Andrea Peron (cyclist, born 1971)

Andrea Peron

Personal information
Full name	Andrea Peron
Born	(1971-08-14) 14 August 1971 (age 53) Varese, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Domestique
Professional teams
1993	Gatorade
1994	Polti
1995-1996	Motorola
1997-1998	La Française des Jeux
1999	ONCE-Deutsche Bank
2000-2001	Fassa Bortolo
2002-2006	Team CSC
Medal record Men's road bicycle racing Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team Road Race

Andrea Peron (born 14 August 1971) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He competed in the team time trial at the 1992 Summer Olympics winning a silver medal.^[1] Peron turned professional in 1993, riding for team Gatorade. He is best remembered for leading the sombre peloton across the finish line in the neutralised Stage 16 of the 1995 Tour de France, the day after the death of his team- and roommate Fabio Casartelli in a fall.

He was a strong time trialist, with good results in the Italian championships, as well as a 5th place at the 1996 World Time Trial Championships. From 2002 until his retirement in 2006, he was a domestique on Team CSC. In January 2010 he joined Garmin–Transitions as assistant general manager.