Facts: - discipline: road - role: rider - proteam: carrera la-pecol mobilvetta design-formaggi trentini jeans-tassoni mercatone uno saeco jazztel costa de almeria - updated: 11 february 2008 - majorwins: tour de france , 1 stage - proyears: 1994 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 & ndash ; 1996 1997 & ndash ; - birth date: 12 april 1972 - fullname: mario traversoni - name: mario traversoni - currentteam: retired - birth place: codogno , italy Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mario traversoni .
mario traversoni -lrb- born 12 april 1972 in codogno , province of lodi -rrb- is an italian former professional road bicycle racer .in stage 19 of the 1997 tour de france , traversoni finished third , 26 seconds behind bart voskamp and jens heppner .however , both voskamp and heppner were disqualified for bumping shoulders some 50 yards from the finish .a surprised traversoni was thus classified as the winner of the stage , which would be his only stage win in the tour de france .