Mauro Gianetti
![]() Mauro Gianetti in 1997 | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Mauro Gianetti | |||||||||||||
Born | Lugano, Switzerland | 16 March 1964|||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb) | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||
Role | Rider & directeur sportif | |||||||||||||
Professional teams | ||||||||||||||
1986 | Cilo-Aufina | |||||||||||||
1987 | Paini-Bottecchia | |||||||||||||
1988 | ||||||||||||||
1989–1991 | Helvetia-La Suisse | |||||||||||||
1992–1993 | Lotus–Festina | |||||||||||||
1994 | Mapei–CLAS | |||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Team Polti | |||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Française des Jeux | |||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Vini Caldirola | |||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Team Coast | |||||||||||||
Managerial teams | ||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Tacconi Sport | |||||||||||||
2004–2011 | Saunier Duval–Prodir | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mauro Gianetti (born 16 March 1964 in Lugano) is a Swiss directeur sportif, and a former rider in professional road bicycle racing. Gianetti was employed as team manager for the Saunier Duval–Prodir cycling team throughout its existence between 2004 and 2011.
Several riders have been sanctioned for doping violations that occurred during his tenure as directeur sportif, including Riccardo Riccò and Juan José Cobo. Gianetti currently sits on the Board of Directors of UAE Team Emirates.[1]
With over 30 professional victories, Gianetti's biggest career accomplishments as a rider include winning the 1995 Liège–Bastogne–Liège and Amstel Gold Race and representing Switzerland at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
His son Noé Gianetti was also a professional cyclist.[2]
Major results[]
Directeur sportif[]
- 2002–2003
- 2004–2011
Rider[]
- 1995
- 1st, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1st, Amstel Gold Race
- 1996
- 2nd (Silver), World Cycling Championships – Road Race
- 3rd, Overall, Critérium International
- 1st, Stage 2
After retirement[]
CEO GM Bikes SA, www.maurogianetti.com CEO UAE Team Emirates www.uaeteamemirates.com Gianetti became assistant director of Dante Lam, and helped to film the Milan leg of Taiwanese movie To The Fore.
References[]
- ^ "Mauro Gianetti - UAE team Emirates". 2018.
- ^ "Gianetti's son, Noè, joins Footon-Servetto". 27 November 2009.
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Swiss male cyclists
- Olympic cyclists of Switzerland
- Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- People from Lugano
- Swiss people of Italian descent
- Swiss cycling biography stubs