Roberta Amadeo Explained

Roberta Amadeo
Nationality:	Italian
Disability:	Multiple sclerosis
Disability Class:	H2
Sport:	Para-cycling
Birth Date:	12 February 1970
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Roberta Amadeo (born 12 February 1970) is an Italian para-cyclist. She is a six-time gold medalist at the Road World Championships and two-time gold medalist at the European Championships.

Career

At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Amadeo won gold medals in the road race and time trial H2 events.^[1] She again competed at the 2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won gold medals in the road race and time trial.^[2]

In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won gold medals in the road race and time trial.^{[3] [4]} A week later she then competed at the 2023 European Para Championships in cycling, winning a gold medal in each of these same events.^{[5] [6]}

In September 2024, Amadeo competed at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won silver medals in the road race and time trial.^[7]

Personal life

Amadeo suffers from multiple sclerosis.^{[8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Festa per Roberta a Cermenate Campionessa di handbike . laprovinciadicomo.it . 6 October 2019 . 27 September 2024 . it.
2. Web site: Paralympic champion Luca Mazzone secures hat-trick of titles at Road Worlds . paralympic.org . 14 June 2021 . 27 September 2024.
3. Web site: Mondiali 2023. Vola Il Paraciclismo con Testa, Pasini E Amadeo. Tutti I Risltait . tuttobiciweb.it . 11 August 2023 . 27 September 2024 . it.
4. Web site: Amadeo, fantastica doppietta. Tutto il mondo è ai suoi piedi . laprovinciadicomo.it . 12 August 2023 . 27 September 2024 . it.
5. Web site: Hosts Netherlands claim fourth straight European wheelchair basketball crown . . Geoff . Berkeley . 18 August 2023 . 27 September 2024.
6. Web site: Disney cruise ship steals show on final day of European Para Championships . . Geoff . Berkeley . 20 August 2023 . 27 September 2024.
7. Web site: Amadeo, due argenti mondiali. Prima nella crono e poi in linea . laprovinciadicomo.it . 27 September 2024 . 27 September 2024 . it.
8. Web site: Roberta Amadeo: “Con l’handbike cerco ogni giorno di superare i miei limiti” . mbnews.it . Paola . Farina . 4 December 2023 . 27 September 2024 . it.
9. Web site: “Flessibilità di fronte agli ostacoli”, la lezione di Roberta Amadeo, campionessa di handbike con la sclerosi multipla . startupitalia.eu . Giancarlo . Donadio . 24 May 2021 . 27 September 2024 . it.