Ivan Gotti
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Ivan Gotti is an Italian
former professional road racing cyclist.
Gotti was born at San Pellegrino Terme
, Lombardy
. He first came to prominence by finishing 5th overall in the 1995 Tour de France. The highlights of his career are his two overall wins in the 1997 and 1999 Giro d'Italia
.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
former professional road racing cyclist.
Gotti was born at San Pellegrino Terme
San Pellegrino Terme
San Pellegrino Terme is a comune in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy, best known for being the location where San Pellegrino, a carbonated mineral water drink is produced.-Twin towns:*Burgdorf, Switzerland, Switzerland,*Larino, Italy,...
, Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
. He first came to prominence by finishing 5th overall in the 1995 Tour de France. The highlights of his career are his two overall wins in the 1997 and 1999 Giro d'Italia
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
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Giro d'ItaliaGiro d'ItaliaThe Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
(19971997 Giro d'ItaliaThe 1997 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 80th running of the race, was held from 17 May to 8 June 1997. It covered a total of 3,912 km, in 22 stages, completed at an average speed of 38.017 km/h. It was won by the Italian Ivan Gotti.- General classification :...
, 19991999 Giro d'ItaliaThe 1999 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 82nd edition of the race, was held from 15 May to 6 June 1999. It covered in 22 stages. It was won by the Italian Ivan Gotti....
) - 1 stage in the Volta a Catalunya (2001)
- Trofeo Bonacossa, Giro d'Italia (1997)
- 2 stages in the Giro d'Italia
- 11 days in Pink jersey
- 2 days in Yellow jerseyYellow jerseyThe general classification in the Tour de France is the most important classification, the one by which the winner of the Tour de France is determined. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification wears the yellow jersey .-History:...