Elia Rigotto
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Elia Rigotto |
| Born | 4 March 1982[1] Vicenza, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2005 | Domina Vacanze |
| 2006–2008 | Team Milram |
| 2009 | Diquigiovanni–Androni |
Elia Rigotto (born 4 March 1982 in Vicenza) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. During his career, he rode with Domina Vacanze, Team Milram and Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni–Androni Giocattoli.[1]
In 2008, he was disqualified from the Tour Down Under race, when a race for the finish line left an opponent seriously injured.[2][3]
Later that year, he became the first Italian to win the Schaal J.C. Sels Merksem race in Antwerp.[4]
Major results
[edit]- 2003
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
- 2004
- 1st Trofeo Zsšdi
- 1st Grand Prix Joseph Bruyère
- 1st Menton-Savona
- 1st Prologue, Stages 4 & 6 Giro delle Regioni
- 2nd Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
- 2nd Coppa San Geo
- 3rd Ronde van Vlaanderen U23
- 4th GP Palio del Recioto
- 10th Gran Premio della Liberazione
- 10th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza
- 2006
- 1st Stage 6 Tour Méditerranéen
- 5th GP du canton d'Argovie
- 9th Rund um die Hainleite
- 2007
- 5th Dutch Food Valley Classic
- 2008
- 1st Schaal Sels-Merksem
- 4th Tour de Rijke
- 5th Ronde van het Groene Hart
- 6th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Elia Rigotto". Cyclingnews. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ "Rider disqualified, fined for headbutting at Tour Down Under". Times of Malta. Reuters. 26 January 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
Italian cyclist Elia Rigotto was disqualified from the Tour Down Under yesterday for causing an accident that left Australia's Mathew Hayman with a broken collarbone.
- ↑ "O'Grady fights on after Tour crash". ABC News. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
Elia Rigotto (pictured) was disqualified from the Tour for endangering other competitors.
- ↑ Westemeyer, Susan (2 September 2008). "First win for Rigotto". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
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