Italian cyclist
Francesco Moser Personal information Nickname Checco Lo Sceriffo (Thesheriff )Born (1951-06-19 ) 19 June 1951 (age 73) Palù di Giovo , ItalyHeight 1.81 m (5 ft11+ 1 ⁄2 in)[ 1] Weight 78 kg (172 lb; 12 st 4 lb)[ 2] Team information Current team Retired Discipline Role Rider Rider type Time trialist Classics specialist 1973–1975 Filotex 1976–1980 Sanson 1981–1982 Famcucine–Campagnolo 1983–1985 Gis Gelati 1986–1988 Supermercati Brianzoli Grand Tours Tour de France Young rider classification (1975 )2 individual stages (1975 ) Giro d'Italia General classification 1984 )Points classification 1976 ,1977 ,1978 ,1982 )23 individual stages1973 ,1976 ,1978 –1982 ,1984 –1986 ) Vuelta a España 2 individual stages (1984 ) Stage races
Volta a Catalunya (1978 )Tirreno–Adriatico (1980 ,1981 )One-day races and Classics
World Road Race Championships (1977 )National Road Race Championships (1975, 1979, 1981)Paris–Roubaix (1978 ,1979 ,1980 )Giro di Lombardia (1975 ,1978 )Milan–San Remo (1984 )Paris–Tours (1974 )La Flèche Wallonne (1977 )Gent–Wevelgem (1979 )
Francesco Moser (Italian: [franˈtʃesko German: [ˈmoːzɐ] [ 3] sheriff ), is an Italian former professionalroad bicycle racer . He finished on the podium of theGiro d'Italia six times including his win in the1984 edition .
Moser was dominant from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. He turned professional in 1973, showing a cultured pedaling style. But his powerful build meant he was not a giftedclimber . He entered one edition of theTour de France , in1975 , where he won two stages, held themaillot jaune for six days and finished 7th overall. He also won the 1977 worldroad racing championship in addition to collecting silver medals in 1976 and 1978. He won six times in three of the fivemonuments . Three consecutive editions ofParis–Roubaix , two victories in theGiro di Lombardia and one win inMilan–San Remo .
His 273 road victories puts him behindEddy Merckx (525) andRik Van Looy (379), but ahead ofRik Van Steenbergen (270) andRoger De Vlaeminck (255). He was also an accomplished track rider, riding up to sixSix-Day races almost each winter throughout his career. He rode 35, 14 of which withRené Pijnen , winning 15.
A nephew,Moreno Moser , (born 25 December 1990) is an Italian professional racer, and Francesco's sonIgnazio Moser enjoyed success at the junior and amateur levels before retiring at the age of 22.[ 4]
After finishing second in 1974 behindRoger De Vlaeminck and in 1976 behindMarc Demeyer of Belgium, Moser finally wonParis–Roubaix , his favorite race, three consecutive times. Moser had seven podium finishes in Paris–Roubaix; only De Vlaeminck, with nine, has more. In 1978, he beat De Vlaeminck andJan Raas of the Netherlands; in 1979, he beat De Vlaeminck andHennie Kuiper of the Netherlands; and in 1980, he beatGilbert Duclos-Lassalle of France and the German,Dietrich Thurau . Moser came in third in 1981 behindBernard Hinault andRoger De Vlaeminck , and was also third in 1983 behindHennie Kuiper andGilbert Duclos-Lassalle . He rode Paris–Roubaix in his final season as a cyclist in 1987. Other victories include the 1975 and 1978Giro di Lombardia and the 1984Milan–San Remo .
Moser won the 1974Paris–Tours , the 1977Züri-Metzgete , the 1979Gent–Wevelgem , and the 1977Flèche Wallonne .
Moser had some success in the three-weekgrand tours . He rode theTour de France in 1975, and although he won two stages, led the race for seven days and won theyoung rider competition , he never rode the Tour again; the mountains did not suit him. However, he won the1984 Giro d'Italia , in front ofLaurent Fignon of France andMoreno Argentin of Italy. Taking advantage of an unusually flat course, Moser made the most of the time-trials and the aerodynamic bike with full disc wheels that he had just broken thehour record using (technology not available to any other rider during the race) to overcome what others had gained in the mountains. However the result of the race has been called into question by various accusations including shortend or redirected mountain stages, inconsistent awarding of penalties and low flying helecopters being behind some riders but in front of others. He went on to win thepoints classification in the Giro d'Italia in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1982.
Other accomplishments [ edit ] He competed in theindividual road race andteam time trial events at the1972 Summer Olympics .[ 5]
Moser won the 1977 worldroad racing championship in San Cristobal, Venezuela, in front of Thurau andFranco Bitossi . Moser was also silver medallist in 1976, behindFreddy Maertens of Belgium and second in 1978 toGerrie Knetemann of the Netherlands.
On 19 January 1984, in Mexico City, Moser broke the 1972hour record ofEddy Merckx . His coach at the time was the now banned for lifeMichele Ferrari . He rode 50.808 kilometers, on an aerodynamic bike with full disc wheels more advanced than the conventional bike Merckx used in 1972. As a result, in 1997 theUnion Cycliste Internationale banned hour records set on bikes featuring technological advantages.[ 6] UNICEF .
He was a member of theRegional Council of Trentino-Alto Adige from 1993 until 1998.[ 7]
Moser's biggest rival wasGiuseppe Saronni .
Moser started a bike company, Moser Cicli, constructing race bikes in a workshop inTrento . Production is 2,000-3,000 frames annually.
He was the first chairman of the CPA (Cyclistes Professionels Associés ), a union for professional riders of TT/I and TT/II league of teams (nowUCI WorldTeams andUCI Professional Continental Teams , respectively). He held the position from 1999 until 2007.
Moser also became aviticulturist , cultivating different varieties of grapes. He continued his father's winery with his children Francesca, Carlo and Ignazio on the family estateMaso Villa Warth inValle di Cembra , on the hills just north of Trento. He is also a passionatehunter and was the host of the television series"A Caccia con Moser" (Hunting with Moser) onSky Italia 's channelCaccia TV .
1971 1stGiro Ciclistico d'Italia 1st Stages 1a & 6 4thTrofeo Alcide Degasperi 1972 3rdGran Premio della Liberazione 8thRoad race ,Olympic Games 1973 1st Stage 14Giro d'Italia 3rdGiro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria 5th OverallGiro di Puglia 7thTrofeo Laigueglia 9th OverallTirreno–Adriatico 9thLa Flèche Wallonne 9thMilano–Torino 1974 1stParis–Tours 1stCoppa Bernocchi 1stGiro del Piemonte 1stGiro dell'Emilia 1stGiro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria 1stGiro Di Toscana 1stGiro dell'Umbria 1stTrofeo Baracchi (withRoy Schuiten ) 2ndParis–Roubaix 2ndCoppa Placci 2ndGran Premio di Lugano 2ndTrofeo Matteotti 2ndGran Premio de Valencia 4thGiro della Romagna 5th OverallTirreno–Adriatico 5thGrand Prix des Nations 5thGran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato 7thRoad race ,UCI Road World Championships 7th OverallGiro d'Italia 7thGiro di Lombardia 8th OverallVolta a la Comunitat Valenciana 10thParis–Brussels 1975 1stRoad race , National Road Championships 1stGrand Prix du Midi Libre 1st Stages 3 & 4a 1stGiro di Lombardia 1stTrofeo Matteotti 1stGran Premio Città di Camaiore 1stCoppa Placci 1stGiro dell'Umbria 1stGrand Prix de Monaco 1stTrofeo Baracchi (withGianbattista Baronchelli ) 2nd OverallCritérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1st Prologue (TTT ) 2ndMilan–San Remo 2ndTrofeo Pantalica 2ndGran Premio di Lugano 2ndGiro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria 3rdZüri-Metzgete 4th OverallTirreno–Adriatico 4th OverallGiro di Puglia 4thGiro dell'Emilia 5thParis–Roubaix 5thMilano–Torino 5thGiro Di Toscana 6thGiro del Veneto 6thCoppa Sabatini 6thCritérium des As 7th OverallTour de France 1stYoung rider classification 1st Prologue & Stage 7 Held Held 8th OverallÀ travers Lausanne 8thGent–Wevelgem 9thCoppa Ugo Agostoni 10thCoppa Bernocchi 1976 1stIndividual pursuit ,UCI Track World Championships 1stGiro di Puglia 1st Stage 2 1stGiro dell'Appennino 1stGiro Di Toscana 1stTrofeo Pantalica 1stTrofeo Matteotti 1stTre Valli Varesine 2ndRoad race ,UCI Road World Championships 2ndRoad race , National Road Championships 2ndParis–Roubaix 2ndTour of Flanders 2ndCoppa Bernocchi 2ndCoppa Placci 2ndTrofeo Baracchi (withRoy Schuiten ) 3rdCoppa Ugo Agostoni 3rdGiro del Friuli 4th OverallGiro d'Italia 1stPoints classification 1st Stages 4, 7 (ITT ) & 14 Held 4th OverallTirreno–Adriatico 4thZüri-Metzgete 6thGiro di Lombardia 6thGiro dell'Umbria 6thGiro di Campania 6thMilano–Vignola 7thGent–Wevelgem 8thGran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato 9thMilan–San Remo 9thGiro dell'Emilia 1977 1stRoad race ,UCI Road World Championships 1stLa Flèche Wallonne 1stZüri-Metzgete 1stChâteauroux Classic 1stGrand Prix Le Télégramme 1stCritérium des As 1stCoppa Ugo Agostoni 1stGiro del Lazio 1stGiro Di Toscana 1stGiro dell'Umbria 1st Stage 4Tour de l'Aude 2nd OverallGiro d'Italia 1stPoints classification Held 3rdRoad race , National Road Championships 3rdGiro di Campania 4th OverallGiro di Puglia 4thTour of Flanders 4thGiro del Veneto 5thMilano–Torino 5thCoppa Bernocchi 5thTrofeo Pantalica 5thGran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato 5thGiro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria 6thTrofeo Matteotti 6thCoppa Placci 6thGran Premio Città di Camaiore 7thAmstel Gold Race 7thGiro dell'Emilia 9thTre Valli Varesine 1978 1stVolta a Catalunya 1st 1st Prologue, Stages 1, 3b & 7b (ITT ) 1stTour de l'Aude 1st Prologue, Stages 1 & 3 1stParis–Roubaix 1stGiro di Lombardia 1stTre Valli Varesine 1stGP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano 1stGiro del Lazio 1stCoppa Sabatini 1stTrofeo Matteotti 1st Stage 2Giro di Sardegna 2ndRoad race ,UCI Road World Championships 2ndRoad race , National Road Championships 2nd OverallGiro di Puglia 2ndAmstel Gold Race 2ndZüri-Metzgete 2ndGran Premio di Lugano 2ndGrand Prix des Nations 3rd OverallGiro d'Italia 1stPoints classification 1st Stages 11b, 13, 14 (ITT ) & 16 (ITT ) 3rd OverallTirreno–Adriatico 3rdLiège–Bastogne–Liège 3rdGent–Wevelgem 3rdTrofeo Laigueglia 3rdGrand Prix of Aargau Canton 4thRund um den Henninger Turm 6thMilan–San Remo 7thTour of Flanders 8thGiro della Romagna 8thCritérium des As 9th OverallGrand Prix du Midi Libre 1st Prologue & Stage 3 1979 1stRoad race , National Road Championships 1stRuota d'Oro 1st Stages 2 & 3 (ITT ) 1stTour de l'Aude 1st Prologue 1stParis–Roubaix 1stGent–Wevelgem 1stGiro dell'Emilia 1stGiro del Friuli 1stGiro del Veneto 1stTrofeo Baracchi (withGiuseppe Saronni ) 2ndIndividual pursuit ,UCI Track World Championships 2nd OverallGiro d'Italia 1st Prologue, Stages 3 (ITT ) & 17 Held Held 2nd OverallGiro del Trentino 2ndGrand Prix des Nations 2ndZüri-Metzgete 2ndGP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano 2ndCoppa Ugo Agostoni 3rd OverallDeutschland Tour 3rdTrofeo Laigueglia 3rdCoppa Bernocchi 3rdGiro di Campania 4thMilan–San Remo 4thGiro del Lazio 5th OverallTirreno–Adriatico 1st Prologue 5thTre Valli Varesine 6thTrofeo Pantalica 1980 1stTirreno–Adriatico 1st Prologue 1stGiro del Trentino 1st Prologue & Stage 1 1stParis–Roubaix 1stNice–Alassio Giro d'Italia 1st Prologue Held Held 2ndTour of Flanders 2ndRund um den Henninger Turm 2ndMilano–Torino 2ndTrofeo Pantalica 2ndMilano–Vignola 3rd OverallTour of Belgium 3rdTrofeo Laigueglia 3rdCoppa Sabatini 3rdGrand Prix des Nations 5thCoppa Ugo Agostoni 6thMilan–San Remo 6thCoppa Placci 7thGiro dell'Emilia 7thGiro del Lazio 8thTrofeo Matteotti 1981 1stRoad race , National Road Championships 1stTirreno–Adriatico 1st Prologue 1st1st Stage 2 1stCoppa Ugo Agostoni 1stGiro dell'Umbria Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 14 Held 2nd OverallGiro del Trentino 2nd OverallRuota d'Oro 2ndGiro dell'Emilia 2ndGiro della Romagna 2ndGrand Prix Le Télégramme 2ndMilano–Vignola 2ndTrofeo Baracchi (withKnut Knudsen ) 3rdParis–Roubaix 3rdCoppa Bernocchi 3rdGiro Di Toscana 3rdGiro di Campania 3rdGiro dell'Etna 4thRund um den Henninger Turm 4thGiro del Friuli 6thRoad race ,UCI Road World Championships 7thGiro del Lazio 8th OverallTour de l'Aude 8thCoppa Placci 1982 1stTour Midi-Pyrénées 1st Prologue 1stGiro Di Toscana 1stGiro di Campania 1stGrand Prix Le Télégramme 2nd OverallGrand Prix du Midi Libre 1st Stage 1 2nd OverallGiro del Trentino 2ndCoppa Ugo Agostoni 3rd OverallTour of the Basque Country 3rdGiro di Lombardia 3rdCoppa Sabatini 4th OverallTirreno–Adriatico 4thMilan–San Remo 4thGP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano 6th OverallGiro di Sardegna 6th OverallTour de l'Aude 7thMilano–Torino 7thGiro del Friuli 8th OverallGiro d'Italia 1stPoints classification 1st Stages 7 & 20 Held 9th OverallRuota d'Oro 9thCoppa Bernocchi 10thParis–Roubaix 1983 1stGiro del Trentino 1st Prologue 1stTour of Norway 1st Stage 1 1stMilano–Torino 1stMilano–Vignola 1stGiro del Friuli 1stGiro di Campania 1stTrofeo Pantalica 1stGiro dell'Umbria 2ndGiro del Lazio 3rd OverallTirreno–Adriatico 3rdParis–Roubaix 3rdGiro del Piemonte 3rdGiro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria 4thGiro del Veneto 4thTrofeo Matteotti 5thGiro di Lombardia 5thCritérium des As 10thGiro dell'Emilia 10thGran Premio Città di Camaiore 1984 Best human effort :Best human effort :1stGiro d'Italia 1st Prologue, Stages 6, 15 (ITT ) & 22 (ITT ) 1stMilan–San Remo 1stGiro del Lazio 1stGiro dell'Etna 1stTrofeo Baracchi (withBernard Hinault ) 2ndGran Premio Città di Camaiore 5thTrofeo Pantalica 6thGrand Prix Le Télégramme 8thCritérium des As 10th OverallVuelta a España 1st Prologue & Stage 11 Held Held 1985 1stGiro dell'Appennino 1stGiro dell'Etna 1stTrofeo Baracchi (withHans-Henrik Ørsted ) 1st Stage 1Ruota d'Oro 2nd OverallGiro d'Italia 1st Prologue, Stages 19 & 22 (ITT ) Held 2ndGiro del Friuli 4thGiro di Campania 5th OverallGiro del Trentino 5thGiro dell'Emilia 5thGiro dell'Umbria 1986 1stGiro dell'Etna 2nd OverallTirreno–Adriatico 1st Prologue & Stage 6 (ITT ) 2ndGiro dell'Appennino 2ndGiro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria 3rd OverallGiro d'Italia 1st Stage 18 (ITT ) 3rdTrofeo Pantalica 4th OverallSettimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali 1st Stage 4 5thGiro di Campania 6th OverallGiro di Puglia 6thTre Valli Varesine 6thGP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano 7thAmstel Gold Race 7thCoppa Ugo Agostoni 8thParis–Roubaix 9thRund um den Henninger Turm 1987 3rd OverallTour Méditerranéen 1st Prologue 4th OverallGiro del Trentino 1st Prologue 4thFirenze–Pistoia 5th OverallTirreno–Adriatico 5thMilano–Vignola 9thGran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato 9thTrofeo Matteotti 10thTrofeo Pantalica Grand Tour general classification results timeline [ edit ] Monuments results timeline [ edit ] Major championships results timeline [ edit ] Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish
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