Marco Milesi (born 30 January 1970) is a former
Italian
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racing cyclist
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, who rode professionally between 1994 and 2006. Before that, he finished in second place in the
Girobio
Giro d'Italia Giovani Under 23, also known as Baby Giro, Girobio or Giro Ciclistico d'Italia, is an Italian road bicycle racing amateur stage race created in 1970.
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in 1993. He started six times in a grand Tour (three times in the
Tour de France
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, two times in the
Giro d'Italia and once in the
Vuelta a España
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), but did not achieve notable successes. His best result in a classic race was the 10th place in
1996 Paris–Roubaix
The 94th running of the Paris–Roubaix single-day cycling classic, was held on 14 April 1996. Classics specialist Johan Museeuw won his first ''Hell of the North'' classic; his team mates Gianluca Bortolami and Andrea Tafi completed the all-Mapei ...
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1970 births
Living people
Italian male cyclists
Cyclists from the Province of Bergamo
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