Marta Cavalli (born 18 March 1998) is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam FDJ–Suez.[3][4] In 2018, she won the Italian National Road Race Championships.[5] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Road race.[6] In July 2022, she was named as one of the pre-race favourites for the first edition of the Tour de France Femmes.[7]

Marta Cavalli
Personal information
Full nameMarta Cavalli
Born (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 26)
Cremona, Italy
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Team information
Current teamFDJ–Suez
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
2017–2020Valcar–PBM[1][2]
2021–FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
Major wins
National Road Race Championships (2018)
Amstel Gold Race (2022)
La Flèche Wallonne Féminine (2022)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Women's track cycling
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Individual pursuit
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Glasgow Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Women's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Flanders Mixed team relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Trentino Mixed team relay

Major results

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Road

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2015
3rd Time trial, National Juniors Road Championships
2018
1st   Road race, National Road Championships
8th Trofee Maarten Wynants
2019
2nd Overall Giro delle Marche in Rosa
1st Stage 1
2nd Brabantse Pijl
2020
5th Emakumeen Saria
5th Gent–Wevelgem
2021
UEC European Road Championships
1st   Team relay
6th Road race
4th Overall Challenge by La Vuelta
5th Emakumeen Nafarroako Klasikoa
6th Tour of Flanders
8th Strade Bianche
9th Paris–Roubaix
2022
1st Amstel Gold Race
1st La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
1st Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge
2nd Overall Giro Donne
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
4th Overall Itzulia Women
5th Paris–Roubaix
6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
6th Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
2023
1st   Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
1st   Mountains classification
1st Stage 5
1st   Overall Tour Féminin International des Pyrénées
1st Stage 2
National Road Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
2nd Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
2024
9th La Flèche Wallonne

Classics results timeline

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Monument 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Tour of Flanders DNF 11 10 6 27
Paris–Roubaix Race did not exist NH 5
Liège–Bastogne–Liège 27 18 14 6
Classic 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 9 9 DNF
Strade Bianche DNF OTL 40 DNF 8
Ronde van Drenthe 70 DNF NH
Trofeo Alfredo Binda DNF 13 NH 35 23 13
Gent–Wevelgem DNF 10 5 26 41
Amstel Gold Race DNF 33 NH 83 1 DNF
La Flèche Wallonne 30 17 DNS 1
Open de Suède Vårgårda 19 6 Not held
Legend
Did not compete
DNS Did not start
DNF Did not finish
OTL Over the time limit
IP In progress
NH Not held

Track

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2015
1st   Team Pursuit, European Juniors Track Championships
2016
1st   Team Pursuit, National Juniors Track Championships
2017
1st   Team Pursuit, European U23 Track Championships
UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Santiago
2nd Team Pursuit
3rd Madison
2018
European Under–23 Track Championships
1st   Individual Pursuit
1st   Team Pursuit
2nd Team Pursuit, European Track Championships
2nd Madison, National Track Championships
UCI Track Cycling World Cup
2nd Team Pursuit – Minsk
2nd Team Pursuit – Milton
3rd Team Pursuit – London
3rd Team Pursuit – Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
2019
European Games
1st Team Pursuit
2nd Individual Pursuit
UEC European Track Championships
1st   Derny
3rd Team Pursuit
1st   Team Pursuit, European U23 Track Championships
UCI Track Cycling World Cup
1st Team Pursuit – Hong Kong
3rd Team Pursuit – Cambridge
3rd Team Pursuit – Minsk
2020
1st   Team Pursuit, European U23 Track Championships

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Malach, Pat (8 January 2019). "Cylance signs on with Italian team Valcar for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Valcar - Travel & Service". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. ^ "FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Cavalli steps up to Women's WorldTour with FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ^ "National Championships Italy WE - Road Race (NC)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Cycling Road CAVALLI Marta - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Tour de France Femmes 2022: Riders to watch as women's race returns after 33 years". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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