Italo Zilioli
Italo Zilioli (born September 24, 1941 in Turin , Italy ) is a former Italian cyclist .
Athletic career
After he was able to become Italian junior champion in individual road driving in 1959, there were no great successes with the amateurs. In 1962 he switched to the professional camp and was able to achieve 6 victories in the following year. At the Giro d`Italia in 1964, 1965 and 1966, Zilioli achieved his best results when he was second in the overall standings. In 1969 it ranked 3rd and shone in 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1972 with one stage win each.
The Northern Italian competed three times in the Tour de France: in 1970 he won a stage and finished in 13th place, while he had to retire early in 1968 and 1972. Zilioli was a temporary team-mate of Felice Gimondi (1967), Franco Bitossi (1968/69), Eddy Merckx (1970) and Gösta Pettersson (1971). In the 15 years as a professional driver, Zilioli celebrated 55 victories and numerous other successes. He won the Italian one-day races Giro dell'Emilia , Giro dell Piemont , Giro dell Ticino, Giro dell'Appennino , Giro dell Campania and Giro dell Veneto. In 1966 he was also able to win the championship in Zurich . In 1976, at the age of 35, he ended his active career as a professional. He has achieved a total of 53 victories as a professional driver.
Professional
Today Zilioli is responsible for the stage starts at the Giro d´Italia.
Greatest successes
- Tour de France : 1970 : 2nd stage
- Giro d'Italia : 1965 : 18th stage, 1968 : 5th stage, 1969 : 19th stage, 1970 : 10th stage, 1972 : 10th stage
- Tour de Suisse : 1963: 1st stage
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Tirreno – Adriatico : 1968: 3rd stage, 1971:
& 2nd stage, 1974: 2nd stage, 1975: 2nd stage (part 2) - Championship of Zurich : 1966
Teams
- 1962-1964 Carpano
- 1965-1966 Sanson
- 1967 Salvarani
- 1968-1969 Filotex
- 1970 Faemino-Faema
- 1971 Ferretti
- 1972 Salvarani
- 1973–1974 lathe operator
- 1975 Magniflex
- 1976 Furzi-Vibor
Individual evidence
- ↑ Luciano Boccaccini, Giovanni Tarello: Annuario Storico Del Ciclismo Italiano . Publialfa Edizion, Milan 1994, p. 390 (Italian).
Web links
- Italo Zilioli in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Italo Zilioli in the Tour de France database(French / English )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zilioli, Italo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Turin |