| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alessandra Cappellotto |
| Born | 27 August 1968 Sarcedo, Italy |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Professional teams | |
| 1999–2001 | Gas Sport Team |
| 2002 | Power Plate-Bik |
| 2004 | USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo |
| Major wins | |
Road World Champion (1997) National Road Champion (2003) | |
Alessandra Cappellotto (born 27 August 1968) is a retired racing cyclist from Italy. She represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1996, and 2000. She won the world title in the women's individual road race at the 1997 UCI Road World Championships in San Sebastian, Spain. Valeria Cappellotto, who died in 2015, was her sister.
She helped five Afghan cyclists to escape their country and settle in Italy, following the 2021 Taliban offensive. [1]
