Marco Giovannetti
# Marco Giovannetti

Marco Giovannetti (born 4 April 1962) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer and Olympic gold medalist who won the Vuelta a España in 1990. He has also won stages at the Tour de Suisse and the Giro d'Italia.

Giovannetti was born in Milan, Italy to a Tuscan family. Early in his career as an amateur, Giovannetti won the gold medal in the Team Road Race at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, together with Claudio Vandelli, Marcello Bartalini and Eros Poli.

Giovannetti's overall win in the 1990 Vuelta a España was due to a decisive attack on stage 6 over the Las Palomas mountain range. Although he placed fifth on the stage, his competitors fared worse and Giovannetti moved into second place and by stage 11 he had moved into the lead and eventually defeating the defending champion Pedro Delgado, who finished in second place. He became only the fourth Italian to win the Spanish Grand Tour.

In 1991, Giovannetti finished all three Grand Tours in a single season.

## Career achievements

### Major results

**1984 – Amateur**


    Gold Medal, Summer Olympics Men's Team Road Race

**1986**


    Giro d'Italia:
       Winner Maglia bianca (youth classification)
       8th place overall classification

**1987 – GIS Gelati-Jollyscarpe**


    4th overall and Stage 6 win, Tour de Suisse
    6th overall, Giro d'Italia

**1988 – GIS Gelati-Bruiatori Ecoflam**


    6th overall, Giro d'Italia

**1989 – Seur**


    8th overall, Giro d'Italia
    26th overall, Vuelta a España

**1990 – Seur**


    1st overall, Vuelta a España
    3rd overall, Giro d'Italia

**1991 – Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax**


    8th overall, Giro d'Italia
    30th overall, Tour de France
    18th overall, Vuelta a España

**1992 – Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax**


    Italian National Road Race Championship
    4th overall, Giro d'Italia

**1993 – Mapei**


    28th overall, Giro d'Italia

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | 18 | 4 | DNF | — |
| Giro d'Italia | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 28 | DNF |
| Tour de France | — | DNF | — | — | — | DNF | 30 | — | — | — |

Legend :

| — | Did not compete |
| - | - |
| DNF | Did not finish |
