Elia Rigotto (born 4 March 1982 in Vicenza) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. During his career, he rode with Domina Vacanze, Team Milram and Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni–Androni Giocattoli.
In 2008, he was disqualified from the Tour Down Under race, when a race for the finish line left an opponent seriously injured.
Later that year, he became the first Italian to win the Schaal J.C. Sels Merksem race in Antwerp.
Major results
2003 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid 2004 1st Trofeo Zsšdi 1st Grand Prix Joseph Bruyère 1st Menton-Savona 1st Prologue, Stages 4 & 6 Giro delle Regioni 2nd Trofeo Alcide Degasperi 2nd Coppa San Geo 3rd Ronde van Vlaanderen U23 4th GP Palio del Recioto 10th Gran Premio della Liberazione 10th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza 2006 1st Stage 6 Tour Méditerranéen 5th GP du canton d'Argovie 9th Rund um die Hainleite 2007 5th Dutch Food Valley Classic 2008 1st Schaal Sels-Merksem 4th Tour de Rijke 5th Ronde van het Groene Hart 6th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
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