| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1960-01-15) 15 January 1960 (age 64) Adelaide, Australia |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1982–1986 | Alfa Lum–Sauber |
| 1987 | Pepsi-Cola–Alba Cucine |
| 1988–1990 | Weinmann–La Suisse–SMM Uster |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Michael Wilson (born 15 January 1960) is a former Australian racing cyclist. He rode in nine Grand Tours between 1982 and 1989. He also rode in two events at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Wilson set the fastest time in the amateur Goulburn to Sydney Classic in 1978 run from Goulburn to Liverpool.
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
- "Michael Wilson". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- "Michael Wilson". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- "Michael Wilson". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- "Goulburn to Sydney - Amateur and Open" (PDF). Cycling NSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015.
External links
- Michael Wilson at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Michael Wilson at ProCyclingStats
- Michael Wilson at CycleBase
- Michael Wilson at Olympedia
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