Francesco Moser (Born June 19, 1951) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. He was one of the dominant riders from the mid-1970s till the mid-1980s. He won one Grand Tour, one World Championship Road Race title and three of cycling’s five monuments. June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... For the bicycle racing term Grand Tour, see Grand Tour (cycling). ...

Moser began his professional career in 1973. He had an almost effortless pedal stroke that provided great power. Moser was an intimidating figure on the bicycle, but due to his powerful build, Moser wasn’t a gifted climber. 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ...

In his cycling monument victories, he won three consecutive Paris-Roubaix titles in 1978, in front of Roger De Vlaeminck of Belgium and Jan Raas of Holland, in 1979 in front of Roger De Vlaeminck and Hennie Kuiper of Holland, and in 1980 in front of Gilbert Duclos-Lasalle of France and Dietrich Thurau of Germany. Begun in 1896, Paris-Roubaix, third of the ten UCI World Cup races, has become the most famous single-day bicycle road race. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Roger De Vlaeminck at home on the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix Roger De Vlaeminck was one of the greatest professional cyclists in the history of the sport. ... Jan Raas in 1983, his final year with TI-Raleigh. ... This article is about the region in the Netherlands. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... This article is about the region in the Netherlands. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Moser was also 2nd in 1974 behind Roger De Vlaeminck, and was 2nd in 1976 behind Marc De Meyer of Belgium. In addition, Moser was 3rd in 1981 behind Bernard Hinault of France and Roger De Vlaeminck, and was also 3rd in 1983 behind Hennie Kuiper and Gilbert Duclos-Lasalle of France. 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bernard Hinault (born 14 November 1954) is a French cyclist best known for his five victories in the Tour de France. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Moser won the Milan San Remo in 1984, the Tour of Lombardy in 1975 and 1978, the Paris-Tours in 1974, the Championship of Zurich in 1977, the Ghent-Wevelgem in 1979, and the Fleche-Wallone in 1977. 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... General view showing Grossmünster church. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ...

Moser won the 1984 Giro d’Italia in front of Laurent Fignon of France and Moreno Argentin of Italy. Moser used his superior time-trialing ability to clinch the overall prize. Laurent Fignon (born August 12, 1960 in Paris) was a French cyclist, who won the Tour de France twice in 1983 and 1984, and missed winning it a third time, in 1989, by a very narrow margin. ...

In addition to this overall victory in the Giro d'Italia, Moser also won the Points Jersey four times, in 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1982. 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Moser did ride the Tour de France, once, in 1975, but the high mountains didn’t suit him.

Moser won the 1977 World Championship Road Race in front of Dietrich Thurau of Germany and Franco Bitossi of Italy. Moser was also 2nd in 1976 to Freddy Maertens of Belgium, and was 2nd in 1978 to Gerrie Knetemann of Holland.

Moser’s lasting accomplishment may be that in 1984, he broke Eddy Merckx’s 1972 hour record. However, the bike Moser used didn’t look anything like that which Eddy Merckx used and in 1997 the Union Cyclist International banned all records which were set on bikes with technological advantage over those used in 1972. Baron Eddy Merckx (born Edouard Louis Joseph Merckx on June 17, 1945 in Meensel-Kiezegem, Belgium) is considered by many to be the greatest cyclist of the 20th Century. ...

The record did, however, stand for years and the attempt further opened the door to new technology in cycling. Moser retired from the professional ranks in 1987. 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...