Michael Wilson (cyclist)

Michael Wilson
Personal information
Born (1960-01-15) 15 January 1960 (age 64)
Adelaide, Australia
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1982–1986Alfa Lum–Sauber
1987Pepsi-Cola–Alba Cucine
1988–1990Weinmann–La Suisse–SMM Uster
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (1982)
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (1983)

One-day races and Classics

Trofeo Matteotti (1984)

Michael Wilson (born 15 January 1960) is a former Australian racing cyclist. He rode in nine Grand Tours between 1982 and 1989.[1][2] He also rode in two events at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[3]

Wilson set the fastest time in the amateur Goulburn to Sydney Classic in 1978 run from Goulburn to Liverpool.[4]

Major results

1978
1st Overall The Examiner Tour of the North
1980
1st Flèche d'or [fr] (with Jeff Leslie)
1982
1st Memorial Gastone Nencini
1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia
2nd Giro della Provincia di reggio Calabria
3rd Gran Piemonte
7th Overall Ruota d'Oro
1983
1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España
3rd GP Montelupo
6th Giro del Veneto
9th Giro di Romagna
1984
1st Trofeo Matteotti
2nd Giro dell'Emilia
1985
2nd Trofeo Baracchi (with Daniele Caroli)
7th Giro di Romagna
8th Overall Giro d'Italia
1986
2nd Trofeo Baracchi (with Daniele Caroli)
3rd Rund um den Henninger Turm
1988
2nd Tour du Nord-Ouest
3rd Grand Prix des Nations
8th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
10th Clásica de San Sebastián
1989
1st Stage 3 Tour de Suisse
4th Grand Prix des Nations
5th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Stage 3
8th Overall Tour de Romandie
1990
4th Overall Tour de Romandie
7th Coppa Sabatini
7th Grand Prix des Nations
9th Giro di Romagna
10th Tour du Nord-Ouest

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Vuelta a España — 52 DNF — — — — —
Giro d'Italia 43 61 102 8 17 — — —
Tour de France — — — — — — 50 69

References

  1. ^ "Michael Wilson". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Michael Wilson". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Michael Wilson". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Goulburn to Sydney - Amateur and Open" (PDF). Cycling NSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015.


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