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Moreno Argentin

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Medal record
Competitor for Flag of Italy Italy
Road bicycle racing
World Championships
Gold 1986 Colorado Springs Elite Men's Road Race
Silver 1987 Villach Elite Men's Road Race
Bronze 1985 Giavera di Montello Elite Men's Road Race

Moreno Argentin (born December 17, 1960) is an Italian former professional cyclist (from 1981 to 1994). Born at San Donà di Piave (Veneto), he won stages in the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de Suisse. Known as Il Capo ("The Boss") he won Liège-Bastogne-Liège four times, the La Flèche Wallonne three times and the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Giro di Lombardia once. He became Italian national champion in 1983 and 1989, and world champion in 1986.

Major victories

1980
Italian track cycling champion, team pursuit, amateurs
Italian road cycling champion, military
1981
8th and 12th stage, Giro d'Italia
1982
8th stage, Giro d'Italia
3rd stage, Tour de Suisse
1983
7th and 21st stage, Giro d'Italia
Flag of ItalyItalian national road cycling champion
2nd and 3rd stage, Tirreno Adriatico
1984
3rd and 5th stage, Giro d'Italia
1985
Liège-Bastogne-Liège
1st stage, Tirreno Adriatico
Overall, Danmark Rundt
1986
Liege Bastogne Liege
World road cycling champion
1987
Giro di Lombardia
Liege Bastogne Liege
2nd, 4th and 7th stage, Giro d'Italia
2nd and 4th stage, Tirreno Adriatico
1989
Flag of Italy Italian national road cycling champion
1990
Ronde van Vlaanderen
Flèche Wallone
3rd stage, Tour de France
9th stage, Tour of Switzerland
1991
Liege Bastogne Liege
Flèche Wallone
15th stage, Tour de France
1992
5th, 6th and 7th stage, Tirreno Adriatico
1993
1st and 13th stage, Giro d'Italia
1994
Flèche Wallone

Teams

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Joop Zoetemelk
World Road Racing Champion
1986
Succeeded by
Stephen Roche

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