Marco Giovannetti

Marco Giovannetti (born 4 April 1962) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer and Olympic gold medalist who won the Vuelta a España in 1990. He has also won stages at the Tour de Suisse and the Giro d'Italia.

Giovannetti was born in Milan, Italy to a Tuscan family. Early in his career as an amateur, Giovannetti won the gold medal in the Team Road Race at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, together with Claudio Vandelli, Marcello Bartalini and Eros Poli.

Giovannetti's overall win in the 1990 Vuelta a España was due to a decisive attack on stage 6 over the Las Palomas mountain range. Although he placed fifth on the stage, his competitors fared worse and Giovannetti moved into second place and by stage 11 he had moved into the lead and eventually defeating the defending champion Pedro Delgado, who finished in second place. He became only the fourth Italian to win the Spanish Grand Tour.

In 1991, Giovannetti finished all three Grand Tours in a single season.

Career achievements Major results

1984 – Amateur Gold Medal, Summer Olympics Men's Team Road Race 1986 Giro d'Italia:

8th place overall classification 1987 – GIS Gelati-Jollyscarpe 4th overall and Stage 6 win, Tour de Suisse 6th overall, Giro d'Italia 1988 – GIS Gelati-Bruiatori Ecoflam 6th overall, Giro d'Italia 1989 – Seur 8th overall, Giro d'Italia 26th overall, Vuelta a España 1990 – Seur

3rd overall, Giro d'Italia 1991 – Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax 8th overall, Giro d'Italia 30th overall, Tour de France 18th overall, Vuelta a España 1992 – Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax

4th overall, Giro d'Italia 1993 – Mapei 28th overall, Giro d'Italia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish