Roberto Petito

Petito on his overall victory in the Four Days of Dunkirk

Roberto Petito (born February 1, 1971 in Civitavecchia ) is an Italian racing cyclist .

Petito celebrated his first success in 1994 at the Giro della Romagna . His greatest triumph came in 1997 with the overall victory at Tirreno-Adriatico , where he later won two more stages. At the Giro d'Italia , he finished second once in the same year. In 2005 he finished fifth in the Tour of Flanders in Fassa Bortolo's dress . After moving to Tenax in 2006 , the cobblestone specialist came tenth. In the Four Days of Dunkirk he was able to win a stage at the beginning of May and a little later he became the first Italian to win the overall standings.

Palmarès

• 1994
  • Giro della Romagna

• 1997
  • Tirreno-Adriatico
  • Giro di Sardegna

• 2001
  • a stage Tirreno – Adriatico

• 2004
  • a stage Tirreno – Adriatico

• 2006
  • Four days from Dunkirk

Teams

• 1993-1995 Mercatone Uno
• 1996-1999 Saeco
• 2000 Fassa Bortolo
• 2001-2005 Fassa Bortolo
• 2006 Tenax
• 2007-2008 Liquigas

Web links

• Roberto Petito in the Radsportseiten.net database