Moreno Argentin
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Moreno Argentin (born 17 December 1960) is an Italian former professional cyclist (from 1981 to 1994) and race director.
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Full name | Moreno Argentin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Il Capo | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1960-12-17) 17 December 1960 (age 63) San Donà di Piave, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1981–1984 | Sammontana | ||||||||||||||||||||
1985–1986 | Sammontana–Bianchi | ||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1989 | Gewiss–Bianchi | ||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1992 | Ariostea | ||||||||||||||||||||
1993 | Mecair-Ballan | ||||||||||||||||||||
1994 | Gewiss–Ballan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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]