Giuseppe Saronni winning his World gold medal in 1982.

Giuseppe Saronni (born 22 September 1957), also known as Beppe Saronni, is an Italian former cyclist. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A cyclist is a person who engages in cycling whether as a sport or rides a bicycle for recreation or transportation. ...

Born in Parabiago, Lombardy, Saronni turned professional in 1977. During his career, that lasted until 1989, he won 193 races. In Italy he gave birth to a famous rivalry with Francesco Moser, like those of Binda with Guerra, and Coppi with Bartali. Parabiago is a town in the province of Milan, Lombardia, Italy. ... Lombardy (Italian: Lombardia, Lombard: Lumbardìa) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. ... Francesco Moser (Born June 19, 1951) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. ... Alfredo Binda (August 11, 1902 - January 1, 1986) was an Italian cyclist, one of the best road racers before the Second World War. ... Learco Guerra is an Italian professional road racing cyclist. ... Fausto Coppi Fausto Coppi (September 15, 1919 in Castellania, province of Alessandria - January 2, 1960, Tortona) was an Italian racing cyclist. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

In 1978 Saronni won three stages in the Giro d'Italia. In total he would win 24 stages in this race, winning the overall twice (1979 and 1983). The Giro dItalia, also simply known as the Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May or early June in and around Italy. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1982 he won the World Cycling Championship in Goodwood, Great Britain, beating American Greg LeMond. His final sprint was so impressive that it gained him the nickname of "Goodwood rifle-shot". The previous year he had won a silver medal, as he had been overcome in the final by Freddy Maertens of Belgium. In 1982 Saronni won the Giro di Lombardia too. The UCI Road World Championships, often referred to as the World Cycling Championships, is the annual world championship for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). ... LeMond at the start of the last stage in the 1990 Tour de France. ... Freddy Maertens (born 13 February 1952 in Lombardsijde, Belgium) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist and twice World Road Cycling Champion. ... The Tour of Lombardy (Italian: Giro di Lombardia) is an Italian cycling race. ...

At the beginning of 1983 another striking sprint gave him the Milan-Sanremo classic, after three consecutive second places in that race. This was Saronni's last great victory: he had become a professional very early, and maybe he had already finished his best energies. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Milan - San Remo, nicknamed la primavera, is an annual cycling race between Milan and San Remo. ...

Today Saronni works as team manager of Damiano Cunego's Lampre-Fondital formation of Italy. Damiano Cunego (born in Cerro Veronese, Verona province, September 19, 1981) is a professional cyclist. ... Lampre-Fondital is an Italian road bicycle racing team competing in the UCI ProTour in 2006. ...

Teams

• 1977-1979 : SCIC
• 1980-1981 : Gis
• 1982-1988 : Del Tongo
• 1989 : Malvor
• 1990 : Diana-Colnago

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External links

• Article about the controversial 1982 Cycling World Championship