Gianni Motta
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Gianni Motta (born 13 March 1943) is an Italian former bicycle racer who won the 1966 Giro d'Italia.
 Motta at the 1966 Giro d'Italia | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gianni Motta |
| Born | 13 March 1943 (age 81) Cassano d'Adda, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Race |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1964–1968 | Molteni |
| 1969 | Sanson |
| 1970–1971 | Salvarani |
| 1972 | Ferretti |
| 1973 | Zonca |
| 1974 | Magniflex |
| 1976 | G.B.C. |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Gianni Motta was born at Cassano d'Adda (Lombardy). His main victories include the Giro d'Italia (1966),[1] a Giro di Lombardia (1964), a Tour de Suisse (1967) and two Tour de Romandie (1966, 1971).
Like many before him, he turned to manufacture and sales of bicycles after his racing career.[2] 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.
While at Molteni in 1968 Motta tested positive for a banned substance and his results in the 1968 Giro d'Italia were removed.[3]
- ^ Motta, was found to have used performance enhancing drugs and his results were subsequently voided.
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
- ^ "A history of foreign starts at the Giro d'Italia". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Home - GIANNI MOTTA, Belgium bikes (in Dutch)
- ^ a b "Giro d'Italia 1968 : the real numbers of doping". www.cyclisme-dopage.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Gianni Motta". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Gianni Motta – FirstCycling.com". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- Media related to Gianni Motta at Wikimedia Commons
- Gianni Motta at Cycling Archives
