Top 10 Italian cyclists of the 20th century: Coppi, Bartali, Moser...
CyclingSaturday, 09 November 2024 at 21:30
Italy is one of the great historical powers of cycling. In this article we wanted to analyse who are the best riders of the twentieth century from this country. See our top 10 list right here and let us know if you agree!
Legendary cyclists like Fausto Coppi and his great rival Gino Bartali, to more forgotten men like Francesco Moser. These are for us the top 10 Italian riders of the last century, accompanied by the main achievements they made during their respective professional careers.
1. Fausto Coppi
- 5x Giro d'Italia ('53, '52, '49, '47, '40)
- 2x Tour de France ('52, '49)
- 22x stages in the Giro d'Italia ('55, '54, '53, '52, '51, '49, '48, '47, '46, '40)
- 5x Il Lombardia ('54, '49, '48, '47, '46)
- 3x Milan-San Remo ('49, '48, '46)
- 9x stages in the Tour de France ('52, '51, '49)
- 4x Baracchi Trophy ('57, '55, '54, '53)
- 1x World Championship road race ('53)
- 1x Paris-Roubaix ('50)
- 3x Giro dell'Emilia ('48, '47, '41)
- 3x Tre Valli Varesine ('55, '48, '41)
- 2x Tour de France mountain classification ('52, '49)
2. Gino Bartali
- 3x Giro d'Italia ('46, '37, '36)
- 2x Tour de France ('48, '38)
- 4x Milan-San Remo ('50, '47, '40, '39)
- 17x stages in the Giro d'Italia ('50, '47, '40, '39, '37, '36, '35)
- 12x stages in the Tour de France ('50, '49, '48, '38, '37)
- 3x Il Lombardia ('40, '39, '36)
- 2x Tour de Suisse ('47, '46)
- 7x Giro d'Italia mountain classification ('47, '46, '40, '40, '39, '37, '36, '35)
- 2x Züri Metzgete ('48, '46)
- 4x 2nd Giro d'Italia ('50, '49, '47, '39)
- 1x Tour de Romandie ('49)
- 1x Itzulia ('35)
3. Francesco Moser
- 22x stages in the Giro d'Italia ('86, '85, '84, '84, '82, '81, '80, '79, '78, '76, '73)
- 3x Paris-Roubaix ('80, '79, '78)
- 5x Baracchi Trophy ('85, '84, '79, '75, '74)
- 1x Giro d'Italia ('84)
- 1x World Championship road race ('77)
- 2x Il Lombardia ('78, '75)
- 2x Tyrrhenian Adriatic ('81, '80)
- 3x Giro del Lazio ('84, '78, '77)
- 1x Milan-San Remo ('84)
- 4x Points classification in the Giro d'Italia ('82, '78, '77, '76)
- 1x Ghent-Wevelgem ('79)
- 1x Paris-Tours ('74)
4. Felice Gimondi
- 3x Giro d'Italia ('76, '69, '67)
- 1x Tour de France ('65)
- 7x stages in the Tour de France ('75, '69, '67, '65)
- 1x Vuelta a España ('68)
- 2x Il Lombardia ('73, '66)
- 1x World Championship road race ('73)
- 7x stages in the Giro d'Italia ('76, '73, '71, '68, '67, '66)
- 1x Milan-San Remo ('74)
- 5x GP Forli ('73, '71, '69, '68, '67)
- 1x Paris-Roubaix ('66)
- 2x Baracchi Trophy ('73, '68)
- 1x Tour de Romandie ('69)
5. Girardengo Costant
- 30x stages in the Giro d'Italia ('26, '25, '23, '22, '22, '21, '19, '14, '13)
- 6x Milan-San Remo ('28, '26, '25, '23, '21, '18)
- 2x Giro d'Italia ('23, '19)
- 3x Il Lombardia ('22, '21, '19)
- 5x Milan-Turin ('23, '20, '19, '15, '14)
- 5x Giro dell'Emilia ('25, '22, '21, '19, '18)
- 4x Corsa del XX settembre ('25, '23, '22, '21)
- 3x Milan-Modena ('28, '20, '19)
- 6x Giro della Provincia Milano ('25, '24, '23, '22, '21, '19)
- 4x Giro del Veneto ('26, '25, '24, '23)
- 3x Giro del Piemonte ('24, '20, '19)
- 1x Corsa del XX settembre ('13)
6. Fiorenzo Magni
- 3x Giro d'Italia ('55, '51, '48)
- 3x Tour of Flanders ('51, '50, '49)
- 7x stages in the Tour de France ('53, '52, '51, '50, '49)
- 3x Baracchi Trophy ('51, '50, '49)
- 6x Giro d'Italia stages ('55, '53, '50, '50, '48)
- 2x Giro del Lazio ('56, '51)
- 2x Rome-Naples-Rome ('53, '52)
- 3x stages in the Vuelta a España ('55)
- 2x Milan-Modena ('55, '54)
- 2x 2nd Giro d'Italia ('56, '52)
- 3x Giro del Piemonte ('56, '53, '42)
- 2x Giro della Romagna ('55, '51)
7. Franco Bitossi
- 21x stages in the Giro d'Italia ('75, '74, '71, '70, '70, '69, '68, '67, '66, '65, '64)
- 2x Il Lombardia ('70, '67)
- 2x Züri Metzgete ('68, '65)
- 4x stages in the Tour de France ('68, '66)
- 1x Volta a Catalunya ('70)
- 1x Tyrrhenian Adriatic ('67)
- 3x Mountain classification in the Giro d'Italia ('66, '65, '64)
- 1x Tour of Switzerland ('65)
- 8x stages in the Tour de Suisse ('74, '70, '65)
- 2x Giro dell'Emilia ('73, '70)
- 1x Giro del Lazio ('65)
- 6x stages in the Tyrrhenian Adriatic ('78, '74, '69, '68, '67)
8. Alfredo Binda
- 5x Giro d'Italia ('33, '29, '28, '27, '25)
- 41x stages in the Giro d'Italia ('33, '31, '29, '28, '27, '26, '25)
- 3x World Championship road race ('32, '30, '27)
- 4x Il Lombardia ('31, '27, '26, '25)
- 2x Milan-San Remo ('31, '29)
- 2x stages in the Tour de France ('30)
- 3x Nice - Puget - Theniers - Nice ('24, '23, '22)
- 2x Giro della Toscana ('27, '26)
- 2x Giro della Provincia Milano ('32, '26)
- 1x Milan-Modena ('26)
- 3x 2nd Milan-San Remo ('32, '28, '27)
- 2x Giro del Piemonte ('27, '26)
9. Giuseppe Saronni
- 24x stages in the Giro d'Italia ('85, '83, '82, '81, '80, '79, '78)
- 2x Giro d'Italia ('83, '79)
- 1x World Championship road race ('82)
- 2x Tyrrhenian Adriatic ('82, '78)
- 1x Milan-San Remo ('83)
- 2x Baracchi Trophy ('86, '79)
- 1x Il Lombardia ('82)
- 4x Tre Valli Varesine ('88, '80, '79, '77)
- 4x Points classification in the Giro d'Italia ('83, '81, '80, '79)
- 1x Tour de Suisse ('82)
- 1x Flèche Wallonne ('80)
- 1x Tour de Romandie ('79)
10. Marco Pantani
- 1x Tour de France ('98)
- 8x Tour de France stages ('00, '98, '97, '95)
- 1x Giro d'Italia ('98)
- 8x Giro d'Italia stages ('99, '98, '94)
- 1x GC Vuelta Ciclista a la Región de Murcia ('99)
- 1x King of the Mountains Giro d'Italia ('98)
- 1x GC A Travers Lausanne ('98)
- 1x Boucles de l'Aulne - Châteaulin ('98)
- 1x Tour de Suisse stage ('95)
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