Luca Gelfi

Luca Gelfi (21 June 1966 – 3 January 2009) was an Italian racing cyclist. A professional from 1988 to 1998, he won two stages of the 1990 Giro d'Italia and one of the 1997 Volta a Portugal. He finished second in the 1993 Milan–San Remo. After retiring in 1998, he owned and operated a bike shop and directed Team Fratelli Giorgi, a prestigious junior cycling team. Gelfi suffered from clinical depression and committed suicide in 2009

Major results

 * 1988
 * 1st Overall Cronostaffetta
 * 4th Firenze–Pistoia
 * 5th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
 * 8th Giro di Romagna
 * 9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico


 * 1989
 * 3rd Overall Giro del Trentino
 * 5th Firenze–Pistoia
 * 6th Overall Tour of Belgium


 * 1990
 * Giro d'Italia
 * 1st Stages 6 & 10 (ITT)
 * 6th Giro di Toscana
 * 10th G.P. Camaiore


 * 1993
 * 2nd Milan–San Remo
 * 2nd Overall Giro di Puglia


 * 1994
 * 6th Overall Tour of the Basque Country


 * 1995
 * 3rd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
 * 4th Trofeo Laigueglia
 * 5th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
 * 8th Tre Valli Varesine
 * 10th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico


 * 1996
 * 9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico


 * 1997
 * 1st Stage 10 Volta a Portugal
 * 8th Overall GP du Midi-Libre
 * 10th Paris–Tours
 * 10th Giro del Piemonte


 * 1998
 * 6th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
 * 10th Giro di Toscana