Gianni Motta
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Gianni Motta (born March 13, 1943) is an Italian former bicycle racer who won the 1966 Giro d'Italia .
Gianni Motta was born at Cassano d'Adda (Lombardy). His main victories include the Giro d'Italia (1966), a Giro di Lombardia (1964), a Tour de Suisse (1967) and two Tour de Romandie (1966, 1971).
Like many before him, he turned to manufacture and sales of bicycles after his racing career.
[edit] Major achievements
- 1964
- Giro di Lombardia
- 1 stage in the Giro d'Italia
- 1 stage in the Tour de Romandie
- Coppa Bernocchi
- Trofeo Baracchi
- 1965
- Tre Valli Varesine
- 1 stage in the Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 1966
- Giro d'Italia
overall classification
Maglia ciclamino- 2 stage victories
- Tour de Romandie (with 1 stage victory)
- Giro di Romagna
- Tre Valli Varesine
- 1 stage in the Paris-Luxembourg
- 1967
- Tour de Suisse (with 2 stage victories)
- Milano-Torino
- 1 stage in the Tour de Romandie
- Tre Valli Varesine
- 1968
- Giro dell'Appennino
- Giro dell'Emilia
- 1 stage in the Tour de Romandie
- 1969
- Giro dell'Emilia
- 1970
- Giro dell'Appenino
- Tre Valli Varesine
- Giro dell'Umbria
- 1971
- Tour de Romandie (with 2 stage victories)
- Giro dell'Emilia
- 1 stage in the Tirreno-Adriatico
- 1972
- 1 stage in the Giro d'Italia
- 1973
- 1 stage in the Giro d'Italia
- 1974
- 1 stage in the Giro di Puglia
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| Preceded by Vittorio Adorni |
Winner of the Giro d'Italia 1966 |
Succeeded by Felice Gimondi |
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