Gianni Motta

Gianni Motta (born 13 March 1943) is an Italian former bicycle racer who won the 1966 Giro d'Italia.

Gianni Motta was born at Cassano d'Adda (Lombardy). His main victories include the Giro d'Italia (1966), a Giro di Lombardia (1964), a Tour de Suisse (1967) and two Tour de Romandie (1966, 1971).

Like many before him, he turned to manufacturing and sales of bicycles after his racing career. In 1984, to promote his bike brand in the USA, he sponsored Gianni Motta–Linea M.D. Italia team that became the first American registered team to compete in Giro d'Italia.

Doping While at in 1968, Motta tested positive for a banned substance and his results in the 1968 Giro d'Italia were removed.

Major results Sources:

1964 1st Giro di Lombardia 1st Coppa Bernocchi 1st Trofeo Baracchi 1st Stage 3b Tour de Romandie 5th Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 21 2nd Giro dell'Appennino 2nd Giro delle Tre Provincie 3rd Giro del Veneto 8th Coppa Placci 1965 1st Tre Valli Varesine 1st Stage 2 Grand Prix du Midi Libre 2nd GP Lugano 3rd Overall Tour de France 3rd Giro di Campania 3rd Milano-Vignola 4th Coppa Bernocchi 5th Giro di Lombardia 8th Overall Paris–Nice 9th Milan–San Remo 1966 1st Overall Giro d'Italia

1st Stages 17 & 19 1st Overall Tour de Romandie 1st Stage 2 1st Overall (TTT) Cronostaffetta 1st Stage 1b 1st Giro di Romagna 1st Tre Valli Varesine 3rd Gran Piemonte 1967 1st Overall Tour de Suisse 1st Stages 2 & 3 1st Overall (TTT) Cronostaffetta 1st Stage 1b 1st Milano–Torino 1st Tre Valli Varesine 1st Stage 4 Tour de Romandie 2nd Milan–San Remo 4th Road race, UCI Road World Championships 6th Overall Giro di Sardegna 6th Overall Giro d'Italia 9th GP Alghero 1968 1st Overall (TTT) Cronostaffetta 1st Giro dell'Appennino 1st Giro dell'Emilia 1st Stage 4 Tour de Romandie 4th Giro di Toscana 6th Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 8 7th Zuri Metzgete 1969 1st Overall Escalada a Montjuïc 1st Stage 1b 1st Giro dell'Emilia 2nd Giro di Romagna 5th Zuri Metzgete 1970 1st Overall (TTT) Cronostaffetta 1st Stage 1c 1st Giro dell'Appennino 1st Tre Valli Varesine 1st Giro dell'Umbria 1st Stage 1a Escalada a Montjuïc 2nd Col San Martino 3rd Overall À travers Lausanne 3rd Giro di Lombardia 10th Giro dell'Emilia 1971 1st Overall Tour de Romandie 1st Stages 4 & 5a 1st Giro dell'Emilia 1st Col San Martino 2nd Gran Piemonte 4th Overall Giro di Sardegna 6th Trofeo Laigueglia 7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 1st Stage 1 7th Milan–San Remo 10th La Flèche Wallonne 1972 1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia 2nd Milan–San Remo 3rd Milano–Torino 4th Giro di Puglia 8th Overall Tour de Romandie 1973 1st Stage 1 Monte Campione 2nd Giro dell'Appennino 3rd Milano-Vignola 6th Giro dell'Emilia 7th Coppa Placci 10th Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 6 1974 1st Stage 5 Giro di Puglia 1976 9th Milano-Vignola

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish DSQ Disqualified