| Olympic medal record | | Men’s Cycling | | Gold | 1984 Los Angeles | Team Road Race | Marco Giovannetti (4 April 1962 –) is a former Italian professional road bicycle racer and Olympic gold medalist who won the Vuelta a España in 1990. He has also won stages at the Tour of Switzerland and the Giro d'Italia. Music sample: Olympic Fanfare and Theme ( file info) — composed by John Williams for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Problems listening to the file? See media help. ...
April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ...
1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...
Road bicycle racing is a popular bicycle racing sport held on the road (following the geography of the area), using racing bicycles. ...
The Vuelta a España bicycle race is one of the three Grand Tours of Europe and, after the Tour de France and the Giro dItalia, is the third most important road cycling stage race in the world. ...
1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Earlier in his career as an amateur, Giovannetti won the gold medal in the Team Road Race at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, together with Claudio Vandelli, Marcello Bartalini and Eros Poli. Music sample: Olympic Fanfare and Theme ( file info) — composed by John Williams for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Problems listening to the file? See media help. ...
Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area - City 1290. ...
Eros Poli was a popular Italian cyclist of the 1990s, notably employed as Mario Cipollinis lead-out man in bunch sprints. ...
Giovannetti's overall win the 1990 Vuelta was due to a decisive attack on stage 6 over the Las Palomas mountain range. Although he placed fifth on the stage, his competitors faired worse and Giovannetti moved into second place and by stage 11 he had moved into the lead and eventually defeating the defending champion Pedro Delgado, who finished in second place. He becomes only the fourth Italian to win the Spanish Grand Tour. The General Classification (or GC) in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races. ...
Perico on the front cover of his book A Golpe de Pedal. ...
In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour refers to one of the three major European professional cycling stage races: Tour de France - Tour of France Giro dItalia - Tour of Italy Vuelta a España - Tour of Spain Collectively they are termed the Grand Tours, and all three are similar...
In 1991, Giovannetti finished all three Grand Tours in a single season. In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour refers to one of the three major European professional cycling stage races: Tour de France - Tour of France Giro dItalia - Tour of Italy Vuelta a España - Tour of Spain Collectively they are termed the Grand Tours, and all three are similar...
Major achievements
- 1993 – Mapei
- 1992 – Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax
- 1991 – Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax
- 1990 – Seur
- 1989 – Seur
- 1988 – GIS Gelati-Bruiatori Ecoflam
- 1987 – GIS Gelati-Jollyscarpe
- 1984 – Amateur
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