Mario Scirea

Mario Scirea (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaːrjo ʃʃiˈrɛːa]; born 7 August 1964) is a former Italian racing cyclist.

Mario Scirea

Personal information
Born	7 August 1964 Oltre il Colle, Italy
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1989	Café de Colombia
1990–1993	Chateau d'Ax–Salotti
1994–1995	Team Polti–Vaporetto
1996–2001	Saeco–AS Juvenes San Marino
2002	Acqua & Sapone
2003–2004	Domina Vacanze–Elitron

Career

Scirea was a professional for 15 years, riding with six different teams throughout his career. He rode in 29 Grand Tours between 1989 and 2004.[1][2] He also rode in the team time trial event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[3] From 1996 until the end of his career in 2004, he rode with Mario Cipollini.

Scirea's only major victory was in 1987, when he won the World Time Trial Team Championships with teammates Roberto Fortunato, Eros Poli and Flavio Vanzella. He also finished second in the same event the previous year.

His only notable win as a professional was stage two of the Hofbrau Cup in 1996.

Major results

1986

2nd World Time Trial Team Championships

1987

1st World Time Trial Team Championships (with Roberto Fortunato, Eros Poli and Flavio Vanzella)

1996

1st Stage 2 Hofbrau Cup

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Giro d'Italia	131	—	105	—	115	85	102	95	DNF	61	67	56	121	109	84	121
Tour de France	DNF	—	—	107	120	DNF	98	DNF	—	DNF	DNF	DNF	—	—	—	—
Vuelta a España	—	117	106	112	—	—	DNF	—	113	—	—	—	—	DNF	—	—

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

References

1. "Mario Scirea". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
2. "Mario Scirea". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
3. "Mario Scirea". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2014.

External links

• Mario Scirea at Cycling Archives