Giuseppe Saronni
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Giuseppe Saronni (born 22 September 1957), also known as Beppe Saronni, is an Italian former racing cyclist. He had remarkable success riding in the Giro d'Italia. In 1980 he won 7 stages and finished 7th overall; in 1981 he won 3 stages and finished 3rd overall. In 1979 and 1983 he won the Giro d'Italia and all total for his career win 24 stages in this race.
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Full name | Giuseppe Saronni | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | Beppe La fucilata di Goodwood (The gunshot of Goodwood) | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1957-09-22) 22 September 1957 (age 66) Novara, Italy | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||
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Current team | UAE Team Emirates | ||||||||||||||
Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider (retired) Team manager Advisor | ||||||||||||||
Rider type | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||
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1977–1979 | Scic | ||||||||||||||
1980–1981 | Gis Gelati | ||||||||||||||
1982–1988 | Del Tongo | ||||||||||||||
1989 | Malvor–Sidi | ||||||||||||||
1990 | Diana–Colnago–Animex | ||||||||||||||
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1992–1996 | Lampre–Colnago | ||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Mapei–GB | ||||||||||||||
1999– | Lampre–Daikin | ||||||||||||||
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Saronni currently works an advisor for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.