Giuseppe Martinelli (born 11 March 1955) is a retired
road bicycle racer
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...
from
Italy
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, who was a professional rider from 1977 to 1985. He represented his native country at the
1976 Summer Olympics
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in
Montreal, Quebec
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, Canada, where he won silver medal in the
men's individual road race behind Sweden's
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 ...
.
In 2011, Martinelli became the manager of the cycling team, replacing
Yvon Sanquer.
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1955 births
Living people
Italian male cyclists
Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists of Italy
Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners
Italian Vuelta a España stage winners
Cyclists from the Province of Brescia
Olympic medalists in cycling
Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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