Roberto Petito

Roberto Petito (born 1 February 1971), is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer.

Roberto Petito
Petito at the 2006 Four Days of Dunkirk
Personal information
Full nameRoberto Petito
Born (1971-02-01) 1 February 1971
Civitavecchia, Italy
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1994–1995Mercatone Uno–Medeghini
1996–1999Saeco–AS Juvenes San Marino
2000–2005Fassa Bortolo
2006Tenax–Salmilano
2007–2008Liquigas
Major wins
Four Days of Dunkirk (2006)
Tirenno–Adriatico (1997)

Petito was born in Civitavecchia. His most important win came in 1997, when he won the Tirreno–Adriatico. He has also finished in the top five in classics such as the Tour of Flanders or Paris–Roubaix, as well as the overall in the 2006 edition of the Four Days of Dunkirk.

Career achievements

Major results

1992
1st Overall Giro delle Regioni
1st Stage 3
1994
1st Giro della Romagna
2nd Gran Piemonte
1995
2nd Overall Tour Méditerranéen
6th Overall Paris–Nice
1997
1st Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Overall Giro di Sardegna
1st Overall Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
7th Wincanton Classic
7th Overall Tour of Galicia
9th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana
1998
5th Trofeo Laigueglia
8th La Flèche Wallonne
9th Milan–San Remo
1999
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
7th Trofeo Melinda
2000
2nd Trofeo Laigueglia
9th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
2001
1st Trofeo Pantalica
6th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Stage 5
1st Stage 1 Giro d'Abruzzo
4th Trofeo Laigueglia
4th G.P. Costa degli Etruschi
8th Overall Giro della Liguria
2003
9th Trofeo Matteotti
10th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
2004
1st Stage 5 Tirreno–Adriatico
5th Tre Valli Varesine
7th Firenze–Pistoia
2005
4th GP Lugano
5th Tour of Flanders
5th Overall Driedaagse van De Panne–Koksijde
8th Milano–Torino
2006
1st Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
1st Stage 2
6th Giro di Toscana
10th Tour of Flanders
2007
5th Paris–Roubaix

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Giro d'Italia 63 24 60 100
Tour de France DNF DNF
Vuelta a España 73 DNF
Legend
DSQDisqualified
DNFDid not finish
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