Luca Gelfi

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]

Luca Gelfi

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

Major results

1988

1st Overall Cronostaffetta

4th Firenze–Pistoia

5th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

8th Giro di Romagna

9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

1989

3rd Overall Giro del Trentino

5th Firenze–Pistoia

6th Overall Tour of Belgium

1990

Giro d'Italia

1st Stages 6 & 10 (ITT)

6th Giro di Toscana

10th G.P. Camaiore

1993

2nd Milan–San Remo

2nd Overall Giro di Puglia

1994

6th Overall Tour of the Basque Country

1995

3rd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano

4th Trofeo Laigueglia

5th Overall Tour Méditerranéen

8th Tre Valli Varesine

10th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

1996

9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

1997

1st Stage 10 Volta a Portugal

8th Overall GP du Midi-Libre

10th Paris–Tours

10th Giro del Piemonte

1998

6th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano

10th Giro di Toscana