been deliberately sabotaged by the soigneur of his rival Eddy Merckx. Garzelli was able to mount a comeback for the 2003 Giro d'Italia and was able to challenge eventual winner Gilberto Simoni in the race. In December 2012, Garzelli signed a one-year contract with the team for the 2013 season, and retired thereafter. He now works for RAI the Italian national broadcaster as a summariser on the Cycling programmes covered by RAIsport such as the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France. Career achievements Major results 1996 1st Piccolo Giro di Lombardia 1997 8th Overall Tour de Suisse 9th Overall Giro d'Italia 1998 1st Overall Tour de Suisse 1st Points classification 1st Stages 4 & 5 2nd Trofeo Forla de Navarra 3rd Rund um den Henninger Turm 6th Tour de Berne 1999 1st GP Miguel Induráin 1st Stage 3 Tour of the Basque Country 3rd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 3rd À travers Lausanne 4th Milan–San Remo 5th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali 6th Overall Vuelta a Murcia 2000 1st Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 18 1st GP Nobili Rubinetterie Tour de Suisse 1st Mountains classification 1st Stage 8 1st Stage 4 Settimana Lombarda 2nd Grand Prix of Aargau Canton 6th GP Miguel Induráin 7th Milan–San Remo 10th Coppa Ugo Agostoni 2001 1st Stage 5a Tour of the Basque Country 1st Stage 6 Tour de Suisse 5th Overall Giro del Trentino 4th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore 5th Coppa Ugo Agostoni 6th Clásica de San Sebastián 6th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano 2002 1st GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège 5th Overall Giro del Trentino 9th Overall Tour of the Basque Country 2003 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Stages 3 & 7 2nd Overall Giro del Trentino 1st Stage 1 2004 1st Overall Vuelta a Aragón 1st Stage 2 Tour de Romandie 4th Overall Setmana Catalana 6th Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 19 2005 1st Tre Valli Varesine 1st Points classification, Tour de Romandie 2nd Trofeo Melinda 4th Clásica de San Sebastián 6th Giro del Lazio 2006 1st Rund um den Henninger Turm 1st Tre Valli Varesine 1st Trofeo Melinda 1st Stage 4 Tour de Luxembourg 2nd Clásica de San Sebastián 4th GP Miguel Induráin 5th Road race, National Road Championships 5th Giro del Lazio 6th Milano–Torino 7th Milan–San Remo 2007 Giro d'Italia 1st Stages 14 & 16 1st Stage 3 Giro del Trentino 1st Stage 2 Tour of