Rubens Bertogliati

Rubens Bertogliati
	Bertogliati in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Rubens Bertogliati
Born	9 May 1979 (age 44); Lugano, Switzerland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	73.5 kg (162 lb; 11.57 st)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Professional teams
2000–2003	Lampre–Daikin
2004–2008	Saunier Duval–Prodir
2009–2010	Diquigiovanni–Androni
2011–2012	Team Type 1–Sanofi Aventis
Major wins
	Tour de France, 1 stage; GP Chiasso (2001)

Rubens Bertogliati (born 9 May 1979 in Lugano) is a Swiss retired road racing cyclist, whose breakthrough came in the 2002 Tour de France, when he was riding for the Italian Lampre–Daikin team. In 2012, he rode for Team Novo Nordisk, and ended his career at the end of the season.^[1]

Bertogliati won the first stage of the Tour, which took place in the hilly country of Luxembourg. The victory also earned him the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification. He kept the jersey after stage two, when he finished in 29th position. After the third stage, German sprinter Erik Zabel took the leader's yellow jersey from Bertogliati.

Bertogliati's first win came a few months earlier at the GP Chiasso, but it was his efforts in July that made him famous. He started his career as a professional with the Lampre–Daikin team in 2000. From 2004 to 2008 he rode for the Spanish Saunier Duval–Prodir team.