Luciano Borgognoni (12 October 1951 – 2 August 2014) was an Italian cyclist. As an amateur he won the 4000 m team pursuit event at the 1971 World Championships and placed fifth and ninth in the individual and team pursuit at the 1972 Summer Olympics, respectively.[1][2] After the Olympics he became professional road racer and won the Giro del Friuli and one stage in the Giro di Sardegna in 1974. He rode the Giro d’Italia in 1973–82 and won two stages in 1977. He failed to complete the 1976 Tour de France.[3]

Luciano Borgognoni
Borgognoni in 1973
Personal information
Born(1951-10-12)12 October 1951
Gallarate, Italy
Died2 August 2014(2014-08-02) (aged 62)
Gallarate, Italy
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
Track
RoleRider
Amateur teams
1970–1971Varese–Ganna
1972Passerini Gum
Professional teams
1973–1974Dreherforte
1975Zonca–Santini
1976Brooklyn
1977–1979Vibor
1980–1981Hoonved–Bottecchia
1982Del Tongo
Medal record
Representing  Italy
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1971 Varese Team pursuit

Major results

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Road

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1971
1st Stages 4 (TTT) & 5 Giro della Valle d'Aosta
1972
1st Giro dei Tre Laghi
1st Stage 6 Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
1974
1st Giro del Friuli
2nd Overall Giro di Sardegna
1st Stage 4
7th Giro di Romagna
8th Tre Valli Varesine
1975
1st GP Cemab
5th Giro del Veneto
5th Coppa Bernocchi
6th Overall Giro di Sardegna
7th Tre Valli Varesine
10th Trofeo Matteotti
1977
1st Stages 2b & 22 Giro d'Italia
1st Milano–Vignola
2nd Giro di Romagna
4th GP Montelupo
8th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
1978
1st Overall (TTT) Cronostaffetta
10th Züri-Metzgete
1979
6th Milan–San Remo

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
  Giro d'Italia 94 DNF 23 53 57 DNF DNF 54 DNF
  Tour de France DNF
  Vuelta a España
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

Track

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1971
1st   Team pursuit, UCI Amateur World Championships (with Giacomo Bazzan, Giorgio Morbiato & Pietro Algeri)
1st   Individual pursuit, National Amateur Track Championships
1974
1st   Individual pursuit, National Track Championships
1976
1st   Individual pursuit, National Track Championships

References

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  1. ^ "Luciano Borgognoni Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. ^ Lutto per il ciclismo varesino, muore Luciano Borgognoni Archived 5 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Varesenews.it
  3. ^ Luciano Borgognoni. cyclingarchives.com
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