Moreno Argentin

Moreno Argentin
Argentin in 1987
Personal information
Full nameMoreno Argentin
NicknameIl Capo
Born (1960-12-17) 17 December 1960
San Donà di Piave, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
19811984Sammontana
19851986Sammontana–Bianchi
19871989Gewiss–Bianchi
19901992Ariostea
1993Mecair-Ballan
1994Gewiss–Ballan
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
2 individual stage (1990, 1991)
1 TTT (1991)
Giro d'Italia
13 individual stages (19811994)

Stage Races

Danmark Rundt (1985)
Giro del Trentino (1994)

One-Day Races and Classics

World Road Race Championship (1986)
National Road Race Championship (1983, 1989)
Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1985, 1986, 1987, 1991)
Giro di Lombardia (1987)
Tour of Flanders (1990)
La Flèche Wallonne (1990, 1991, 1994)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
1986 Colorado SpringsElite Men's Road Race
1987 VillachElite Men's Road Race
1985 Giavera di MontelloElite Men's Road Race

Moreno Argentin (born 17 December 1960) is an Italian former professional cyclist (from 1981 to 1994) and race director.

Born in San Donà di Piave (Veneto), Argentin won stages in the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia, and the Tour de Suisse. Known as Il Capo ("The Boss"), he won Liège–Bastogne–Liège four times, the La Flèche Wallonne three times, and the Tour of Flanders and Giro di Lombardia once. He became Italian national champion in 1983 and 1989, and world champion in 1986.

Argentin cofounded the Adriatica Ionica Race, first run in 2018.