- Eros Poli
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Eros Poli
fullname = Eros Poli
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1963|8|6
country = ITA
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currentteam = Retired
discipline = Road
role = Rider
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updated =July 30 ,2008 MedalTableTopEros Poli (born
August 6 ,1963 inIsola della Scala ,Veneto ) is an Italian former professionalracing cyclist of the 1990s, notably employed asMario Cipollini 's lead-out man in bunch sprints.Poli won the golden medal in the Team Time Trial at the
1984 Summer Olympics inLos Angeles, California , together withClaudio Vandelli ,Marcello Bartalini andMarco Giovannetti .Following Cipollini's retirement in the 1994
Tour de France , Poli won Montpellier to Carpentras stage which featured an ascent ofMont Ventoux . With a lone break he lost nearly 20 minutes on the climb, due to his heavy 193 cm frame, but he was so far ahead that he won anyway. In that Tour, Poli won theCombativity award .When asked by "
Cycle Sport " magazine what he would like his epitaph to be, he said "Here lies Eros Poli, famous for being tall and coming last in the Girod'Italia".Palmarès
;1984:Olympic Games, Team Time Trial;1987:flagiconUCI World Amateur Team Time Trial Championship;1994:Tour de France:::Winner stage 15::;1998:Dun Le Palestel
External links
*cyclingwebsite|3956
* [http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/5075.html Official Tour de France results for Eros Poli]Persondata
NAME=Poli, Eros
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH=1963-8-6
PLACE OF BIRTH=Isola della Scalla
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