Vera Carrara

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