Personal information | |
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Full name | Serge Parsani |
Born | Gorcy, France | 28 August 1952
Team information | |
Current team | Toscana Factory Team Vini Fantini |
Discipline | Road |
Role |
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Amateur team | |
1972–1973 | GS Itla |
Professional team | |
1974–1983 | Bianchi–Campagnolo |
Managerial teams | |
1987–1989 | Gewiss–Bianchi |
1993–1997 | GB–MG Maglificio |
1998 | Asics–CGA |
1999–2002 | Mapei–Quick-Step |
2003–2007 | Quick-Step–Davitamon |
2009 | Team Katusha |
2015–2016 | Southeast Pro Cycling |
2023– | Team Corratec–Selle Italia |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Serge Parsani (born 28 August 1952 in Gorcy, France) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who won one stage in the 1979 Tour de France. Currently, he is the general manager of UCI ProTeam Toscana Factory Team Vini Fantini. [1]
In the 1979 Tour de France, Parsani was in a breakaway together with Gerrie Knetemann in the 20th stage. At the end of the stage, Knetemann outsprinted Parsani, and Parsani was the second cyclist to cross the finishline. However, Knetemann received a 10-second penalty for being pulled by a car, and so Parsani became the winner of the stage. [2]
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