Marco Giovannetti (born 4 April 1962) is an Italian former professional

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and Olympic gold medalist who won the

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in 1990. He has also won stages at the

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and the Giro d'Italia. Giovannetti was born in

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to a Tuscan family. Early in his career as an amateur, Giovannetti won the gold medal in the Team Road Race at the

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, together with

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and

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. Giovannetti's overall win in the 1990 Vuelta a España was due to a decisive attack on stage 6 over the Las Palomas mountain range. Although he placed fifth on the stage, his competitors fared worse and Giovannetti moved into second place and by stage 11 he had moved into the lead and eventually defeating the defending champion

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, who finished in second place. He became only the fourth Italian to win the Spanish

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. In 1991, Giovannetti finished all three

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in a single season.

Career achievements

Major results

;1984 – ''Amateur'' : Gold Medal,

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Men's Team Road Race ;1986 : Giro d'Italia: :: Jersey white

Winner Maglia bianca (youth classification) ::8th place overall classification ;1987 – GIS Gelati-Jollyscarpe : 4th overall and Stage 6 win,

: 6th overall, Giro d'Italia ;1988 – GIS Gelati-Bruiatori Ecoflam : 6th overall, Giro d'Italia ;1989 – Seur : 8th overall, Giro d'Italia : 26th overall,

;1990 – Seur : Jersey yellow

1st overall,

: 3rd overall, Giro d'Italia ;1991 – Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax : 8th overall, Giro d'Italia : 30th overall,

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: 18th overall,

;1992 – Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax : Jersey italianflag

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: 4th overall, Giro d'Italia ;1993 –

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: 28th overall, Giro d'Italia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Marco Giovannetti
{{DEFAULTSORT:Giovanetti, Marco 1962 births Living people Italian male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Italy Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Italy Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners Vuelta a España winners Cyclists from Milan Olympic medalists in cycling Tour de Suisse stage winners Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics