Giovanni Fidanza

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Giovanni Fidanza
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Fidanza in 1997.
Personal information
Full nameGiovanni Fidanza
Born (1965-09-27) September 27, 1965 (age 56)
Bergamo, Italy
Team information
Current team Isolmant–Premac–Vittoria
DisciplineRoad
Role
Professional teams
1989–1993 Chateau d'Ax
1994–1995 Team Polti–Vaporetto
1996 Carrera Jeans–Tassoni
1997 Saeco
Managerial teams
1998–2000 Team Polti
2001–2002 Alexia Alluminio
2003–2006 Team Telekom
2007 Astana
2008–2009 LPR Brakes–Ballan
2010 De Rosa–Stac Plastic
2017 Astana
2018– Eurotarget–Bianchi–Vitasana [1]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (1989)
Giro d'Italia
Points classification (1989)
1 individual stage (1990)

Giovanni Fidanza (born 27 September 1965 in Bergamo) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 1989 and 1997. In the 1989 Giro d'Italia, Fidanza won the points classification. Fidanza also won a stage in the 1989 Tour de France. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Women's Continental Team Isolmant–Premac–Vittoria, [2] for whom his daughters have been members; Arianna Fidanza previously rode for the team, [3] and Martina Fidanza currently rides for them.

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Major results

1987
6th Gran Premio della Liberazione
1988
1st Stage 13 Peace Race
1989
1st Stage 20 Tour de France
1st Jersey violet.svg Points classification Giro d'Italia
1990
1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia
2nd Trofeo Laigueglia
2nd Millemetri del Corso di Mestre
1992
6th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
8th Brabantse Pijl
9th Gent-Wevelgem
1993
1st Stage 3 Tirreno-Adriatico
1st Stage 6 Tour de Romandie
1994
1st Continentale Classic
5th GP de Fourmies
7th Paris-Tours
10th Rund um den Henninger Turm
1995
1st Stage 4a Tour de Romandie
2nd Classic Haribo
2nd GP d'Europe
3rd Scheldeprijs
6th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen

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References

  1. "Eurotarget Bianchi Vittoria. Ecco la squadra per il 2019" [Eurotarget Bianchi Vittoria. Here is the team for 2019]. TuttoBici (in Italian). Prima Pagina Edizioni s.r.l. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. "Isolmant - Premac - Vittoria". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. From Bergamonews website