Wladimiro Panizza
Personal information | |
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Full name | Wladimiro Panizza |
Born |
Fagnano Olona, Italy | June 5, 1945
Died |
May 21, 2002 56) Cassano Magnago, Italy | (aged
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climber |
Major wins | |
2 stages Giro d'Italia 1 stage Tour de France Grand Prix du Midi Libre (1977) | |
Infobox last updated on July 16, 2008 |
Wladimiro Panizza (Fagnano Olona, 5 June 1945 — Cassano Magnago, 21 May 2002) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Panizza came from a communistic family and was named after Lenin. During his long career (1967–1985), he helped Felice Gimondi and Franco Bitossi. His best grand tour was the 1980 Giro d'Italia, where he finished on the second place in the overall classification. He holds the record for participation in the Giro, completing the race 16 times from 18 starts.
Palmarès
- 1967
- GP Hiussano
- GP Valsassina
- GP Montelupo
- GP Robbiano
- 1970
- GP Monaco
- 1971
- Giro d'Italia: 9th place overall classification
- 1972
- Giro d'Italia: 5th place overall classification
- 1973
- Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
- Giro della Romagna
- Giro d'Italia: 6th place overall classification
- 1974
- Giro di Campania (with Marcello Bergamo)
- Tour de France:
- 4th place overall classification
- 1975
- Italian National Cyclo-cross Championships
- Milano–Torino
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stage 17B
- 6th place overall classification
- 1976
- Antibes
- Italian National Cyclo-cross Championships
- Tavarnezze
- Giro d'Italia: 6th place overall classification
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 15
- 1977
- Montauroux
- Colbordolo
- Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- Giro d'Italia: 6th place overall classification
- 1978
- Cantu
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stage 17
- 4th place overall classification
- 1980
- Giro della Provincia di Siracusa
- Giro d'Italia:
- 2nd place overall classification
- 1981
- Giro del Friuli
- 1982
- Giro della Provincia di Siracusa
- Trofeo dell'Etna
- 1983
- Giro d'Italia:
- 10th place overall classification
External links
- Wladimiro Panizza profile at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Wladimiro Panizza
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