Giuseppe Saronni

Giuseppe Saronni
Saronni in 1983
Personal information
Full nameGiuseppe Saronni
NicknameBeppe
La fucilata di Goodwood (The gunshot of Goodwood)
Born (1957-09-22) 22 September 1957 (age 67)
Novara, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)[2]
Team information
Current teamUAE Team Emirates
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider (retired)
Team manager
Advisor
Rider typeAll-rounder
Professional teams
1977–1979Scic
1980–1981Gis Gelati
1982–1988Del Tongo
1989Malvor–Sidi
1990Diana–Colnago–Animex
Managerial teams
1992–1996Lampre–Colnago
1997–1998Mapei–GB
1999–Lampre–Daikin
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
General classification (1979, 1983)
Points classification (1979, 1980, 1981, 1983)
24 individual stages (19781983, 1985)
3 TTT stages (1985, 1986, 1988)
Vuelta a España
2 Individual stages (1983)

Stage races

Tour de Suisse (1982)
Tour de Romandie (1979)
Tirreno–Adriatico (1978, 1982)

One-day races and Classics

World Road Race Championships (1982)
National Road Race Championships (1980)
Milan–San Remo (1983)
La Flèche Wallonne (1980)
Züri–Metzgete (1979)
Giro di Lombardia (1982)
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Goodwood Men's road race
Silver medal – second place 1981 Prague Men's road race
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Colorado Springs Men's road race

Giuseppe Saronni (born 22 September 1957), also known as Beppe Saronni, is an Italian former racing cyclist. He had remarkable success riding in the Giro d'Italia. In 1980 he won 7 stages and finished 7th overall; in 1981 he won 3 stages and finished 3rd overall. In 1979 and 1983 he won the Giro d'Italia and all total for his career win 24 stages in this race.

Saronni currently works an advisor for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.

  1. ^ "La Stampa - Consultazione Archivio".
  2. ^ "La Stampa - Consultazione Archivio".