Flavio Giupponi (born 9 May 1964 in
Bergamo) is an Italian former professional
road racing cyclist.
Professional career
Giupponi was as professional cyclist from 1985 to 1994. His best
Grand Tour
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result was at the
1989 Giro d'Italia where he won Stage 14 in the high mountains and finished on the podium in 2nd place overall just 1:15 behind
Laurent Fignon
Laurent Patrick Fignon (; 12 August 1960 – 31 August 2010) was a French professional road bicycle racer who won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984 and the Giro d'Italia in 1989. He is former FICP World No. 1 in 1989. He nearly captured ...
. He also won the
Giro dell'Appennino
The Giro dell'Appennino is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Apennine Mountains, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
Famous riders like Fausto Coppi, Francesco Moser, Felice ...
in 1990.
Major results
;1984
: 2nd
GP Capodarco
The GP Capodarco is a European bicycle race held in Capodarco, a city ward of Fermo, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitio ...
;1985
: 1st
![Jersey yellow](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Jersey_yellow.svg)
Overall
Giro delle Regioni
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The UCI Under 23 Nations' Cup is an annual, season-long competitio ...
::1st Stage 2b
: 1st
![Jersey yellow](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Jersey_yellow.svg)
Overall
Giro della Valle d'Aosta
Giro della Valle d'Aosta is a stage race road bicycle race held annually in August in Aosta Valley, Italy. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing
...
: 1st
![Jersey yellow](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Jersey_yellow.svg)
Overall
Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
The Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda ( en, Lombardic Cycling Week) is an Italian cycle road race. In 2007, the race was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing
Road bicycle ...
;1986
: 1st Stage 3
Giro d'Italia (
TTT)
: 6th
Giro di Lombardia
The Giro di Lombardia ( en, Tour of Lombardy), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five ' Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in ...
;1987
: 2nd
Milano–Torino
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: 5th Overall
Giro d'Italia
: 8th
Giro di Lombardia
The Giro di Lombardia ( en, Tour of Lombardy), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five ' Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in ...
;1988
: 1st
Cronostaffetta (
TTT)
: 1st Stage 3
Volta a Catalunya
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It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of ...
(
TTT)
: 4th Overall
Giro d'Italia
;1989
: 2nd Overall
Giro d'Italia
::1st Stage 14
;1990
: 1st
Giro dell'Appennino
The Giro dell'Appennino is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Apennine Mountains, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
Famous riders like Fausto Coppi, Francesco Moser, Felice ...
: 3rd
National Road Race Championships
: 3rd
Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
The Gran Premio Città di Camaiore was a road bicycle race held in Camaiore, Tuscany, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing
Road bic ...
;1991
: 9th
Tre Valli Varesine
The Tre Valli Varesine is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Varese, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour.
It is usually the first and most important race of Trittico Lombardo, which con ...
;1994
: 8th Overall
Tour de Suisse
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Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
Italian male cyclists
Cyclists from Bergamo
1964 births
Living people
Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners
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