Moreno Argentin

'''Moreno Argentin''' (born 17 December 1960) is an [[Italy|Italian]] former professional [[cyclist]] (from 1981 to 1994). Born in [[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== {{Palmares start}} 1977 :Italian track cycling champion, team pursuit, juniors 1978 :Italian track cycling champion, team pursuit, juniors 1979 :Italian track cycling champion, team pursuit, amateurs 1980 :Italian track cycling champion, team pursuit, amateurs :Italian road cycling champion, military :Giro della Valli Aretine 1981 :8th and 12th stage, [[1981 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] :GP Industria & Commercio di Prato 1982 :8th stage, [[1982 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] :3rd stage, [[Tour de Suisse]] :[[Giro della Romagna]] :[[Trofeo Matteotti]] 1983 :7th and 21st stage, [[1983 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] :[[File:Jersey italianflag.svg|20px]] [[Italian National Road Race Championship]] :2nd and 3rd stage, [[Tirreno–Adriatico]] 1984 :3rd and 5th stage, [[1984 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] 1985 :[[Liège–Bastogne–Liège]] :1st stage, Tirreno–Adriatico :Overall, [[Danmark Rundt]] 1986 :Liège–Bastogne–Liège :{{flagiconUCI}} [[UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|World Championships]] 1987 :Liège–Bastogne–Liège :[[Giro di Lombardia]] :2nd, 4th and 7th stage, [[1987 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] :2nd and 4th stage, Tirreno–Adriatico 1989 :[[File:Jersey italianflag.svg|20px]] Italian National Road Race Championship 1990 :[[Ronde van Vlaanderen]] :[[La Flèche Wallonne]] :3rd stage, [[1990 Tour de France|Tour de France]] :9th stage, [[Tour of Switzerland]] 1991 :Liège–Bastogne–Liège :La Flèche Wallonne :15th stage, [[1991 Tour de France|Tour de France]] 1992 :5th, 6th and 7th stage, Tirreno–Adriatico 1993 :1st and 13th stage, [[1993 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] 1994 :La Flèche Wallonne :[[Giro del Trentino]] :2nd stage, [[1994 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] {{Palmares end}} == External links == *[http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/4980.html Official Tour de France results for Moreno Argentin] {{World Road Racing Champions}} {{Persondata |NAME= Argentin, Moreno |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION=[[Road bicycle racer]] |DATE OF BIRTH=1960-12-17 |PLACE OF BIRTH=[[San Donà di Piave]]. [[Veneto]], [[Italy]] |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Argentin, Moreno}}