Английская Википедия:Giovanni Battaglin

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox cyclist Giovanni Battaglin (born 22 July 1951) is an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1981 Giro d'Italia. He also won the 1981 Vuelta a España.

Early years

Battaglin was born in Marostica, province of Vicenza. Battaglin won the 1972 Amateur Giro d'Italia and turned professional the following year with the Jollj Ceramica team.

Professional career

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Giovanni Battaglin founded a bike manufacturer after his professional career, producing road bikes.

The 1973 Giro d'Italia that began in Verviers in Belgium and was Battaglin's debut in a grand tour. Battaglin immediately showed promise when he finished third on stage four ahead of Eddy Merckx and José Manuel Fuente. By halfway through the race, Battaglin was sitting in second place overall behind Merckx but lost that placing to Felice Gimondi. Still at the age of 21, the neo-pro astonished the cycling world by finishing third in the race. Battaglin would wear the maglia rosa for five days in the 1975 Giro d'Italia as well as several stage wins and wins in smaller stage races. He also won the King of the Mountains jersey in the 1979 Tour de France, even after he received a penalty for testing positive for doping. Battaglin finished third in the 1980 Giro d'Italia.

The following year on the tenth stage mountain time trial of the 1981 Vuelta a España which was on the long climb to Sierra Nevada, Battaglin won the stage and took over the leader's jersey. The only threat to Battaglin's lead was Pedro Muñoz. Battaglin and his Inoxpran team withstood the challenge from the Spanish and brought Battaglin to his first grand tour victory. Three days later after Battalin's triumph in Spain on 13 May 1981, he began the 1981 Giro d'Italia. On the 19th stage toward the end of the race, Battaglin won the stage to Mareo and took the maglia rosa from Silvano Contini. He withstood the final test – the final stage's individual time trial to win the race in Verona ahead of Tommy Prim. Battaglin was only the second rider after Eddy Merckx to win the Vuelta-Giro double. In the space of one and a half months, Battaglin won two of the grand tours.

Retirement

Battaglin retired after the 1984 season. In 1982 Battaglin started a bicycle manufacturing business with the same name, which he runs from Marostica, Italy. In 2002 the company sponsored the Ceramiche Panaria Fiordo squad.

Career achievements

Major results

1971

Gran Premio Palio del Recioto

1972

Giro d'Italia (amateurs)

1973

Giro del Lazio

1974

Giro dell'Appennino

Morrovalle

1975

2 stages in the Giro d'Italia

1 stage in the Volta a Catalunya

Giro di Puglia (con 1 vittoria di tappa)

Coppa Sabatini

1976

1st Stage 2 Tour de France

1977

Carpineti

Gran Premio di Montelupo

1978

Coppa Bernocchi

Acicatena

3 stages in the Tour de Suisse

1979

1st Файл:Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification Tour de France

1st Файл:Jersey gold.svg Overall Tour of the Basque Country

1st Stages &

Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria

1 stage in the Tour de Suisse

Coppa Agostoni

Coppa Placci

Trofeo Matteotti

Trofeo Pantalica

Col San Martino

1980

1st Stage 18 Giro d'Italia

1st Milano–Torino

Coppa Placci

Zambana di Trento

Milano–Vignola

1981

1st Файл:Jersey pink.svg Overall Giro d'Italia

1st Stage 19

1st Файл:Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a España

1st Stage 10

1983

Lariano

1984

Col San Martino

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984
A yellow jersey Vuelta a España	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia	3	6	18	DNF	46	DNF	—	3	1	—	DNF	50
A yellow jersey Tour de France	—	—	DNF	DNF	—	—	6	—	—	DNF	—	DNF

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

External links

• Website from Battaglin cycles