Roberto Caruso

Roberto Caruso ( * May 23, 1967 in Sannicandro di Bari, Italy ) is a former Italian cyclist.

Sports career

Caruso drove normally road racing and had his greatest success as an amateur in 1990. Purpose, the Vice World Champion title in 1990 heard at the Road World Championships in Japan. He reached another second place in the Italian stage race Giro delle Regioni, where he also won a stage victory. Victories he won, among others, also with the traditional one-day races GP Ciclistico San Basso and the Giro del Cigno Ciclistico.

1991 Caruso received his first professional contract with the Italian cycling team Selle Italia Magniarredo. Has been registered this year, only a 67th place in the Giro del Friuli. Only in 1993 succeeded Caruso to gain strongly in professional affairs foot. He won the Grand Prix of Lugano and took part in the big race the Giro d' Italia ( 98th place ) and Giro di Lombardia ( No. 72 ). At the Giro d' Italia, he started in the years 1996 ( 66 ) and 1997 ( 76 ). Unsuccessful remained its unique occurrence in the Tour de France, when he gave up after the tenth stage in 1998. In the monuments of cycling, he joined twice at the Tour of Lombardy, in addition to 1993, nor in 1994 with number 28, also in 1994 at the Tour of Flanders ( 90 ) and Milan - Sanremo 1995 ( 145 ). In 1995, Caruso his best year as a pro, three top - ten finishes, including the first place at the Tre Valli Varesine brought him with a number 96 its highest level of his career in the UCI World Ranking.

His last professional year Caruso played in 1998 with a contract with the Italian cycling team Riso Scotti. Previously, he had had his longest engagement in ZG Mobili, also from Italy, with four years. In 1998 he joined, among others, the German stage race Rhineland -Palatinate Tour, finishing in 48th place.