Wladimiro Panizza


Wladimiro Panizza was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Panizza came from a Communist family and was named after Lenin. During his long career, he helped Felice Gimondi and Franco Bitossi. His best grand tour was the 1980 Giro d'Italia, where he placed second in the overall classification. He holds the record for participation in the Giro, completing the race 16 times out of 18 starts.

Major results

;1967
;1968
;1969
;1970
;1971
;1972
;1973
;1974
;1975
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;1981
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