Moreno Argentin
Italian cyclist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Italian cyclist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moreno Argentin (born 17 December 1960) is an Italian former professional cyclist (from 1981 to 1994) and race director.
Argentin in 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Moreno Argentin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Il Capo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 December 1960 San Donà di Piave, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1984 | Sammontana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Sammontana–Bianchi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Gewiss–Bianchi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Ariostea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Mecair-Ballan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Gewiss–Ballan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Tours
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Medal record
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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]
National Junior Track Championships (Team Pursuit) National Junior Track Championships (Team Pursuit) National Junior Road Championships, Team Time Trial National Amateur Track Championships (Team Pursuit) National Amateur Track Championships (Team Pursuit) National Military Road Championships, Road Race National Road Championships, Road Race
Overall Tour of Denmark
UCI Road World Championships National Road Championships, Road Race
Overall Giro del Trentino
| Monument | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
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| Milan–San Remo | — | 3 | 28 | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | 41 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 66 | — | 1 | 53 | — | 42 | — |
| Paris–Roubaix | Did not contest during career | |||||||||||||
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | 39 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 5 | 18 |
| Giro di Lombardia | 2 | — | 21 | — | 30 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
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