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| Full name | Marco Giovannetti | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1962-04-04)4 April 1962 (age 63) Milan,Italy | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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| 1985 | Ariostea | ||||||||||||||
| 1986-1988 | Gis Gelati | ||||||||||||||
| 1989-1990 | Seur | ||||||||||||||
| 1991-1992 | Chateau d'Ax - Gatorade | ||||||||||||||
| 1993-1994 | Mapei | ||||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||||
| 1984 Olympic team road race 1990 Vuelta a España | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marco Giovannetti (born 4 April 1962) is an Italian former professionalroad bicycle racer and Olympic gold medalist who won theVuelta a España in 1990. He has also won stages at theTour de Suisse and theGiro d'Italia.
Giovannetti was born inMilan, Italy to a Tuscan family. Early in his career as an amateur, Giovannetti won the gold medal in theTeam Road Race at the1984 Summer Olympics inLos Angeles, California, together withClaudio Vandelli,Marcello Bartalini andEros Poli.[1]
Giovannetti'soverall win in the1990 Vuelta a España was due to a decisive attack on stage 6 over theLas 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 championPedro Delgado, who finished in second place. He became only the fourth Italian to win the SpanishGrand Tour.
In 1991, Giovannetti finished all threeGrand Tours in a single season.
WinnerMaglia bianca (youth classification)
1st overall,Vuelta a España
Italian National Road Race Championship| Grand Tour | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
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 Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | 18 | 4 | DNF | — |
 Giro d'Italia | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 28 | DNF |
| Tour de France | — | DNF | — | — | — | DNF | 30 | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
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