Alberto Elli

Alberto Elli

Personal information
Full name	Alberto Elli
Born	(1964-03-09) March 9, 1964 Giussano, Italy
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Professional team(s)
1987	Remac-Fanini
1988	Fanini-Seven Up
1989-1993	Ceramiche Ariostea
1994-1996	GB-MG Maglificio
1997-1998	Casino-C'est votre equipe
1999-2001	Deutsche Telekom
2002	Index Alexia
Infobox last updated on April 5, 2007

Alberto Elli (Giussano, March 9, 1964) is a former Italian road racing cyclist, who wore the yellow jersey for 4 days in the 2000 Tour de France. He is currently a directeur sportif with the Preti Mangimi professional continental team. Elli was called up late for the 2000 Tour de France, and after a group of 12 cyclists stayed away from the others, Elli became a surprise leader, being the second oldest cyclist in the peloton.^[1] He kept the yellow jersey until the Pyrenées mountains, where he lost it to Lance Armstrong.^[2]

During the 2001 Giro d'Italia, the police found banned substances in Elli's hotel room.^[3] In 2005, he was sentenced to six months imprisonment for this.^[4]

Major results

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Tour de France results

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1990 - 72nd

1991 - 91st

1992 - 28th

1993 - 17th

1994 - 7th

1995 - 33rd

1996 - 15th

1997 - 30th

1998 - 29th

1999 - 17th

2000 - 84th, holding the yellow jersey for 4 days.

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