Mario Scirea
 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 August 1964 Oltre il Colle, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1989 | Café de Colombia |
| 1990–1993 | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti |
| 1994–1995 | Team Polti–Vaporetto |
| 1996–2001 | Saeco–AS Juvenes San Marino |
| 2002 | Acqua & Sapone |
| 2003–2004 | Domina Vacanze–Elitron |
Mario Scirea (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaːrjo ʃʃiˈrɛːa]; born 7 August 1964) is a former Italian racing cyclist.
Career[]
Scirea was a professional for 15 years, riding with six different teams throughout his career. He rode in 29 Grand Tours between 1989 and 2004.[1][2] He also rode in the team time trial event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[3] From 1996 until the end of his career in 2004, he rode with Mario Cipollini and was a key member of Cipollini's legendary sprint train.
Scirea's only major victory was in 1987, when he won the World Time Trial Team Championships with teammates , Eros Poli and Flavio Vanzella. He also finished second in the same event the previous year.
His only notable win as a professional was stage two of the Hofbrau Cup in 1996.
Major results[]
- 1986
- 2nd World Time Trial Team Championships
- 1987
- 1st
World Time Trial Team Championships (with , Eros Poli and Flavio Vanzella) - 1996
- 1st Stage 2 Hofbrau Cup
Grand Tour general classification results timeline[]
| Grand Tour | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
131 | — | 105 | — | 115 | 85 | 102 | 95 | DNF | 61 | 67 | 56 | 121 | 109 | 84 | 121 |
 Tour de France
|
DNF | — | — | 107 | 120 | DNF | 98 | DNF | — | DNF | DNF | DNF | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | 117 | 106 | 112 | — | — | DNF | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References[]
- ^ "Mario Scirea". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Mario Scirea". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Mario Scirea". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
External links[]
- Mario Scirea at Cycling Archives
- Mario Scirea at ProCyclingStats
- Mario Scirea at Olympedia
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