Maria Canins (born 5 July 1949, in La Villa,

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) is an Italian racing cyclist who twice won and came second three times in the

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. She rode for

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Biography

Canins was a cross-country skier from 1969 to 1988. She was Italian champion 15 times and the first Italian to win the

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cross-county competition in Sweden and win from 1979 until 1988 10 times the Marcialonga. She was double world champion and double Italian champion in

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. She was married to the cross-country skier and ski mountaineer

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.,''Canins Maria''
who was a member of the civilian world championship team in the 1975

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Palmarès

Road Cycling

;1982 :1st MaillotItalia

Road Race, National Road Championships :2nd Road Race, World Road Championships ;1983 :3rd Road Race, World Road Championships ;1984 :1st MaillotItalia

Road Race, National Road Championships :1st Jersey yellow

Overall

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::1st Prologue :1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio :2nd Overall

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:5th Road Race,

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;1985 :1st MaillotItalia

Road Race, National Road Championships :1st Jersey yellow

Overall

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::1st Stages 2, 4, 8, 9 & 11 :1st Jersey yellow

Overall

::1st Stage 5 :1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio :2nd Road Race, World Road Championships :2nd

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;1986 :1st Jersey yellow

Overall

::1st Prologue, Stages 5 & 6, 9, 11 & 13 :1st Jersey yellow

Overall

:1st Overall Coppa dell'Adriatico ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 4 :2nd

:8th Vertemate con Minoprio ;1987 :National Road Championships ::1st MaillotItalia

Road Race ::1st MaillotItalia

Time Trial :1st Jersey yellow

Overall

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:2nd Overall

:2nd

:3rd Vertemate con Minoprio ;1988 :1st Jersey rainbow

Team Time Trial, World Road Championships :National Road Championships ::1st MaillotItalia

Road Race ::1st MaillotItalia

Time Trial :1st Jersey pink

Overall

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:2nd Overall

;1989 :National Road Championships ::1st MaillotItalia

Road Race ::1st MaillotItalia

Time Trial :1st GP Conad :World Road Championships ::2nd Team Time Trial ::3rd Road Race :2nd Overall

;1990 :1st MaillotItalia

Time Trial, National Road Championships :1st Overall Tour de la Drôme ::1st Prologue, Stages 3 & 4 :1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio :2nd Overall

;1991 :1st Sankt Johann in Tirol ;1992 :1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio ;1993 :5th Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio ;1994 :2nd Trofeo Spadaccini Chrono :3rd Villafranca di Forlì Chrono ;1995 :5th Time Trial, National Road Championships

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

Italian Championships

* 1971: 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km pursuit * 1977: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km * 1979: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km * 1980: 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km * 1981: ** 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 20 km ** 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km ** 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km pursuit * 1982: ** 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 20 km ** 1st, Italian women's champ