Marta Cavalli

{{Short description|Italian cyclist (born 1998)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Marta Cavalli

| image = Marta Cavalli - 2018 UEC European Road Cycling Championships (Women's road race).jpg

| caption = Cavalli at the 2018 European Road Cycling Championships.

| fullname = Marta Cavalli

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Cremona, Italy

| height = 1.67 m

| weight = 53 kg

| currentteam = {{UCI team code|TPP women}}

| disciplines = {{ubl|Road|Track}}

| role = Rider

| ridertype =

| amateuryears1 =

| amateurteam1 =

| proyears1 = 2017–2020

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|VAL|2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cylance-signs-on-with-italian-team-valcar-for-2019/|title=Cylance signs on with Italian team Valcar for 2019|first=Pat|last=Malach|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=8 January 2019|access-date=10 March 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14174/1002134/258|title=Valcar - Travel & Service|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=11 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211191529/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14176/1000978/258|archive-date=11 February 2020}}

| proyears2 = 2021–2024

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|FUT|2021}}

| proyears3 = 2025–

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|TPP women|2025}}

| majorwins = National Road Race Championships (2018)
Amstel Gold Race (2022)
La Flèche Wallonne Féminine (2022)

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{ITA}}}}

{{MedalSport|Women's track cycling}}

{{MedalComp|European Games}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Minsk|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Minsk|Individual pursuit}}

{{MedalComp|European Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Glasgow|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Apeldoorn|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalSport|Women's road bicycle racing}}

{{MedalComp|World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2021 Flanders|Mixed team relay}}

{{Medal|Competition|European Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2021 Trentino|Mixed team relay}}

}}

Marta Cavalli (born 18 March 1998) is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam {{UCI team code|TPP women}}. In 2018, she won the Italian National Road Race Championships.{{cite web |title=National Championships Italy WE - Road Race (NC) |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/national-championships-italy-we-road-race/2018/result |access-date=3 August 2018 |work=ProCyclingStats}} She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in the road race – finishing 8th overall.{{Cite web |title=Cycling Road CAVALLI Marta - Tokyo 2020 Olympics |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/cycling-road/../../../en/results/cycling-road/athlete-profile-n1403722-cavalli-marta.htm |access-date=23 September 2021 |website=olympics.com |language=en-us}}

In 2022, Cavalli won two of the Ardennes classics – Amstel Gold Race and La Flèche Wallonne Féminine. She then finished second at Giro Donne. In July 2022, she was named as one of the pre-race favourites for the first edition of the Tour de France Femmes,{{cite web |title=Tour de France Femmes 2022: Riders to watch as women's race returns after 33 years |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/61926580 |access-date=21 July 2022 |work=BBC Sport}} however Cavalli crashed heavily on stage 2 and had to abandon the race.{{cite web |last=Dabbs |first=Ryan |date=25 July 2022 |title=Marianne Vos takes yellow jersey with Tour de France Femmes stage two breakaway victory: 'It's not a revenge, it's just beautiful' |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/marianne-vos-takes-yellow-jersey-with-tour-de-france-femmes-stage-two-breakaway-victory-its-not-a-revenge-its-just-beautiful |access-date=25 July 2022 |publisher=CyclingWeekly}} This impacted her, with Cavalli not immediately returning to the same form as previously.{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Mathew |date=2024-10-27 |title=Cavalli parts ways with FDJ-SUEZ after a challenging spell marked by triumph and misfortune |url=https://procyclinguk.com/cavalli-parts-ways-with-fdj-suez-after-a-challenging-spell-marked-by-triumph-and-misfortune/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=ProCyclingUK.com |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Farrand |first=Stephen |date=2024-11-20 |title='Get back on your feet, then on the bike' - Marta Cavalli to restart her career with DSM-Firmenich PostNL |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/get-back-on-your-feet-then-on-the-bike-marta-cavalli-to-restart-her-career-with-dsm-firmenich-postnl/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}} Two further injuries in 2024 disrupted her full return to racing, with Cavalli announcing that she would leave the FDJ–Suez team at the end of the season to join Team Picnic PostNL.