Michael Wilson (cyclist)

Michael Wilson (born 15 January 1960) is a former Australian racing cyclist. He rode in nine Grand Tours between 1982 and 1989.^[1][2] He also rode in two events at the 1980 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Michael Wilson

Personal information
Born	(1960-01-15) 15 January 1960 (age 65) Adelaide, Australia
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1982–1986	Alfa Lum–Sauber
1987	Pepsi-Cola–Alba Cucine
1988–1990	Weinmann–La Suisse–SMM Uster
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (1982) Vuelta a España 1 individual stage (1983) One-day races and Classics Trofeo Matteotti (1984)

Wilson set the fastest time in the amateur Goulburn to Sydney Classic in 1978 run from Goulburn to Liverpool.^[4]

Major results

1978

1st Overall The Examiner Tour of the North

1980

1st Flèche d'or [fr] (with Jeff Leslie)

1982

1st Memorial Gastone Nencini

1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia

2nd Giro della Provincia di reggio Calabria

3rd Gran Piemonte

7th Overall Ruota d'Oro

1983

1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España

3rd GP Montelupo

6th Giro del Veneto

9th Giro di Romagna

1984

1st Trofeo Matteotti

2nd Giro dell'Emilia

1985

2nd Trofeo Baracchi (with Daniele Caroli)

7th Giro di Romagna

8th Overall Giro d'Italia

1986

2nd Trofeo Baracchi (with Daniele Caroli)

3rd Rund um den Henninger Turm

1988

2nd Tour du Nord-Ouest

3rd Grand Prix des Nations

8th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

10th Clásica de San Sebastián

1989

1st Stage 3 Tour de Suisse

4th Grand Prix des Nations

5th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

1st Stage 3

8th Overall Tour de Romandie

1990

4th Overall Tour de Romandie

7th Coppa Sabatini

7th Grand Prix des Nations

9th Giro di Romagna

10th Tour du Nord-Ouest

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Vuelta a España	—	52	DNF	—	—	—	—	—
Giro d'Italia	43	61	102	8	17	—	—	—
Tour de France	—	—	—	—	—	—	50	69