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1978 Tirreno–Adriatico
The 1978 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 13th edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycle race and was held from 11 March to 16 March 1978. The race started in Santa Marinella and finished in San Benedetto del Tronto. The race was won by Giuseppe Saronni Giuseppe Saronni (born 22 September 1957), also known as Beppe Saronni, is an Italian former racing cyclist. He had remarkable success riding in the Giro d'Italia. In 1980 he won 7 stages and finished 7th overall, in 1981 he won 3 stages and fin ... of the Scic team. General classification References 1978 1978 in Italian sport {{Italy-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Saronni
Giuseppe Saronni (born 22 September 1957), also known as Beppe Saronni, is an Italian former racing cyclist. He had remarkable success riding in the Giro d'Italia. In 1980 he won 7 stages and finished 7th overall, in 1981 he won 3 stages and finished 3rd overall. In 1979 and 1983 he would win the Giro d'Italia and all total for his career win 24 stages in this race. Saronni currently works an advisor for UCI WorldTeam . Career Born in Novara, Piedmont, Saronni turned professional in 1977. During his career, that lasted until 1989, he won 193 races. In Italy he gave birth to a famous rivalry with Francesco Moser, like those of Alfredo Binda with Learco Guerra, and Fausto Coppi with Gino Bartali. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1982 he won the World Cycling Championship at Goodwood, England, beating American Greg LeMond and Irishman Sean Kelly. His final sprint was so impressive that it gained him the nickname of ''La fucilata di Goodwood'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Pollentier
Michel Pollentier (born 13 February 1951 in Diksmuide, West Flanders) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He became professional in 1973. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1977 Giro d'Italia. Pollentier is one of just three Belgian riders to win the Giro, the others being Eddy Merckx and Johan de Muynck. In the 1978 Tour de France, he was the Belgian national champion when he won the stage arriving in Alpe d'Huez, took the yellow jersey and would have been involved in a battle with Joop Zoetemelk and eventual winner Bernard Hinault for the remainder of the race as the three were within +0:30 of one another. However, he was accused of foul play in the succeeding doping test, having used what was described politely as a pear-shaped tube (in fact a condom) of different urine held under the armpit and connected by a plastic tube to give the impression of urinating. Pollentier was uncovered after another rider at the test had trouble operating h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Wolfer
Bruno Wolfer (born 10 September 1954 in Elgg) is a Swiss former cyclist. Major results ;1976 :2nd Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell ;1977 :1st Stage 9 Tour de Suisse :1st Tour du lac Léman :3rd Gran Premio di Lugano ;1978 :2nd Tour de Berne :10th Overall Tour de Romandie ::1st Prologue :10th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico ;1979 :1st Stage 6 Giro d'Italia :2nd National Road Race Championships :3rd Tour du lac Léman ;1980 :3rd Coppa Agostoni ;1981 :1st Nizza–Alassio :2nd Giro del Piemonte The Giro del Piemonte, since 2009 known also as Gran Piemonte, is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Apennine Mountains, Italy. The race first took place in 1906. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI E ... ;1982 :2nd National Road Race Championships ;1983 :3rd National Road Race Championships References 1954 births Living people Swiss male cyclists People from Winterthur District Sportspeople from the canton of Zürich Tour de Suisse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furzi (cycling Team)
Furzi, also known as Vibor and CBM Fast-Gaggia, was an Italian professional cycling team that existed from 1974 to 1979. The team competed in 6 consecutive editions of the Giro d'Italia, having entered each year of its existence. Major wins ;1975 : Giro di Toscana, Tino Conti ;1977 : Giro d'Italia ::Stage 2b & 22, Luciano Borgognoni ::Stage 19, Renato Laghi ;1978 : Giro d'Italia : Stage 17, Wladimiro Panizza :: Young rider classification, Roberto Visentini Roberto Visentini (born 2 June 1957) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist who won the White Jersey in the 1978 Giro, finished in the top 10 of the 1979, 1980, and 1981 Giro's, made the podium in 1983, wore the Maglia Rosa fo ... References Defunct cycling teams based in Italy 1974 establishments in Italy 1979 disestablishments in Italy Cycling teams established in 1974 Cycling teams disestablished in 1979 {{cycling-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wladimiro Panizza
Wladimiro Panizza (5 June 1945 – 21 May 2002) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Panizza came from a Communist family and was named after Lenin. During his long career (1967–1985), he helped Felice Gimondi and Franco Bitossi. His best grand tour was the 1980 Giro d'Italia, where he placed second in the overall classification. He holds the record for participation in the Giro, completing the race 16 times out of 18 starts. Major results ;1967 : 1st GP Montelupo : 1st GP Hiussano : 1st GP Valsassina : 1st GP Robbiano : 4th Giro di Lombardia ;1968 : 2nd Coppa Sabatini : 3rd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato ;1969 : 3rd Giro di Campania ;1970 : 1st GP Monaco : 2nd Tour du Haut Var : 9th Overall Tour de Romandie ;1971 : 3rd Trofeo Laigueglia : 5th Overall Tour de Romandie : 9th Overall Giro d'Italia ;1972 : 3rd GP Montelupo : 3rd Giro del Piemonte : 3rd Gran Premio Città di Camaiore : 5th Overall Giro d'Italia ;1973 : 1st Giro della Provincia di Reggio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fausto Bertoglio
Fausto Bertoglio (born 13 January 1949) is a retired Italian professional road bicycle racer. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1975 Giro d'Italia with the Jollj Ceramica team. It was the first Giro d'Italia victory on a Pinarello bicycle frameset. He also won the 1975 edition of the Volta a Catalunya. He finished third in the 1976 Giro d'Italia and ninth in the 1976 Tour de France. Career achievements Major results ;1971 : 9th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi ;1972 : 1st Overall Settimana Bergamasca : 5th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia ;1974 : 10th Overall Tour de Romandie ;1975 : 1st Overall Giro d'Italia ::1st Stage 14 ( ITT) : 1st Overall Volta a Catalunya ::1st Stages 5 & 7b ( ITT) : 2nd Coppa Bernocchi : 5th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore : 8th Giro del Veneto : 10th Giro dell'Emilia : 10th Gran Premio di Lugano ;1976 : 1st Coppa Placci : 1st Stage 7a ( ITT) Volta a Catalunya : 3rd Overall Giro d'Italia : 5th Overall Giro di Puglia : 7th Coppa Bernoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selle Royal (cycling Team)
Selle Royal was an Italian professional cycling team that existed from 1977 to 1978. The team was selected to race in two editions of the Giro d'Italia, where they achieved one stage win. Major wins ;1977 : Stage 8b Giro d'Italia, Marino Basso Marino Basso (born 1 June 1945) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, considered one of the best sprinters of his generation. He won the World Cycling Championship in 1972. Basso was born at Rettorgole di Caldogno, in the Vene ... References Defunct cycling teams based in Italy 1977 establishments in Italy 1978 disestablishments in Italy Cycling teams established in 1977 Cycling teams disestablished in 1978 {{cycling-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Chinetti
Alfredo Chinetti (born 11 July 1949) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in two editions of the Tour de France, nine editions of the Giro d'Italia and one edition of the Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the .... References External links * 1949 births Living people Italian male cyclists Cyclists from the Province of Varese {{Italy-cycling-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiorella (cycling Team)
Fiorella was an Italian professional cycling team that existed from 1977 to 1978. The team was selected to race in two editions of the Giro d'Italia, but did not achieve any stage wins. Major wins ;1977 : Overall Vuelta a Levante, Bernt Johansson : Coppa Bernocchi, Carmelo Barone ;1978 : Coppa Bernocchi, Giovanni Battaglin : Giro dell'Emilia, Bernt Johansson : Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato, Bernt Johansson Bernt Harry Johansson (born 18 April 1953) is a Swedish former road bicycle racer, who was a professional rider from 1977 to 1981. His sporting career began with Mariestadcyklisten. A competitor at the 1972 Summer Olympics, he represented his n ... References Defunct cycling teams based in Italy 1977 establishments in Italy 1978 disestablishments in Italy Cycling teams established in 1977 Cycling teams disestablished in 1978 {{cycling-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Knudsen
Knut Knudsen (born 12 October 1950) is a retired Norwegian road and track cyclist. As an amateur, he placed fifth in the 4000m individual pursuit at the 1968 Olympics before becoming Olympic champion in the same discipline in 1972. He would follow this up with another gold at the 1973 World Championships. At the 1972 Olympics he also placed fifth in the 100 km team time trial on the road. He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championships in 1972 and 1973. In 1974 he turned professional and cycled in Italy until 1981. He won six stages of the Giro d'Italia and wore the Maglia Rosa leader's jersey twice, becoming the first and so far only Norwegian to do so. The first time he held the pink leader jersey was for two stages after winning Stage 1 of the 1975 Giro d'Italia on 17 May, Norway's constitution day. In 1981 he could once again put on the pink jersey after winning the prologue. After finishing second in the race three times, Knudsen won Tirreno–Adriatico in 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Fuchs (cyclist)
Josef Fuchs (born 24 July 1948) is a retired Swiss racing cyclist. As an amateur he won two world championship medals in 1969 and 1971, both on the road and on track. He also won a few minor races and two stages of the Tour de l'Avenir (1969 and 1971) and one of the Milk Race (1971). In late 1971 he turned professional and the same year won the Giro della Toscana. He placed eighth overall in the 1975 Tour de France and won the Liège–Bastogne–Liège race in 1981. During his career Fuchs won four national titles, two on track, as amateur in 1970 and 1971, and two on the road, as professional in 1972 and 1973. Major results ;1966 : 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;1969 : 1st Stage 10b Tour de l'Avenir ;1970 : 1st Individual pursuit, National Amateur Track Championships : 1st Tour des Quatre-Cantons ;1971 : 1st Individual pursuit, National Amateur Track Championships : 1st Giro del Mendrisiotto : 1st Stage 1 (ITT) Tour de l'Avenir : 2nd Individual pursuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
