{{short description|Italian former racing cyclist|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Matteo Carrara | image = Matteo Carrara TR 2011.jpg | caption = | fullname = Matteo Carrara | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|3|25}} | birth_place = Alzano Lombardo, Italy | height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|64|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | currentteam = | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = | proyears1 = 2001–2002 | proteam1 = Team Colpack–Astro | proyears2 = 2003 | proteam2 = De Nardi-Colpack | proyears3 = 2004 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|LAM|2004}} | proyears4 = 2005 | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|BAR|2005}} | proyears5 = 2006 | proteam5 = {{UCI team code|LAM|2006}} | proyears6 = 2007 | proteam6 = {{UCI team code|COS|2007}} | proyears7 = 2008 | proteam7 = {{UCI team code|QST|2008}} | proyears8 = 2009–2012 | proteam8 = {{UCI team code|VAC|2009}} | majorwins = }}
'''Matteo Carrara''' (born 25 March 1979 in Alzano Lombardo) is an Italian former racing cyclist, who rode as a professional between 2001 and 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=MatteoCARRARA |url=https://www.uci.org/rider-details/13545 |website=uci.org |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref> Carrara's greatest victory came at the 2019 Tour de Luxembourg where he won the Overall.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Westemeyer |first1=Susan |title=Carrara wins the Tour de Luxembourg |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/skoda-tour-de-luxembourg-2010/stage-4/results/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=25 March 2022 |date=7 June 2010}}</ref> In 2010 Carrara won stage 4 of Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda however, he was relegated due to irregular sprinting and the win was given to José Serpa.<ref>{{cite web |title=Serpa awarded win after relegation of Carrara |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/settimana-ciclistica-lombarda-by-bergamasca-2-1/stage-4/results/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=25 March 2022 |date=5 April 2010}}</ref>
==Major results== Sources:<ref>{{cite web |title=Matteo Carrara |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/matteo-carrara |website=www.procyclingstats.com |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Matteo Carrara |url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=393 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;2000 :1st Giro del Medio Brenta :3rd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese :4th Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt ;2001 :5th Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt :9th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli ;2002 :7th Overall Giro della Provincia di Lucca ;2003 :1st Criterium d'Abruzzo :4th Overall UNIQA Classic :5th Trofeo Matteotti :10th Grand Prix de Fourmies :Tour of Qinghai Lake ::1st Stages 2 & 5 ::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification :Tour of Austria ::1st Stage 5 ::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification ;2004 :2nd Criterium d'Abruzzo :3rd Gran Premio de Llodio :4th Giro della Toscana :5th Trofeo Matteotti ;2005 :3rd Overall Tour of Japan :3rd Urkiola Igoera :6th Ronde van Drenthe :8th Coppa Bernocchi ;2006 :2nd Memorial Cimurri :5th Grand Prix Chiasso :6th Giro di Lombardia :8th Coppa Sabatini :9th Brabantse Pijl :10th Milan–San Remo ;2007 :3rd Overall Brixia Tour :4th Overall Euskal Bizikleta :4th Overall Tour de Suisse :5th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja :8th Coppa Ugo Agostoni ;2008 :10th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ;2009 :1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall Circuit de Lorraine :5th Overall Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda :5th Cholet-Pays De Loire :6th Overall Tour de Luxembourg :6th Paris–Camembert :7th Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop ;2010 :1st 20px Overall Tour de Luxembourg :3rd Overall Circuit de Lorraine :5th Overall Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda :6th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk :9th Overall Brixia Tour ;2012 :8th Overall Volta a Catalunya {{div col end}}
===Grand Tour general classification results timeline=== <small>Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=Grand tour starts {{!}} ProCyclingStats |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/matteo-carrara/statistics/grand-tour-starts |website=www.procyclingstats.com |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref></small> {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Grand Tour ! scope="col" | 2001 ! scope="col" | 2002 ! scope="col" | 2003 ! scope="col" | 2004 ! scope="col" | 2005 ! scope="col" | 2006 ! scope="col" | 2007 ! scope="col" | 2008 ! scope="col" | 2009 ! scope="col" | 2010 ! scope="col" | 2011 ! scope="col" | 2012 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey Giro d'Italia | 111 | 81 | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 96 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A gold jersey/20px|link=|alt=A red jersey Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | 37 | — | 146 | — |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | Did not finish |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.cyclingbase.com/palcoureurs.php?id=343&idtitle=1 Palmares on Cycling Base (French)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226084152/http://www.cyclingbase.com/palcoureurs.php?id=343&idtitle=1 |date=26 February 2012 }} * {{Sports links}}
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