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Gianni Bugno
Gianni Bugno (Italian: [ˈdʒanni ˈbuɲɲo]; born 14 February 1964) is a retired Italian professional road racing cyclist.
Bugno was a versatile rider, able to do well in different types of races. He won numerous stages in the Tour de France, and the Milan–San Remo classic in 1990. In 1991, he won the Clásica de San Sebastián, and in 1994, he won the Tour of Flanders.
Bugno's greatest success was the double victory in the World Championship. In 1991 he beat Steven Rooks of the Netherlands and Miguel Indurain of Spain, and in 1992 finished ahead of Laurent Jalabert of France and Dmitri Konyshev of Russia.
Bugno's performance in the Grand Tours, however, was overshadowed by Miguel Indurain. Bugno's victory in the Giro d'Italia in 1990 is considered one of the most dominant performances in that race — he led from start to finish. While he won the Giro in 1990, he finished second to Indurain in the Tour de France in 1991 and third behind Indurain and Claudio Chiappucci in 1992. In a battle in the 1992 Tour, Indurain kept his calm despite Chiappucci's attack in the Alps; Bugno had to chase and cracked in the final parts of the stage. Indurain was quoted as saying that Bugno was his biggest threat in the Tour.
Based in Monza but born in Switzerland, Bugno was considered introverted, pensive and softly-spoken. He entered the professional cycling in September 1985 with Atala. In March 1986, he won his first professional race at the Giro del Friuli. He made his debut at the 1986 Giro d'Italia and finished in 41st overall. In June, he won the Giro dell'Appennino, out-sprinting Francesco Moser. On 16 October 1986, he won the Giro del Piemonte in Novara.
Bugno gained his first major victory riding for the Swiss team Chateau d'Ax on a flat stage of the 1988 Tour de France, having escaped in a breakaway alongside a more experienced Belgian Jan Nevens towards the stage end into Limoges, he surprised Nevens with an electric sprint.
Bugno won the 1990 Milan–San Remo with a record average speed of 45.8kph, breaking the speed record set by Eddy Merckx in 1967. Having gone clear with Angelo Canzonieri after passing Imperia, before riding clear on the Cipressa, maintaining a lead of 15 seconds on the chasers over the Poggio, holding off Rolf Gölz to become the first Italian winner since Francesco Moser six years prior.
Bugno secured a dominant victory in the 1990 Giro d'Italia having led from the start by claiming the maglia rosa on day one, having won the opening 13 km time trial in Bari by three seconds from specialist Thierry Marie. He won a mountainous stage on the seventh day, and the final time trial in handsome fashion to win by 6:33 from Charly Mottet. The winning margin was the greatest at the Giro since Merckx led Felice Gimondi by over seven minutes in 1973. His consistency also saw Bugno claim the points classification ahead of Phil Anderson, with his performance earning enough points for Bugno to top the UCI Road World Rankings for the first time.
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Gianni Bugno
Gianni Bugno (Italian: [ˈdʒanni ˈbuɲɲo]; born 14 February 1964) is a retired Italian professional road racing cyclist.
Bugno was a versatile rider, able to do well in different types of races. He won numerous stages in the Tour de France, and the Milan–San Remo classic in 1990. In 1991, he won the Clásica de San Sebastián, and in 1994, he won the Tour of Flanders.
Bugno's greatest success was the double victory in the World Championship. In 1991 he beat Steven Rooks of the Netherlands and Miguel Indurain of Spain, and in 1992 finished ahead of Laurent Jalabert of France and Dmitri Konyshev of Russia.
Bugno's performance in the Grand Tours, however, was overshadowed by Miguel Indurain. Bugno's victory in the Giro d'Italia in 1990 is considered one of the most dominant performances in that race — he led from start to finish. While he won the Giro in 1990, he finished second to Indurain in the Tour de France in 1991 and third behind Indurain and Claudio Chiappucci in 1992. In a battle in the 1992 Tour, Indurain kept his calm despite Chiappucci's attack in the Alps; Bugno had to chase and cracked in the final parts of the stage. Indurain was quoted as saying that Bugno was his biggest threat in the Tour.
Based in Monza but born in Switzerland, Bugno was considered introverted, pensive and softly-spoken. He entered the professional cycling in September 1985 with Atala. In March 1986, he won his first professional race at the Giro del Friuli. He made his debut at the 1986 Giro d'Italia and finished in 41st overall. In June, he won the Giro dell'Appennino, out-sprinting Francesco Moser. On 16 October 1986, he won the Giro del Piemonte in Novara.
Bugno gained his first major victory riding for the Swiss team Chateau d'Ax on a flat stage of the 1988 Tour de France, having escaped in a breakaway alongside a more experienced Belgian Jan Nevens towards the stage end into Limoges, he surprised Nevens with an electric sprint.
Bugno won the 1990 Milan–San Remo with a record average speed of 45.8kph, breaking the speed record set by Eddy Merckx in 1967. Having gone clear with Angelo Canzonieri after passing Imperia, before riding clear on the Cipressa, maintaining a lead of 15 seconds on the chasers over the Poggio, holding off Rolf Gölz to become the first Italian winner since Francesco Moser six years prior.
Bugno secured a dominant victory in the 1990 Giro d'Italia having led from the start by claiming the maglia rosa on day one, having won the opening 13 km time trial in Bari by three seconds from specialist Thierry Marie. He won a mountainous stage on the seventh day, and the final time trial in handsome fashion to win by 6:33 from Charly Mottet. The winning margin was the greatest at the Giro since Merckx led Felice Gimondi by over seven minutes in 1973. His consistency also saw Bugno claim the points classification ahead of Phil Anderson, with his performance earning enough points for Bugno to top the UCI Road World Rankings for the first time.
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