- Vittorio Adorni
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Vittorio Adorni (
November 14 ,1937 ) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist fromParma ,Emilia-Romagna .The highlights of his career were the 1965
Giro d'Italia and the 1968 World Cycling Championships Road Race. Also in 1968, Adorni came second in the Giro d'Italia to hisFaema teammate,Eddy Merckx . He finished second in the 1963 Giro.After retiring, Adorni remained active in the profession as a team manager and since 2001, he has served on the management committee of the
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).Major achievements
;1958:flagicon|ITA Italian National Track Cycling Championships,
Individual Pursuit ;1962:Giro d'Italia::Winner stage 15, 5th overall classification;1963:Giro d'Italia::Winner stages 1 and 16, 2nd overall classification;1964:Giro d'Italia::Winner stages 1 and 14, 4th overall classification;1965:Giro d'Italia:: 1st overall classification::Winner stages 6, 13 and 19:Tour de Romandie ;1966:Tour of Belgium :Giro d'Italia::Winner stage 13, 7th overall classification;1967:Tour de Romandie :Giro d'Italia ::Winner stage 20, 4th overall classification;1968:flagiconUCI World Cycling Championships Road Race;1969:flagicon|ITAItalian National Road Race Championship :Tour de Suisse (and 2 stage wins):Giro d'Italia::Winner stage 22, 12th overall classification
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