Maria Canins
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| Full name | Maria Canins |
| Nickname | The "flying mother"[1] |
| Date of birth | July 5, 1945 |
| Country |  Italy |
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| Discipline | Road/Track/MTB/Skiing |
| Role | Rider |
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| 27 May 2008 | |
Maria Canins (born 5 July 1949, La Villa, Alta Badia[1][2]) is an Italian competitive cyclist who won the Grande Boucle twice and came second three times. She represented Italy at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.
Canins was also a very successful cross-country skier from 1969 to 1982. She was Italian champion in this sport 15 times and was the first Italian ever to win the cross-county skiing competition "Vasaloppet" in Sweden. She was also double world champion and double Italian champion in mountain biking.[1]
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[edit] Palmarès
[edit] Cross-country Skiing
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[edit] Road Cycling
- 1983
- 3rd UCI Road World Championships - Women's Road Race
- 1984
- 5th Road race, 1984 Summer Olympics
- 1985
- 1st Grande Boucle
- 1st Stage 5 Grande Boucle
- 1st Stage 9 Grande Boucle
- 1st Stage 10 Grande Boucle
- 1st Stage 12 Grande Boucle
- 2nd Stage 13 Grande Boucle
- 1st Stage 15 Grande Boucle
- 2nd UCI Road World Championships - Women's Road Race
- 1986
- 1st Grande Boucle
- 1987
- 1st Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Feminin
- 2nd Grande Boucle
- 1988
- 1st Giro d'Italia Femminile
- 2nd Grande Boucle
- 2nd Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Feminin
- 1989
- 2nd Grande Boucle
- 3rd UCI Road World Championships - Women's Road Race
- 1990
- 2nd Giro d'Italia Femminile
[edit] Mountain Biking
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c Maria Canins: This woman from Alta Badia has got various athletic talents.
- ^ Maria Canins. The Cycling Website.
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