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Giro Donne
The is an annual elite women's road bicycle racing stage race. It was rebranded from 2013-2020 as the Giro Rosa, having been branded the Giro Donne until 2012 and again in 2021. It has been considered the most prestigious stage race in women's road cycling. History Previously known as the Giro Donne, the race historically was a nine- or ten-day event taking place in Italy in early July each year, generally competing for attention with the more famous men's . While the rebranded Giro Rosa has kept its position in the racing calendar, it was shortened in 2013 to eight days, before returning to its traditional ten-day length the next year. With the cancellation of the Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin after 2010, the Giro Donne was the only Grand Tour left in women's cycling, and in December 2012 Wieler Review reported that the company Epinike had withdrawn as Giro Donne organiser, making the 2013 edition uncertain. In April 2013, however, organisers announced a shortened and rebrande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberta Bonanomi
Roberta Bonanomi (born 15 October 1966) is a retired racing cyclist from Italy. She represented her native country at five Summer Olympics: 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000. Her biggest achievements were winning the 1989 Giro d'Italia Femminile and the world title in the women's team time trial (1988), alongside Maria Canins, Monica Bandini, and Francesca Galli. Major results 1982 :1st Road Race, National Junior Road Championships ;1983 :2nd Vertemate con Minoprio ;1986 :5th Vertemate con Minoprio ;1987 :3rd Pernod–Super Prestige :3rd Team Time Trial, 1987 UCI Road World Championships, UCI Road World Championships :5th Vertemate con Minoprio :10th Overall Tour of Norway ;1988 :1st Team Time Trial, 1988 UCI Road World Championships, UCI Road World Championships :4th Vertemate con Minoprio ;1989 :1st Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile :1st Overall Tour of Norway ::1st Stage 5 :2nd Team Time Trial, 1989 UCI Road World Championships, UCI Road World Championships :4th Ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Giro D'Italia Femminile
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1995 Giro D'Italia Femminile
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Michela Fanini
Michela Fanini (23 March 1973 – 26 October 1994) was a racing cyclist from Italy. Born in Lucca, her biggest achievements were winning the 1994 Giro d'Italia Femminile and the national title at the Italian National Road Race Championships (1992). Fanini died in 1994 at age 21 in a car accident in Capannori, Tuscany Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art .... See also * References External links * 1973 births 1994 deaths Italian female cyclists Sportspeople from Lucca Road incident deaths in Italy Cyclists from Tuscany 20th-century Italian women {{Italy-cycling-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Giro D'Italia Femminile
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Imelda Chiappa
Imelda Chiappa (born 10 May 1966) is a retired female racing cyclist from Italy. She represented her native country at two Summer Olympics: 1988 and 1996. Her most significant achievement was winning the silver medal in the women's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 .... References External links * 1966 births Living people People from Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII Italian female cyclists Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists from the Province of Bergamo 20th-century Italian women 21st-century Italian women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luzia Zberg
Luzia Zberg (born 18 January 1970 in Altdorf, Uri) is a retired racing cyclist from Switzerland. She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ..., finishing in 8th place in the women's individual road race. Her biggest achievements were winning four national titles in the women's road race (1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994), and two in the women's individual time trial (1994 and 1995). References External links * 1970 births Living people Swiss female cyclists Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Switzerland People from the canton of Uri {{Switzerland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenka Ilavská
Lenka Ilavská (born May 5, 1972 in Liptovský Mikuláš, Žilina Region) is a retired female racing cyclist from Slovakia. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Her biggest achievement was winning the 1993 Giro d'Italia Femminile. Major results ;1992 :1st Overall Emakumeen Bira :2nd Overall Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt Der Frauen :2nd Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska ;1993 :1st Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile :1st Overall Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt Der Frauen :1st Time trial, National Road Championships :1st Stage 3 Emakumeen Bira ;1994 :1st Time trial, National Road Championships :1st Stage 7 Giro d'Italia Femminile :1st Stage 1 Volta a Portugal WE ;1995 :1st Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska :1st Time trial, National Road Championships ;1996 :1st Time trial, National Road Championships :1st Stage 3 :7th Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile ;1997 :1st Time trial, National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Giro D'Italia Femminile
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Kathy Watt
Kathryn ("Kathy") Ann Watt (born 11 September 1964) is an Australian racing cyclist who won two medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain (gold in the road race, and silver in the pursuit). She has won 24 national championships in road racing, track racing, and mountain bike, four Commonwealth Games gold medals, and came third in the world time trial championship. She was made a life member oBlackburn Cycling Clubin 1990. She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. The daughter of marathoner Geoff Watt, Kathy Watt turned first to running, winning the national junior 3 km championship. She began to train on a bike after achilles tendon problems. For a while, she competed in duathlon (running and cycling), but found she was a better cyclist than runner. In 1996, Watt was in a legal dispute with the Australian Cycling Federation over who would race the pursuit in the Olympic Games. Watt had been told that she would be but was replaced a few da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Marsal
Catherine Marsal (born 20 January 1971) is a French former racing cyclist. She has been World Champion four times and raced professionally around the world. At the age of 17 she was selected for the French Olympic Team for the first time. Since then, she represented her native country at four Summer Olympics: 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000. Marsal retired from cycling in 2005 when she was recruited by Team SATS Cycling to become sports director for the Danish team. The team became number one on the UCI ranking. In April 2015 Marsal was hired by the Danish Cycling Union to be the national coach of the Danish female cycling team. Marsal currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Women's Continental Team . Personal life Marsal is married and lives in Copenhagen. She gave birth to a son in 2013. Palmares ;1987 :1st Road Race, UCI Junior Road World Championships :2nd Individual pursuit, UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships ;1988 :1st Individual pursuit, UCI Junior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
