Luciano Borgognoni Explained
| Luciano Borgognoni |
| Birth Date: | 12 October 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Gallarate, Italy |
| Death Place: | Gallarate, Italy |
| Height: | 171cm (67inches) |
| Weight: | 71kg (157lb) |
| Discipline: | Road
Track |
| Role: | Rider |
| Amateuryears1: | 1970–1971 |
| Amateurteam1: | Varese–Ganna |
| Amateuryears2: | 1972 |
| Amateurteam2: | Passerini Gum |
| Proyears1: | 1973–1974 |
| Proyears2: | 1975 |
| Proyears3: | 1976 |
| Proyears4: | 1977–1979 |
| Proyears5: | 1980–1981 |
| Proyears6: | 1982 |
Luciano Borgognoni (12 October 1951 – 2 August 2014) was an Italian cyclist. As an amateur he won the 4000 m team pursuit event at the 1971 World Championships and placed fifth and ninth in the individual and team pursuit at the 1972 Summer Olympics, respectively.[1] [2] After the Olympics he became professional road racer and won the Giro del Friuli and one stage in the Giro di Sardegna in 1974. He rode the Giro d’Italia in 1973–82 and won two stages in 1977. He failed to complete the 1976 Tour de France.[3]
Major results
Road
- 1971
1st Stages 4 (TTT) & 5 Giro della Valle d'Aosta
- 1972
1st Giro dei Tre Laghi
1st Stage 6 Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
- 1974
1st Giro del Friuli
2nd Overall Giro di Sardegna
1st Stage 4
7th Giro di Romagna
8th Tre Valli Varesine
- 1975
1st GP Cemab
5th Giro del Veneto
5th Coppa Bernocchi
6th Overall Giro di Sardegna
7th Tre Valli Varesine
10th Trofeo Matteotti
- 1977
1st Stages 2b & 22 Giro d'Italia
1st Milano–Vignola
2nd Giro di Romagna
4th GP Montelupo
8th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 1978
1st Overall (TTT) Cronostaffetta
10th Züri-Metzgete
- 1979
6th Milan–San RemoGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish | |
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Track
- 1971
1st Team pursuit, UCI Amateur World Championships (with Giacomo Bazzan, Giorgio Morbiato & Pietro Algeri)
1st Individual pursuit, National Amateur Track Championships
- 1974
1st Individual pursuit, National Track Championships
- 1976
1st Individual pursuit, National Track ChampionshipsNotes and References
- Web site: Luciano Borgognoni Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418014216/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/luciano-borgognoni-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 28 October 2014 . sports-reference.com.
- http://www3.varesenews.it/gallarate_malpensa/lutto-per-il-ciclismo-varesino-muore-luciano-borgognoni-294014.html Lutto per il ciclismo varesino, muore Luciano Borgognoni
- http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=2468 Luciano Borgognoni
