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Wikipedia / Franco Chioccioli

Franco Chioccioli (born 25 August 1959) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1991 Giro d'Italia.

Career

From Pian di Scò in Tuscany, Chioccioli was nicknamed 'Coppino' due to his likeness in appearance to Fausto Coppi. The youngest of eight brothers, he debuted in professional cycling with Selle Italia in 1982. He had early wins at the Coppa Agostoni in 1984, at the 1984 Giro del Trentino, and the Giro del Friuli in 1985.

Chioccioli had five top-ten finishes at the Tour of Italy prior to his overall victory in the race, with three stage wins. He had placed sixth overall in 1986 and 1990, finished fifth in 1988 and 1989, and had worn the leader's pink jersey in 1988 prior to losing it in blizzard conditions to American Andy Hampsten.

Chioccioli won the 1991 Giro d'Italia ahead of compatriots Claudio Chiappucci, Massimiliano Lelli and Gianni Bugno. It was a tough race with 35 mountain climbs. He won three individual stages, an individual time trial and two in the mountains, including at the top of Marmolada, and wore the leader's maglia rosa for 19 days across the three-week race.

Defending his title at the 1992 Giro d'Italia, Chioccioli placed third overall behind an imperious Miguel Indurain and Claudio Chiappucci, his performance including a win on the penultimate stage ahead of Indurain on Mount Ologno. Chioccioli won stage 15 of the 1992 Tour de France from Le Bourg-d'Oisans to St Etienne in his debut appearance in the race, winning with a solo breakaway as the race left The Alps.

Major results

  1. 1977

  2. 1st Overall Giro della Lunigiana

  3. 1981

  4. 2nd Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta

  5. 1982

  6. 2nd Giro dell'Etna

  7. 2nd Giro dell'Appennino

  8. 4th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore

  9. 6th Overall Giro del Trentino

  10. 7th Giro di Toscana

  11. 1983

  12. 1st Young rider classification Giro d'Italia

  13. 7th Milan–San Remo

  14. 10th Overall Giro del Trentino

    1. 1st Stage 1

    10th Tre Valli Varesine

  15. 1984

  16. 1st Overall Giro del Trentino

    1. 1st Stage 2

    1st Coppa Agostoni

  17. 3rd Coppa Placci

  18. 3rd Giro dell'Etna

  19. 1985

  20. 1st Giro del Friuli

  21. 9th Overall Giro d'Italia

    1. 1st Stage 14

    9th Overall Giro del Trentino

  22. 1986

  23. 4th Overall Giro di Puglia

  24. 5th Overall Tour de Suisse

    1. 1st Stage 6

    6th Overall Giro d'Italia

    1. 1st Stage 8

    10th Trofeo Pantalica

  25. 1987

  26. 1st Trofeo dello Scalatore

  27. 1st Stage 4 Giro di Puglia

  28. 2nd Giro dell'Etna

  29. 2nd Trofeo Pantalica

  30. 3rd Giro della Provincia di reggio Calabria

  31. 8th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

  32. 8th Milan–San Remo

  33. 1988

  34. 2nd Overall Giro di Puglia

    1. 1st Stage 4

    5th Overall Giro d'Italia

    1. 1st Stages 4b (TTT) & 6

    6th Giro di Toscana

  35. 1989

  36. 4th Tre Valli Varesine

  37. 5th Overall Giro d'Italia

  38. 7th Giro di Toscana

  39. 1990

  40. 1st Stage 4 Giro del Trentino

  41. 6th Overall Giro d'Italia

  42. 1991

  43. 1st Overall Giro d'Italia

    1. 1st Stages 15, 17 & 20 (ITT)

    1st Coppa Sabatini

  44. 2nd Road race, National Road Championships

  45. 2nd Giro del Friuli

  46. 4th Giro di Toscana

  47. 4th GP Industria & Artigianato

  48. 8th Overall Giro del Trentino

  49. 8th Coppa Placci

  50. 1992

  51. 1st Overall Euskal Bizikleta

    1. 1st Stage 5

    1st Stage 15 Tour de France

  52. 1st Stage 1 Giro del Trentino

  53. 3rd Overall Giro d'Italia

    1. 1st Stage 20

    8th GP Industria & Artigianato

  54. 10th Coppa Agostoni

  55. 1993

  56. 2nd Overall Euskal Bizikleta

    1. 1st Stage 5

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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