Luca Gelfi
Luca Gelfi in front of Mario Cipollini, Giro d'Italia 1991
Personal information
Full nameLuca Gelfi
Born(1966-06-21)June 21, 1966
Seriate, Italy
DiedJanuary 3, 2009(2009-01-03) (aged 42)
Torre de Roveri, Italy
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1988–1991Del Tongo
1992GB–MG Maglificio
1993Eldor–Viner
1994–1997Brescialat–Ceramiche Refin
1998Ros Mary–Amica Chips
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
2 individual stages (1990)

Luca Gelfi (21 June 1966 – 3 January 2009) was an Italian racing cyclist. A professional from 1988 to 1998, he won two stages of the 1990 Giro d'Italia and one of the 1997 Volta a Portugal. He finished second in the 1993 Milan–San Remo. After retiring in 1998, he owned and operated a bike shop and directed Team Fratelli Giorgi, a prestigious junior cycling team.[1] Gelfi suffered from clinical depression and committed suicide in 2009[2]

Major results

References

  1. http://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/Primo_Piano/2009/01/03/gelfi.shtml/ref%5B%5D>
  2. "Tragedia nel ciclismo Luca Gelfi si è suicidato". Gazzetta dello Sport.


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