Giuseppe Saronni

Giuseppe Saronni

Saronni in 1983
Personal information
Full name	Giuseppe Saronni
Nickname	Beppe La fucilata di Goodwood (The gunshot of Goodwood)
Born	(1957-09-22) 22 September 1957 (age 67) Novara, Italy
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)[2]
Team information
Current team	UAE Team Emirates
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider (retired) Team manager Advisor
Rider type	All-rounder
Professional teams
1977–1979	Scic
1980–1981	Gis Gelati
1982–1988	Del Tongo
1989	Malvor–Sidi
1990	Diana–Colnago–Animex
Managerial teams
1992–1996	Lampre–Colnago
1997–1998	Mapei–GB
1999–	Lampre–Daikin
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia General classification (1979, 1983) Points classification (1979, 1980, 1981, 1983) 24 individual stages (1978–1983, 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 1982 Goodwood Men's road race 1981 Prague Men's road race 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.