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Gewiss–Bianchi
Gewiss–Bianchi was an Italian professional cycling team that existed from 1979 to 1989. The team was selected to race in eleven consecutive editions of the Giro d'Italia from 1979 to 1989, where they achieved 19 stage wins. Major wins ;1979 :Stage 15 Giro d'Italia, Giuseppe Martinelli ;1980 : Giro d'Italia :: Mountains classification, Claudio Bortolotto ::Stage 16, Giuseppe Martinelli : Vuelta a España ::Prologue & Stage 16b, Roberto Visentini ::Stage 3, Giuseppe Martinelli ;1981 :Stages 8 & 12 Giro d'Italia, Moreno Argentin ;1982 :Stage 8 Giro d'Italia, Moreno Argentin ;1983 :Giro del Veneto, Alfio Vandi :Stages 7 & 21 Giro d'Italia, Moreno Argentin ;1984 :Giro del Veneto, Jesper Worre :Stages 3 & 5 Giro d'Italia, Moreno Argentin ;1985 : Giro d'Italia :: Young rider classification, Alberto Volpi ::Stages 9 & 18, Paolo Rosola ;1987 :Stage 1 Vuelta a Andalucía, Moreno Argentin :Stages 2 & 4 Tirreno–Adriatico, Moreno Argentin :Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Moreno Arge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Giro D'Italia
The 1987 Giro d'Italia was the 70th edition of the bicycle race. It began on 21 May with a prologue in San Remo, and concluded on 13 June with a individual time trial in Saint-Vincent. A total of 180 riders from 20 teams entered the 22-stage, -long race, which was won by Irishman Stephen Roche of the team. Second and third places were taken by British rider Robert Millar and Dutchman Erik Breukink, respectively. It was the second time in the history of the Giro that the podium was occupied solely by non-Italian riders. Roche's victory in the 1987 Giro was his first step in completing the Triple Crown of Cycling – winning the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France, and the World Championship road race in one calendar year – becoming the second rider ever to do so. Roche's teammate and defending champion Roberto Visentini took the first race leader's ''maglia rosa'' ( en, pink jersey) after winning the opening prologue, only to lose it to Breukink the following st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serge Parsani
Serge Parsani (born 28 August 1952 in Gorcy, France) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who won one stage in the 1979 Tour de France. Currently, he is the general manager of UCI ProTeam . 1979 Tour de France In the 1979 Tour de France, Parsani was in a breakaway together with Gerrie Knetemann in the 20th stage. At the end of the stage, Knetemann outsprinted Parsani, and Parsani was the second cyclist to cross the finishline. However, Knetemann received a 10-second penalty for being pulled by a car, and so Parsani became the winner of the stage. Major results ;1972 : 1st : 10th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia ;1973 : 1st Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza : 1st : 1st : 1st Stage 5 Settimana Ciclistica Bergamasca : 8th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia ;1975 : 1st Giro delle Marche : 3rd Tre Valli Varesine ;1977 : 3rd Trofeo Baracchi (with Osvaldo Bettoni) : 7th Coppa Agostoni ;1978 : 3rd Grand Prix de Saint-Raphaël ;1979 : 1st Stage 20 Tour de France : 3r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Rosola
Paolo Rosola (born 5 February 1957) is an Italian racing cyclist. Major results ;1981 :1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia ;1983 : Giro d'Italia ::1st Stages 3, 15 & 18 ;1984 :1st Stage 12 Giro d'Italia :1st Milano–Torino :4th Milan–San Remo ;1985 :1st Stage 18 Giro d'Italia :1st Stage 6b Danmark Rundt :7th Milano–Torino ;1986 :1st Stage 3 Tour de Suisse :1st Stage 5a Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali ;1987 : Giro d'Italia ::1st Stages 8, 10 & 20 :1st Stage 2 Vuelta a España :Coors Classic ::1st Stages 5, 11, 12b & 15 :1st Stage 4 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali ;1988 :1st Stage 10 Giro d'Italia :1st Stage 5b Danmark Rundt ;1989 :1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton :1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Andalucía :6th Wincanton Classic Wincanton Classic (also known as Leeds International Classic and Rochester International Classic) was a cycling classic taking place in the United Kingdom as part of the UCI Road World Cup. It was first held in 1989 in Newcastle, moving to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Bortolotto
Claudio Bortolotto (born 19 March 1952) is an Italian former professional cyclist. The highlight of his career came with his victories in the mountains classification at the Giro d'Italia, which he won in 1979, 1980, and 1981. Bortolotto finished also eighth overall in the 1977 and 1978 editions of the race. He retired from cycling in 1984. Major results ;1973 : 5th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia ;1976 : 4th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore ;1977 : 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato : 7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico : 8th Overall Giro d'Italia ::1st Stage 11 ;1978 : 1st Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre ::1st Stage 1 : 5th Giro della Romagna : 8th Overall Giro d'Italia : 9th Overall Volta a Catalunya ;1979 : Giro d'Italia ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 4 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;1980 : 1st Mountains classification Giro d'Italia : 2nd Giro dell'Etna : 2nd Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria : 10th Overall Tirreno–Adria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moreno Argentin
Moreno Argentin (born 17 December 1960) is an Italian former professional cyclist (from 1981 to 1994) and race director. Born in San Donà di Piave (Veneto), he won stages in the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia, and the Tour de Suisse. Known as ''Il Capo'' ("The Boss"), he won Liège–Bastogne–Liège four times, the La Flèche Wallonne three times, and the Tour of Flanders and Giro di Lombardia once. He became Italian national champion in 1983 and 1989, and world champion in 1986. He is the founder of the Adriatica Ionica Race which was run for the first time in 2018. Career achievements Major results ;1977 :1st National Junior Track Championships (Team Pursuit) ;1978 :1st National Junior Track Championships (Team Pursuit) :1st National Junior Road Championships, Team Time Trial ;1979 :1st National Amateur Track Championships (Team Pursuit) :1st Piccolo Giro di Lombardia :1st Prologue & Stage 4 Giro della Valle d'Aosta :1st Team classification Ster van het Zuide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Giro D'Italia
The 1983 Giro d'Italia was the 66th running of the Giro. It started in Brescia, on 12 May, with an prologue and concluded in Udine, on 5 June, with a individual time trial. A total of 162 riders from eighteen teams entered the 22-stage race, that was won by Italian Giuseppe Saronni of the Del Tongo-Colnago team. The second and third places were taken by Italian Roberto Visentini and Spaniard Alberto Fernández, respectively. Amongst the other classifications that the race awarded, Saronni won the points classification, Lucien Van Impe of Metauro Mobili won the mountains classification, and Vivi-Benotto's Franco Chioccioli completed the Giro as the best neo-professional in the general classification, finishing sixteenth overall. Renault-Elf finishing as the winners of the team classification, ranking each of the twenty teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time. The team points classification was won by Zor-Gemeaz Cusin. Teams A total of eighteen teams were invi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Pagnin
Roberto Pagnin (born 8 July 1962) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in one edition of the Tour de France, ten editions of the Giro d'Italia and five editions of the Vuelta a España. He also rode in the individual road race at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... References External links * 1962 births Living people Italian male cyclists Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Italy Cyclists from the Metropolitan City of Venice Tour de Suisse stage winners {{Italy-cycling-bio-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Vuelta A España
The 42nd Edition ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from 23 April to 15 May 1987. It consisted of 22 stages covering a total of 3,921 km, and was won by Luis Herrera of the Café de Colombia cycling team. It was the first win of a Grand Tour by a Colombian and also the first of a South American. With the 1986 Vuelta Champion, Álvaro Pino was absent due to health problems, the principal favourites for the overall classification were Laurent Fignon, Pedro Delgado and Sean Kelly. Jean Luc Vandenbroucke won the prologue and wore the first leader's jersey. Kelly who was in form after winning Paris–Nice for the sixth time won the first stage and took the jersey. The sixth stage saw the beginning of the fight for the overall classification. Luis Herrera in the company of Ángel Arroyo and Vicente Belda attacked several times on the final ascent of the stage. However Kelly was still able to ride into t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège, also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Monuments'' of the European professional road cycling calendar; usually coming as the last of the spring classics. It is held annually in late April, in the Ardennes region of Belgium, from Liège to Bastogne and back. It is considered one of the most arduous one-day cycling events in the world because of its length and demanding course. The most successful rider with five victories is Belgian rider Eddy Merckx, trailed by Italian Moreno Argentin in the 1980s and Spaniard Alejandro Valverde in the 2000s, who both won the race four times. Liège–Bastogne–Liège is part of the UCI World Tour competition. It is the concluding race of the Ardennes Classics series, which includes La Flèche Wallonne. Both are organised by French owner Amaury Sport Organisation, which also organise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of the season, it is considered to be an important preparation for the Giro d'Italia. It is part of the UCI World Tour, cycling's highest level of professional men's races. First held in 1966, the race was held over three stages. Since 2002 it is held over seven stages. Except for the first edition, the last stage has always finished in San Benedetto del Tronto on the Adriatic Seaside.Baroni, Francesco (2008). ''La Bicicletta. Mito, tecnica e passione''. Edizioni White Star. p.238-239. Belgian Roger De Vlaeminck holds the record for most wins with six consecutive victories in the 1970s. Italian Francesco Moser also finished six times on the podium and won the race twice. History The Tirreno–Adriatico was created in 1966 by the Lazio-based cycling club ''Forze Sportive Romane''. As all the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuelta A Andalucía
The Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalusia) or Ruta del Sol (Route of the Sun) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race first held in 1925. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became a part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020. The nickname, Ruta del Sol, is in reference to the region's popular tourist coastline the Costa del Sol. Winners Multiple winners Wins per country References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vuelta a Andalucia Vuelta a Andalucía, UCI Europe Tour races Cycle races in Spain Sport in Andalusia, Vuelta Recurring sporting events established in 1925 1925 establishments in Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Volpi
Alberto Volpi (born 9 December 1962) is an Italian former road bicycle racer. He competed in the individual road race event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He formerly worked as a directeur sportif A ''directeur sportif'' (French for sporting director, although the original French term is often used in English-language media; plural ''directeurs sportifs'') is a person directing a cycling team during a road bicycle racing event. It is se ... at Barloworld (cycling team), Barloworld cycling team. Major results ;1985 :1st, Gran Premio Città di Camaiore :10th, Overall, 1985 Giro d'Italia, Giro d'Italia ::1st, Young rider classification ;1989 :1st, Overall, Giro di Calabria ::1st, Stage 1 ;1993 :1st, Wincanton Classic ;1997 :1st, Stage 3, Volta ao Alentejo References External links * * 1962 births Living people Italian male cyclists Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Italy Cyclists from the Province of Varese People from Saronno {{Italy-cycli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
