title: Mario Traversoni
text: # 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
  