Wladimiro Panizza
 Panizza in 1971 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Wladimiro Panizza |
| Born |
5 June 1945 Fagnano Olona, Italy |
| Died |
21 May 2002 (aged 56) Cassano Magnago, Italy |
| 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) | |
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Infobox last updated on 16 July 2008 | |
Wladimiro Panizza (5 June 1945 – 21 May 2002) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Panizza came from a Communist 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 placed second in the overall classification. He holds the record for participation in the Giro, completing the race 16 times from 18 starts.[1]
Major results
- 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
References
- ↑ Wladimiro Panizza profile at Cycling Archives
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