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Moreno Argentin Personal information Full name Moreno Argentin Nickname Il Capo Born 17 December 1960
ItalyTeam information Current team Retired Discipline Road Role Rider Amateur team(s) 1980 San Giacomo Professional team(s) 1981–1984
1985–1986
1987–1989
1990–1992
1993
1994Sammontana
Sammontana-Bianchi
Gewiss-Bianchi
Ceramiche Ariostea
Mecair-Ballan
Gewiss-BallanMajor wins Medal recordCompetitor for Italy Road bicycle racing World Championships Gold 1986 Colorado Springs Elite Men's Road Race Silver 1987 Villach Elite Men's Road Race Bronze 1985 Giavera di Montello Elite Men's Road Race Infobox last updated on
28 July 2008Moreno Argentin (born 17 December 1960) is an Italian former professional cyclist (from 1981 to 1994).
Born in San Donà di Piave (Veneto), he 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 Ronde van Vlaanderen and Giro di Lombardia once. He became Italian national champion in 1983 and 1989, and world champion in 1986.
Major victories
- 1977
- Italian track cycling champion, team pursuit, juniors
- 1978
- Italian track cycling champion, team pursuit, juniors
- 1979
- Italian track cycling champion, team pursuit, amateurs
- 1980
- Italian track cycling champion, team pursuit, amateurs
- Italian road cycling champion, military
- Giro della Valli Aretine
- 1981
- 8th and 12th stage, Giro d'Italia
- GP Industria & Commercio di Prato
- 1982
- 8th stage, Giro d'Italia
- 3rd stage, Tour de Suisse
- Giro della Romagna
- Trofeo Matteotti
- 1983
- 7th and 21st stage, Giro d'Italia
- Italian National Road Race Championship
- 2nd and 3rd stage, Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1984
- 3rd and 5th stage, Giro d'Italia
- 1985
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1st stage, Tirreno–Adriatico
- Overall, Danmark Rundt
- 1986
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- World Championships
- 1987
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- Giro di Lombardia
- 2nd, 4th and 7th stage, Giro d'Italia
- 2nd and 4th stage, Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1989
- Italian National Road Race Championship
- 1990
- Ronde van Vlaanderen
- La Flèche Wallonne
- 3rd stage, Tour de France
- 9th stage, Tour of Switzerland
- 1991
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- La Flèche Wallonne
- 15th stage, Tour de France
- 1992
- 5th, 6th and 7th stage, Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1993
- 1st and 13th stage, Giro d'Italia
- 1994
- La Flèche Wallonne
- Giro del Trentino
- 2nd stage, Giro d'Italia
External links
- Moreno Argentin profile at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Moreno Argentin
Categories:- 1960 births
- Living people
- People from San Donà di Piave
- Italian cyclists
- UCI World Champions
- Italian Tour de France stage winners
- Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners
- Italian cycling biography stubs
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