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1972
1981
1982
1984
1993
1994
1995
1996
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2004
2007
2008
2010
2011
2013
2015
1972
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EDDY MERCKX

1972

The Belgian champion conquers the supremacy of the hour pedaling for 49.431 km on a steel bike made especially for him by Ernesto Colnago, the result of 200 hours of work and weighs just 5 kg and 750 grams.

EDDY MERCKX
1981
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FREDDY MAERTENS

1981

In Prague, the great Belgian sprinter, riding a Colnago Mexico, beats in the last meters Beppe Saronni.

FREDDY MAERTENS
1982
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GIUSEPPE SARONNI

1982

Saronni, riding a Colnago Mexico, redeems himself from the defeat of the previous year with an imperious shot in the final kilometer at Goodwood, England.

GIUSEPPE SARONNI
1984
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BARTALINI, GIOVANNETTI, POLI E VANDELLI

1984

In Los Angeles the Italian quartet on Colnago monocoque in carbon fiber wins the gold medal in the 100 km time trial road, dominating the race and setting the record on that distance.

BARTALINI, GIOVANNETTI, POLI E VANDELLI
1993
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BRASI, CONTRI, FINA, SALVATO

1993

The blue quartet, on a Colnago made for the event in only 6 units with different molds, won the team time trial in Oslo on a distance of 100 km.

BRASI, CONTRI, FINA, SALVATO
1993
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MAURIZIO FONDRIEST

1993

The cyclist from Trentino conquers this great classic on Colnago Carbitubo, detaching everyone on the Poggio climb.

MAURIZIO FONDRIEST
1994
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TONY ROMINGER

1994

The Swiss man won the gold jersey of the Spanish stage race riding a Colnago Carbitubo, a bicycle launched on that occasion, and destined to make the history of cycling.

TONY ROMINGER
1994
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TONY ROMINGER

1994

At the Bordeaux velodrome the Swiss ride set a new hour record with 55,291 km, beating himself. Rominger rode a Colnago Oval CX in steel, weighing 6.5 kg, with flat fork and tubes to ensure greater penetration into the air.

TONY ROMINGER
1995
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FRANCO BALLERINI

1995

Ballerini triumphs over a Colnago C40, first time for a carbon bike in this race, then the C40 won 4 more times in the next 5 years.

FRANCO BALLERINI
1995
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ABRAHAM OLANO

1995

The Spaniard on Colnago BiTitan wins in Duitama, Colombia, one of the toughest world championships ever, ahead of Miguel Indurain and Marco Pantani.

ABRAHAM OLANO
1996
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PAVEL TONKOV

1996

For the time trial stage of that edition of the Giro, Tonkov rode with the monocoque carbon Colnago C42 with rear hull.

PAVEL TONKOV
1996
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PAVEL TONKOV

1996

The Russian runner wins the pink race on a Colnago C40. In the following years, always in the Giro d’Italia, his “duels” with Marco Pantani will become famous.

PAVEL TONKOV
1996
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JOHAN MUSEEUW

1996

After the success of Ballerini for the previous year, Museeuw wins at Roubaix on Colnago C40, with the triumph of the whole Mapei-Colnago team, with second, third and fifth place of Bortolami, Tafi and Ballerini.

JOHAN MUSEEUW
1996
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JOHAN MUSEEUW

1996

The Belgian champion wins the rainbow jersey on the Lugano circuit, taking off in a sprint of two, on a Colnago C40, the Swiss rider Mauro Gianetti.

JOHAN MUSEEUW
1998
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FRANCO BALLERINI

1998

Ballerini repeats the success of 1995, again on the Colnago C40, a bicycle now kept in the Colnago museum, still encrusted with the original mud of the race.

FRANCO BALLERINI
1998
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OSCAR CAMENZIND

1998

The Swiss, riding a Colnago C40 in a pouring rain, wins the race in Valkenburg, Holland.

OSCAR CAMENZIND
1999
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ANDREA TAFI

1999

The Italian rider, on Colnago C40, wins the hardest of the classics. The podium, as in 1996, is all about Colnago, with the Belgian Peeters and Steels second and third.

ANDREA TAFI
2000
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JOHAN MUSEEUW

2000

Museeuw wins the fifth Roubaix on Colnago C40 in 6 years by Mapei-Colnago. An extraordinary result for one of the most victorious bikes ever.

JOHAN MUSEEUW
2001
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OSCAR FREIRE

2001

In Lisbon, the Spanish rider beats Paolo Bettini in a dramatic sprint.

OSCAR FREIRE
2001
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YAROSLAW POPOVYCH

2001

The young Ukrainian Popovych wins in Lisbon the Under 23’s race, leaving the Italian Caruso in the final.

YAROSLAW POPOVYCH
2002
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PAOLO BETTINI

2002

The Tuscan rider triumphs in the oldest classic race pulling away all thanks to the help of his teammate Stefano Garzelli, both on Colnago C50.

PAOLO BETTINI
2004
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OSCAR FREIRE

2004

The Spaniard wins the Milan Sanremo sprint on a Colnago C50 Extreme Power.

OSCAR FREIRE
2004
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OSCAR FREIRE

2004

On the Verona circuit, this time riding a Colnago C50 HP, Freire repeats the success of 3 years earlier, beating in a sprint of three Zabel and Paolini.

OSCAR FREIRE
2007
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MICHAEL RASMUSSEN

2007

The Danish, riding a Colnago Extreme C, dominates the Tour in the mountains.

MICHAEL RASMUSSEN
2007
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DENIS MENCHOV

2007

The Russian wins the overall classification of the Tour of Spain on Colnago Extreme C.

DENIS MENCHOV
2007
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ALESSANDRO PETACCHI

2007

The strong Italian sprinter won the prestigious French race on Extreme Power, with a sprint of great power.

ALESSANDRO PETACCHI
2008
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LARS BOOM

2008

The strong Dutch rider wins in Treviso on the Colnago C50 Cross in the Elite category.

LARS BOOM
2010
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ANTONY CHARTEAU

2010

The French rider wins the polka-dotted jersey on Colnago C59 as the best climber for this edition of the Tour.

ANTONY CHARTEAU
2011
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THOMAS VOECKLER

2011

10 days in yellow jersey on Colnago C59 for the generous French rider. Colnago realizes for the occasion an all yellow bicycle.

THOMAS VOECKLER
2013
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CYCLOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

2013

The Belgian cyclist, on Colnago Prestige, wins in Louisville, USA, in the Elite category.

CYCLOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
2015
ELISA LONGO BORGHINI

ELISA LONGO BORGHINI

2015

First Italian to win this tough classic, Longo Borghini has detached all 30 km from the finish line on the monocoque Colnago V1-R.

ELISA LONGO BORGHINI
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