Vera Carrara (born 6 April 1980) is an Italian professional racing cyclist.
Carrara was born in Alzano Lombardo and joined the G.S. Valoti Arredamenti at the age of seven. Since then she has become a multiple world champion in the points race, but despite her track cycling success she also races on the road, winning a stage of the Holland Ladies Tour in 2006 and finishing second in the prologue of the 2008 Giro d'Italia Femminile.
Palmarès
- 1998
- 1st Points race, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Juniors
- 2000
- 3rd European Road Race Championships, U23, Kielce (POL)
- 2001
- 3rd European Track Championships, Omnium
- 2002
- 1st Pursuit, European Track Championships, U23
- 3rd Points race, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Kopenhagen
- 2nd European Time Trial Championships, U23, Grassobbio (ITA)
- 2003
- 2nd Pursuit, Italian National Track Championships
- 1st Points race, 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Sydney (AUS)
- 2nd Points race, 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Cape Town (RSA)
- 2004
- 2nd Points race, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Melbourne
- 1st Giro del Lago Maggiore - GP Knorr (SUI)
- 5th Points race, 2004 Summer Olympics
- 2005
- 2nd Points race, 2004–2005 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Manchester (GBR)
- 1st Points race, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Los Angeles
- 2006
- 1st Points race, 2005–2006 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Sydney (AUS)
- 1st Points race, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Bordeaux
- 1st Stage 5, Holland Ladies Tour, Oirschot (NED)
- 2007
- 1st Points race, Italian National Track Championships, Dalmine
- 2nd Scratch, Italian National Track Championships, Dalmine
- 1st Italian National Time Trial Championships, Novi Ligure
- 1st Omnium, European Track Championships, Cottbus (GER)
- 2008
- 3rd Points race, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 1st GP Rund um Visp (SUI)
- 2nd Prologue, Giro d'Italia Femminile, Mantova
- 14th Points race, 2008 Summer Olympics
References
- ^ a b "Champions : Vera Carrara". Bianchi.
External links
- Official website
- Vera Carrara at Cycling Archives (archived)
