Giancarlo Bellini (born 15 September 1945 in Crosa) is an Italian former road bicycle racer who won the mountains classification in the 1976 Tour de France.[2] He also won a stage in the 1978 Giro d'Italia.[3]
.jpg) Bellini at the 1976 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Giancarlo Bellini |
| Born | 15 September 1945 Crosa, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1971–1973 | Molteni |
| 1974–1977[1] | Brooklyn |
| 1978–1979 | Zonca–Santini |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Bellini won the first edition of the Amateur Giro d'Italia in 1970 before spending three years at Molteni in the service of Eddy Merckx.[4]
If doping controls to the standard that the sport has in 2024 existed then Bellini would've finished eighth in the 1978 1978 Giro d'Italia.[5]
Major results
- 1970
- 1st
Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia- 1st Stage 5 (ITT)
- 1972
- 10th Overall Tour de la Nouvelle France
- 1973
- 6th Giro di Sicilia
- 10th Giro del Veneto
- 1975
- 1st Giro di Campania
- 1st Stage 3 (ITT) Cronostaffetta
- 5th Giro dell'Appennino
- 7th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1st
Mountains classification - 1st Stage 6
- 1st
- 8th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 8th GP Cannes
- 1976
- 1st
Mountains classification Tour de France - 7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 8th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1st
Mountains classification - 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 1977
- 9th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1st Stage 4
- 9th Overall Giro di Campania
- 10th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1978
- 1st Stage 12 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 10 Tour de Suisse
References
External links
- Giancarlo Bellini at Cycling Archives
- Giancarlo Bellini at ProCyclingStats
