Denis Zanette (23 March 1970 – 10 January 2003) was an Italian professional racing cyclist. He rode in eight editions of the Giro d'Italia and made one start in the

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, in 1995. He won a stage in both the 1995 and 2001 Giro d'Italia. He came third in the

2001 Tour of Flanders The 85th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic in Belgium took place on 8 April 2001. It was won by Italian Gianluca Bortolami before Erik Dekker and Dennis Zanette. Route The race started on the Market Square in Bruges and finished i ...

Death

Zannette died suddenly in January 2003 at Pordenone hospital after collapsing at his dentist's office in his hometown Sacile.Il ciclista Zanette muore dal dentista
- Corriere della Sera Investigations were started to reveal if his death was doping-related, since Zanette had been mentioned on a list of riders who had allegedly been in possession of banned drugs during the

2001 Giro d'Italia The 2001 Giro d'Italia was the 84th edition of the Giro. It began with a prologue that went from Montesilvano to Pescara. The race came to a close on June 10 with a mass-start stage that ended in the Italian city of Milan. Twenty teams enter ...

where he won the 10th stage. The cause of death was later revealed as heart failure due to a probable heart disease aggravated by a neglected flu.Zanette, patologia cardiaca
- Corriere della Sera He was survived by his wife Manuela and daughters Anna and Paola.

Major results

;1991 : 2nd Piccola Sanremo ;1993 : 2nd

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;1994 : 1st Astico–Brenta : 1st Stage 6 Giro della Valle d'Aosta : 3rd

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;1995 : 1st Stage 18 Giro d'Italia : 2nd

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: 5th Overall

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: 10th Overall Euskal Bizikleta ;1996 : 1st Stage 1

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: 4th Overall

: 9th Overall Three Days of De Panne ;1997 : 4th Overall Three Days of De Panne : 7th

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;1998 : 1st Stage 8 Volta a Portugal ;1999 : 3rd Overall Three Days of De Panne : 9th Tour of Flanders : 9th Overall

;2000 : 1st Stage 1

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: 4th Overall

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: 4th

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: 7th Coppa Sabatini ;2001 : 1st Stage 10 Giro d'Italia : 3rd Tour of Flanders ;2002 : 3rd Millemetri del Corso di Mestre

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zanette, Denis 1970 births 2003 deaths Italian male cyclists People from Sacile Sportspeople from the Province of Pordenone Cyclists from Friuli Venezia Giulia Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners