Marco Saligari

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Marco Saligari
Personal information
Full name Marco Saligari
Born (1965-05-18) 18 May 1965 (age 59)
Sesto San Giovanni, Italy
Team information
Current team Landbouwkrediet–Colnago
Discipline Road
Role Directeur sportif
Professional team(s)
1987–1993 Ariostea–Gres
1994–1996 GB–MG Maglificio
1997–1998 Casino
Managerial team(s)
2002– Landbouwkrediet–Colnago
Major wins

Marco Saligari (born 18 May 1965 in Sesto San Giovanni) is a directeur sportif and former Italian road bicycle racer who raced during the 1990s. Since 2002, Saligari has served as manager of the Landbouwkrediet (formerly Colnago-Landbouwkrediet) squad.

In a marathon breakaway, Saligari won stage 17 at the 1993 Giro d'Italia by escaping after only riding twelve kilometers of the 211 km stage. He finished alone atop the 1,815 meter climb of Valle Vairata after dropping countrymen Gianluca Bortolami and Mauro Santaromita with 38 km remaining.

Major achievements

<templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>

1992
1 stage, Giro d'Italia
1993
1st, Overall, Tour de Suisse
Stage 17, Giro d'Italia
1994
1 stage, Giro d'Italia
1 stage, Tour de Suisse
1996 – MG-Technogym
9th, Overall, Volta a Catalunya (and Stage 1 win)
72nd, Overall, Tour de France
1997 – Casino
95th, Overall, Tour de France
1998 – Casino C'est Votre Equipe
1st, Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise

External links


<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>