 Panizza in 1971 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Wladimiro Panizza |
| Born | 5 June 1945 Fagnano Olona, Italy |
| Died | 21 June 2002 (aged 57) Cassano Magnago, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team | |
| 1965–1966 | VC Bustese |
| Professional teams | |
| 1967–1968 | Vittadello |
| 1969–1970 | Salvarani |
| 1971 | Cosatto–Marsicano |
| 1972 | Zonca |
| 1973 | G.B.C.–Sony–Furzi |
| 1974–1975 | Brooklyn |
| 1976–1977 | Scic |
| 1978 | Vibor |
| 1978 | Sanson–Campagnolo |
| 1980–1981 | Gis Gelati |
| 1982 | Del Tongo |
| 1983–1984 | Atala |
| 1985 | Ariostea–Oece |
| Major wins | |
| 2 stages Giro d'Italia 1 stage Tour de France Grand Prix du Midi Libre (1977) | |
Wladimiro Panizza (5 June 1945 – 21 June 2002) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Panizza came from a Communist family and was named after Lenin. During his long career (1967–1985), he helped Felice Gimondi and Franco Bitossi. His best grand tour was the 1980 Giro d'Italia, where he placed second in the overall classification. He holds the record for number of starts and number of completions in the Giro, completing the race 16 times out of 18 starts.[1][2]
Major results
- 1967
- 1st GP Montelupo
- 1st GP Hiussano
- 1st GP Valsassina
- 1st GP Robbiano
- 4th Giro di Lombardia
- 1968
- 2nd Coppa Sabatini
- 3rd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
- 1969
- 3rd Giro di Campania
- 1970
- 1st GP Monaco
- 2nd Tour du Haut Var
- 9th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1971
- 3rd Trofeo Laigueglia
- 5th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 9th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1972
- 3rd GP Montelupo
- 3rd Giro del Piemonte
- 3rd Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 5th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1973
- 1st Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
- 1st Giro della Romagna
- 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 3rd Giro del Veneto
- 5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1st Stage 4b
- 6th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1974
- 2nd Giro di Campania
- 2nd Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1st Stage 1
- 3rd Overall A Travers Lausanne
- 4th Overall Tour de France
- 4th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1975
- 1st
National Cyclo-cross Championships - 1st Milano–Torino
- 2nd Giro di Campania
- 3rd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 3rd Giro del Veneto
- 6th Overall Giro d'Italia:
- 1st Stage 17b
- 8th Giro di Lombardia
- 10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1976
- 1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
- 1st Stage 15 Tour de France
- 1st Stage 1 Giro di Sardegna
- 2nd Milan–San Remo
- 3rd Giro di Lombardia
- 3rd National Road Race Championships
- 6th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1977
- 1st Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 2nd Coppa Bernocchi
- 2nd Trittico Lombardo
- 3rd Giro dell'Appennino
- 5th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 5th Giro di Lombardia
- 1978
- 2nd Giro di Campania
- 2nd Giro dell'Emilia
- 2nd Trofeo Pantalica
- 2nd Trittico Lombardo
- 3rd Giro di Puglia
- 3rd Coppa Bernocchi
- 4th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 17
- 4th Giro di Lombardia
- 1979
- 1st Stage 1 Tirreno–Adriatico
- 2nd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
- 2nd Giro del Piemonte
- 3rd Milano–Torino
- 3rd Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
- 8th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1980
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Romandie
- 1st Giro della Provincia di Siracusa
- 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
- 2nd Giro del Piemonte
- 2nd Coppa Agostoni
- 2nd Coppa Placci
- 2nd Giro dell'Emilia
- 3rd Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 4th Road race, UCI World Road Championships
- 9th Giro di Lombardia
- 1981
- 1st Giro del Friuli
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
- 2nd Trofeo Pantalica
- 3rd Giro dell'Appennino
- 1982
- 1st Giro della Provincia di Siracusa
- 1st Trofeo dell'Etna
- 3rd Trofeo Laigueglia
- 3rd Giro di Campania
- 5th Züri-Metzgete
- 1983
- 3rd Giro dell'Appennino
- 10th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1984
- 3rd Giro dell'Appennino
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
22 | — | 16 | DNF | 9 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 2 | DNF | 20 | 10 | 11 | 28 |
 Tour de France |
— | — | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España |
DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ↑ Wladimiro Panizza at Cycling Archives
- ↑ van den Akker, Pieter (2023). Giro d'Italia rules and statistics. p. 13. ISBN 979-8863173719.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wladimiro Panizza.
- Official Tour de France results for Wladimiro Panizza
- Wladimiro Panizza at Cycling Archives
- Wladimiro Panizza at ProCyclingStats
- Wladimiro Panizza at CycleBase
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