Gianni Savio (born 16 April 1948) is an Italian cycling team manager, who is currently a
directeur sportif
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with the cycling team, a position he has held since the team's creation in 1996.
Career
He began his career as a sports director in 1986 with . Later in 1992, he took over the direction of from
Dino Zandegù
Dino Zandegù (born 31 May 1940) is a former Italian professional cyclist. He is most known for winning the Points Classification at the 1967 Giro d'Italia. He also won the Tour of Flanders
The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), ...
. He then joined the newly created in 1996 which underwent several changes in sponsorship and names over the years, including Selle Italia, Colombia-Selle Italia, Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni and Androni Giocattoli, reaching the current
GW Shimano–Sidermec.
In his thirty-year career, he has directed riders such as
Andrea Tafi (turned professional in late 1988),
Nelson Rodríguez
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Leonardo Sierra
Leonardo Sierra Sepúlveda (born 10 October 1968) is a Venezuelan former road bicycle racer. He competed in the road race at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Career achievements Major results
;1988
: 1st Stage 4 Vuelta al Táchira
;1989
: 6th Ove ...
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Andrea Ferrigato
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Career
In 1991 he turned professional with , which he rode for until 1993. In 1994 he won the 12th stage at the Giro d'Italia, while his best year wa ...
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Romāns Vainšteins
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,
Freddy González,
Carlos Alberto Contreras
Carlos Alberto Contreras Caño (born 11 December 1973) is a Colombian former professional road cyclist.
Major results
;1991
: 1st Overall
;1994
: 3rd Overall Vuelta de la Juventud de Colombia
;1995
: 10th Classique des Alpes
;1996
: 6th Overa ...
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José Rujano
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Career
Born in Santa Cruz d ...
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Iván Parra
Iván Ramiro Parra Pinto (born 14 October 1975 in Sogamoso) is a Colombian former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally for Petróleos de Colombia, , , , Cafes Baque, , , and . Parra comes from a Colombian cycling family. His father, ...
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José Serpa
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Michele Scarponi
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Jackson Rodríguez,
Franco Pellizotti
Franco Pellizotti (born 15 January 1978) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2018 for the Alessio, , and teams. Pellizotti now works as a directeur sportif for the team.
Career
Pelliz ...
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Fausto Masnada
Fausto Masnada (born 6 November 1993 in Bergamo) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In May 2019, he was named in the start list for the 2019 Giro d'Italia, and went on to win stage 6 of the race.
Major results
;2012
...
,
Egan Bernal
Egan Arley Bernal Gómez (born 13 January 1997) is a Colombian cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . In 2019 he won the Tour de France, becoming the first Latin American rider to do so, and the youngest winner since 1909. At the 2021 Giro d'It ...
,
Iván Ramiro Sosa, and
Mattia Cattaneo
Mattia Cattaneo (born 25 October 1990) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . As an amateur, Cattaneo won the Girobio in 2011 for the team. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a Espa ...
.
A great connoisseur of the
South American
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cycling movement,
he has built relationships over the years with various sports ministries, allowing him to secure sponsorships and the role of coach for the Colombian and later Venezuelan national teams. Under Savio's leadership, Colombia achieved its only world title, the victory of
Santiago Botero
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in the
2002 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial.
References
External links
Gianni Savioat ''Cycling archives''
Gianni Savioat ''Mémoire du cyclisme''
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Directeur sportifs
1948 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Turin