Flavio Giupponi (born 9 May 1964 in

Bergamo Bergamo (; lmo, Bèrghem ; from the proto- Germanic elements *''berg +*heim'', the "mountain home") is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from Switzerland, the alpine lakes C ...

) is an Italian former professional

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Professional career

Giupponi was as professional cyclist from 1985 to 1994. His best

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result was at the

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where he won Stage 14 in the high mountains and finished on the podium in 2nd place overall just 1:15 behind

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. He also won the

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in 1990.

Major results

;1984 : 2nd

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;1985 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

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::1st Stage 2b : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

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: 1st

Overall

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;1986 : 1st Stage 3 Giro d'Italia ( TTT) : 6th

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;1987 : 2nd

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: 5th Overall Giro d'Italia : 8th

;1988 : 1st Cronostaffetta ( TTT) : 1st Stage 3

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( TTT) : 4th Overall Giro d'Italia ;1989 : 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia ::1st Stage 14 ;1990 : 1st

: 3rd

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: 3rd

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;1991 : 9th

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;1994 : 8th Overall

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Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

Italian male cyclists Cyclists from Bergamo 1964 births Living people Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners {{Italy-cycling-bio-1960s-stub