2019

VITTORIO
ADORNI

Italy

Date of birth
14/11/1937

Place of birth
SAN LAZZARO DI PARMA

Career start
1961

Career end
1970

A legend of the sport, Italian Vittorio Adorni won the Giro d’Italia in 1965. Having turned pro in 1961, his list of impressive achievements includes numerous stage victories at the Corsa Rosa and remarkable success at the 1968 Road World Championship. During his career Adorni, born 14 November 1937 in San Lazzaro Parmense, wore the Maglia Rosa 19 times and won 11 Giro stages, the first of which was Moena - Aprica in 1962; a feat he went on to repeat in the following two years, winning two stages on both occasions. His 1965 Giro d'Italia General Classification success came after winning three stages. He also wore the Maglia Rosa in the 1966 Giro after winning the Parma time trial, although overall victory escaped him. In 1967 Adorni won another stage in Trento, on his way to taking fourth place overall, and in 1969, Adorni won his final stage at the Giro in Folgarida.In 1968 Adorni won the UCI Road World Championship in style. On the famous motor racing circuit at Imola, Italy, he escaped with 93km to go and rode away to finish 10 minutes clear of the field… even his regular Faemino–Faema teammate Eddy Merckx did not take up the chase.