
Giro di Toscana
The Giro di Toscana is a road bicycle race held annually in Tuscany, Italy. From 2005 to 2014, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was not held in 2015. On 4 April 2016 it was announced that the race wil ...
: 6th
Giro del Friuli
Giro del Friuli is a road bicycle race held annually in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. The first edition took place in 1974. From 2005 to 2008 the race was suspended, but it returned in 2009 as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continen ...
;1994
: 3rd Overall
Grand Prix du Midi Libre
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: 6th Overall
Tour de France
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::1st Stage 16
: 8th
Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
The Gran Premio Città di Camaiore was a road bicycle race held in Camaiore, Tuscany, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competiti ...
;1997
: 4th
Subida a Urkiola
Subida a Urkiola is a one-day cycling race in Durango, Biscay of the Basque Country. The route starts in Durango and ends at the Sanctuary of Urkiola. The first edition began in 1931 and is organized by the Sociedad Ciclista Bilbaina, but has not ...
: 5th
Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
The Gran Premio Città di Camaiore was a road bicycle race held in Camaiore, Tuscany, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competiti ...
: 10th Overall
Tour de France
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;1999
: 1st
Giro della Romagna
The Giro della Romagna was a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Italian region of Romagna. After 2005, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was discontinued in 2011, and in 2013, it merged with the M ...
: 6th
Giro del Piemonte
The Giro del Piemonte, since 2009 known also as Gran Piemonte, is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Apennine Mountains, Italy. The race first took place in 1906. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI E ...
: 8th
Trofeo dello Scalatore
The Trofeo dello Scalatore was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Marche
Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the centra ...
: 8th Firenze–Pistoia
: 9th
Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
The Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli (also known as GP Beghelli) is a late season men's road bicycle race held annually in Monteveglio, near the city of Bologna, Italy. From 2005 to 2013, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tou ...
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
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1964 births
Living people
Italian male cyclists
Italian Tour de France stage winners
Sportspeople from the Province of Ravenna
Cyclists from Emilia-Romagna
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