Giuseppe Saronni

Giuseppe Saronni
	Saronni in 1983
Personal information
Full name	Giuseppe Saronni
Nickname	Beppe; La fucilata di Goodwood (The gunshot of Goodwood)
Born	22 September 1957; Novara, Italy
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current team	UAE Team Emirates
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider (retired); Team manager; Advisor
Rider type	All-rounder
Professional teams
1977–1979	Scic
1980–1981	Gis Gelati
1982–1988	Del Tongo
1989	Malvor–Sidi
1990	Diana–Colnago–Animex
Managerial teams
1992–1996	Lampre–Colnago
1997–1998	Mapei–GB
1999–	Lampre–Daikin
Major wins
	Grand Tours Giro d'Italia General classification (1979, 1983) Points classification (1979, 1980, 1981, 1983) 24 individual stages (1978–1983, 1985) 3 TTT stages (1985, 1986, 1988) Vuelta a España 2 Individual stages (1983) Stage races Tour de Suisse (1982) Tour de Romandie (1979) Tirreno–Adriatico (1978, 1982) One-day races and Classics World Road Race Championships (1982) National Road Race Championships (1980) Milan–San Remo (1983) La Flèche Wallonne (1980) Züri–Metzgete (1979) Giro di Lombardia (1982)
Medal record
World Championships

Giuseppe Saronni (born 22 September 1957), also known as Beppe Saronni, is an Italian former racing cyclist. He had remarkable success riding in the Giro d'Italia. In 1980 he won 7 stages and finished 7th overall; in 1981 he won 3 stages and finished 3rd overall. In 1979 and 1983 he won the Giro d'Italia and all total for his career win 24 stages in this race.

Saronni currently works an advisor for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.

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