Mario Traversoni
# Mario Traversoni

Mario Traversoni (born 12 April 1972 in Codogno, Province of Lodi) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer.

In Stage 19 of the 1997 Tour de France, Traversoni finished third, 26 seconds behind Bart Voskamp and Jens Heppner. However, both Voskamp and Heppner were disqualified for bumping shoulders some 50 yards from the finish. A surprised Traversoni was thus classified as the winner of the stage, which would be his only stage win in the Tour de France.

## Major results

### 1994

    4th GP de Fourmies

### 1996

    2nd Road race, National Road Championships

### 1997

    1st Stage 19 Tour de France
    1st Stage 7 Tirreno-Adriatico
    1st Stage 5a Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
    9th Scheldeprijs

### 1998

    1st Clásica de Almería
    1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Murcia

### 1999

    2nd G.P. Costa degli Etruschi
    4th First Union Classic

### 2001

    1st Stage 5 GP Sport Noticias
