Alberto Ongarato
Alberto Ongarato (born July 24, 1975 in Padua ) is a former Italian cyclist .
Alberto Ongarato began his career in 1998 with the Ballan cycling team . In his second year he was third in the German one-day race around the Henninger tower .
After the 2002 Giro d'Italia , Ongarato was banned for six months for possession of various banned substances - NESP, hashish and caffeine.
In 2004 came to Fassa Bortolo , where he mainly worked as a driver for Alessandro Petacchi . He remained part of the Petacchi train until the end of the 2009 season and changed teams with it. During this time, he was also able to achieve his own success through stage wins in the Tour of Portugal , the Tour of Luxembourg and the Tour de la Région Wallonne .
In the last two years of his career - 2010 and 2011 - he rode for the Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team , which he promised to achieve more individual successes. He won the Ronde van Drenthe 2010 for this team .
Teams
- 1998 Ballan
- 1999 Ballan-Alessio
- 2000 Mobilvetta Design-Rossin
- 2001 Mobilvetta Design-Formaggi Trentini
- 2002 De Nardi
- 2003 Domina Vacanze
- 2004-2005 Fassa Bortolo
- 2006-2008 Team Milram
- 2009 LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini
- 2010 Vacansoleil
- 2011 Vacansoleil-DCM
Web links
- Alberto Ongarato in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Alberto Ongarato in the Tour de France database(French / English )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ralf Meutgens : Doping im Radsport , Bielefeld 2007, p. 278. ISBN 978-3-7688-5245-6
- ↑ a b cyclingnews.com of September 12, 2009: Ongarato signs with Vacansoleil for two years
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ongarato, Alberto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Padua |