Giuseppe Saronni!
Saronni Giuseppe (Novara, September 22, 1957) is a sports manager, a former road cyclist and pistard Italian. Professional from 1977 to 1990, he won two Tours of Italy, a Milan-Sanremo, Giro di Lombardia and World Online.
[CarrieraPiemontese only by birth, grew up in Parabiago outside Milan. He landed the young cycling, initially with the business on track.
As a junior he reached the European title as an amateur and the speed was selected for the Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976 where he finished eighth in trying to chase with Callari. It was authorized to change of category to 19 and a half years as a professional since 1977, initially wore the black and white jacket of SCIC. On 23 February the same year, the Trofeo Laigueglia, was second ahead of world champion Freddy Maertens.
In 1979, only 21 years and 8 months, it was pink jersey in Milan. The race was decided in the time trial in San Marino, where he won Saronni wearing the pink jersey, which left most of their opponents, and was one of the youngest winners in the history of the Tour.
He got the most important victories in the months between February 1982 and June 1983 ended the series with a second successful tour in 1983, after the fall of 1982 he triumphed at the World Championships in Goodwood, UK, upping the 'American Greg LeMond.
Play Saronni failure to win the Tour de France, where it ran but never once at the end of his career.
In the mid-eighties his form declined and he left racing in 1990, becoming the year following the Lampre-Caffita team manager, with whom he won two Tours of Italy, in 1996 and 2001.
He wore the pink jersey 49 times and has always raced on bicycles Ernesto Colnago.
