# Alberto Elli

Alberto Elli (born 9 March 1964) is an Italian former road racing cyclist, who wore the yellow jersey for 4 days in the 2000 Tour de France. 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. He kept the yellow jersey until the Pyrenées mountains, where he lost it to Lance Armstrong.
After retiring, he worked as a directeur sportif for several professional teams.
During the 2001 Giro d'Italia, the police found banned substances in Elli's hotel room. In October 2005, he received a six-month suspended sentence by San Remo Judge Paolo Luppi.

## Major results

Source:

### 1986

    1st Piccolo Giro di Lombardia

### 1987

    2nd Road race, National Road Championships
    2nd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
    9th Overall Giro del Trentino

### 1988

    5th GP Industria & Artigianato

### 1989

    1st Stage 3 (TTT) Giro d'Italia

### 1990

    3rd Tour du Haut Var
    3rd Giro della Provincia di reggio Calabria
    4th Giro di Toscana

### 1991

    1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour de France

### 1992

    1st Overall Hofbrau Cup
       1st Stage 2
    1st Stage 4 Tour de Luxembourg
    2nd Giro del Veneto
    3rd Coppa Bernocchi
    4th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
    5th Trofeo Matteotti
    9th Coppa Ugo Agostoni
    10th Giro di Romagna

### 1993

    1st Trofeo Matteotti
    1st Milano–Vignola
    5th Overall Hofbrau Cup
    5th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
    5th Coppa Ugo Agostoni
    6th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
    6th Overall Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
    6th Giro di Romagna
    7th Giro dell'Emilia
    7th Tre Valli Varesine
    8th Züri-Metzgete

### 1994

    4th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
    4th Overall Critérium International
    5th Overall Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
       1st Stage 6
    7th Overall Tour de France
       1st Stage 3 (TTT)
    7th Giro di Romagna
    7th Trofeo Matteotti
    7th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
    9th GP Industria & Commercio di Prato
    10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    10th Giro dell'Emilia
    10th Giro dell'Appennino

### 1995

    1st Criterium d'Abruzzo
    3rd Giro di Toscana
    3rd Wincanton Classic
    4th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
       1st Stages 1 & 3
    6th Amstel Gold Race
    6th Giro dell'Appennino
    8th Giro di Romagna
    8th GP Industria & Commercio di Prato
    10th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore

### 1996

    1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg
       1st Stage 1
    1st Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
    1st Stage 4a Euskal Bizikleta
    2nd Trofeo Matteotti
    2nd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
    5th Giro di Romagna
    6th Overall Tour de Suisse
    7th Giro del Piemonte
    9th Coppa Sabatini
    10th Coppa Placci

### 1997

    1st Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
    2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
    2nd Milan–San Remo
    3rd Overall Tour de Langkawi
    5th Tre Valli Varesine
    6th Classique des Alpes
    7th Josef Voegeli Memorial
    8th Züri-Metzgete

### 1998

    1st Overall Vuelta a Murcia
       1st Stages 3 & 5
    1st Stage 5 Tour of the Basque Country
    2nd Overall Étoile de Bessèges
    2nd Coppa Bernocchi
    3rd La Flèche Wallonne
    3rd Road race, National Road Championships
    4th Giro dell'Emilia
    4th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
    5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
    6th Giro della Provincia di reggio Calabria
    7th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
    8th Overall Route du Sud
    9th Amstel Gold Race
    10th Milan–San Remo

### 1999

    2nd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
    2nd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
    3rd Road race, National Road Championships
    3rd Josef Voegeli Memorial
    4th GP Ouest–France
    7th Overall Tour de Luxembourg

### 2000

    1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg
    1st Grand Prix de Wallonie
    1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour de Suisse
    2nd Overall Rapport Toer
       1st Stage 1
    4th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
       1st Points classification
    4th Rund um den Flughafen Köln-Bonn

### 2001

    2nd GP du canton d'Argovie

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Source:
| Grand Tour | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
| Giro d'Italia | 36 | 86 | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 54 |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | 72 | 91 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 33 | 15 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 84 | — |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |
| DSQ | Disqualified |