Valentina Carretta

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Valentina Carretta
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Carretta riding in the 2012 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
Personal information
Born (1989-09-16) 16 September 1989 (age 36)
Varese, Italy
Team information
RoleRider
Professional teams
2008-2009 Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Raxy Line
2010 Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi
2011 Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
2012 MCipollini - Giambenini
2013 MCipollini - Giordana
2014 Alé Cipollini

Valentina Carretta (born 16 September 1989) [1] [2] is Italian retired racing cyclist. [3]

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Career

After a promising youth career where she won eight provincial titles, and two regional titles, Carretta became a professional cyclist in 2008, racing with Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Raxy Line, [4] with her first entry in the Giro d'Italia Women in 2009 resulting in 23rd place in the overall classification and 4th in the young rider classification. [5] She was a reserve for the 2009 UCI Road World Championships, before competing in the 2010 UCI Road World Championships.

In 2012 she joined MCipollini - Giambenini. [4] [5] She competed in the 2013 UCI women's team time trial in Florence, taking 5th place [6] and won the final stage of the 2013 Energiewacht Tour. [7]

She abruptly retired from competitive cycling in the middle of the 2014 season, as she was preparing to race in the Italian championship in her hometown, [8] citing misbehaviours of those close to her, leading to a lack of trust and respect incompatible with being part of a team. [3] [9]

Major Results

Grand Tour 20092010201120122013
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia Women 23 25 26 24 30
Event2010201120122013
Jersey rainbow.svg World Championships Time trial ————
Road race 67 ———
Team time trial Race did not exist— 5

Source: [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Valentina Carretta, esordio in Olanda". Varese News (in Italian). 28 February 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Valentina Carretta". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  3. 1 2 Regazzoni, Marco (27 June 2014). "Ciclismo femminile: ritiro a sorpresa per Valentina Carretta". OA Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Valentina Carretta". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Valentina Carretta ciclista varesina". Ciclonews.biz (in Italian). 16 September 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "World Championships WE – Team Time Trial". ProCyclingStats. Archived from the original on 12 December 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Valentina Carretta, prima vittoria in carriera". VareseNews (in Italian). 8 April 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Valentina Carretta "studia" il percorso del campionato italiano". VareseNews (in Italian). 3 June 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "Valentina Carretta annuncia il ritiro". Tuttobiciweb (in Italian). Retrieved 18 January 2026.


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