Moreno Argentin

Moreno Argentin
Argentin in 1987
Personal information
Full nameMoreno Argentin
NicknameIl Capo
Born (1960-12-17) 17 December 1960 (age 63)
San Donà di Piave, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)[2]
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1981–1984Sammontana
1985–1986Sammontana–Bianchi
1987–1989Gewiss–Bianchi
1990–1992Ariostea
1993Mecair-Ballan
1994Gewiss–Ballan
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
2 individual stage (1990, 1991)
1 TTT (1991)
Giro d'Italia
13 individual stages (19811994)

Stage Races

Danmark Rundt (1985)
Giro del Trentino (1994)

One-Day Races and Classics

World Road Race Championship (1986)
National Road Race Championship (1983, 1989)
Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1985, 1986, 1987, 1991)
Giro di Lombardia (1987)
Tour of Flanders (1990)
La Flèche Wallonne (1990, 1991, 1994)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Colorado Springs Elite Men's Road Race
Silver medal – second place 1987 Villach Elite Men's Road Race
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Giavera di Montello Elite Men's Road Race

Moreno Argentin (born 17 December 1960) is an Italian former professional cyclist (from 1981 to 1994) and race director.

Born in San Donà di Piave (Veneto), Argentin won stages in the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia, and the Tour de Suisse. Known as Il Capo ("The Boss"), he won Liège–Bastogne–Liège four times, the La Flèche Wallonne three times, and the Tour of Flanders and Giro di Lombardia once. He became Italian national champion in 1983 and 1989, and world champion in 1986.

Argentin cofounded the Adriatica Ionica Race, first run in 2018.[3]

  1. ^ "La Stampa – Consultazione Archivio".
  2. ^ "La Stampa – Consultazione Archivio".
  3. ^ "Italian stage racing enjoys resurgence". 24 April 2018.