Adriano Baffi (born 7 August 1962) is a former Italian bicycle road racer.[1] After his career as a rider, he became a team director. He is the son of Italian bicycle racer Pierino Baffi.

Adriano Baffi
Adriano Baffi at the Six Days of Grenoble 2011
Personal information
Born (1962-08-07) 7 August 1962 (age 62)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1985Ariostea–Oece
1986–1988Gis Gelati
1989–1992Ariostea
1993–1994Mercatone Uno–Zucchini–Medeghini
1995–1996Mapei–GB–Latexco
1997U.S. Postal Service
1998Ballan
1999–2002Mapei–Quick-Step
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
Points classification (1993)
5 individual stages (1990, 1993)
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (1995)

Baffi was born in Vailate, Italy. He joined the Luxembourg team Leopard Trek as a sporting director in 2011.[2]

Major results

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1980
1st   National Junior Kilometer Championships
1st   National Junior Team Pursuit Championships
1985
8th Milano–Torino
1987
1st   National Points Race Championships
1st Giro dell'Etna
1st Stage 1 Tour de Suisse
3rd Giro del Piemonte
4th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
1988
1st   National Points Race Championships
1st   Overall Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
1st Stages 2 & 4
1st Milano–Vignola
1st Giro di Campania
1st Stage 5 Giro di Puglia
Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Stages 2 & 6a
2nd Criterium d'Abruzzo
3rd Giro dell'Etna
1989
1st Milano–Vignola
1st Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
1st Stage 7a Paris–Nice
1st Stage 2 Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
Three Days of De Panne
1st Stages 2 & 3
3rd Milan–San Remo
5th Paris–Tours
7th Gent-Wevelgem
1990
1st Giro dell'Etna
1st Trofeo Pantalica
1st Stage 2 Giro del Trentino
1st Stage 5 Paris–Nice
1st Stage 5 Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
Giro d'Italia
1st Stages 11 & 18
4th Overall Tour of Belgium
1st Stage 2
8th Milan–San Remo
10th Paris–Tours
1991
3rd Giro dell'Etna
4th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
1992
1st Stage 2 Giro del Trentino
1st Stage 8 Paris–Nice
3rd Gent-Wevelgem
1993
Giro d'Italia
1st   Points classification
1st Stages 2, 8 & 18
6th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
10th Gent-Wevelgem
1994
1st Trofeo Luis Puig
1st Monte Carlo–Alassio
1st Stage 1 Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Stage 1 Giro del Trentino
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Andalucía
Ruta del Sol
1st Stages 2, 3 & 6
Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
1st Stages 4 & 5a
3rd Milan–San Remo
4th Scheldeprijs
7th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
1st Stages 1, 3, 4 & 5
1995
1st   Overall Vuelta a Murcia
1st Stages 2 & 5 (ITT)
1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España
Ruta del Sol
1st Stages 2 & 4
2nd Overall Vuelta a Mallorca
2nd Trofeo Manacor
2nd Trofeo Pantalica
2nd Trofeo Soller
3rd Trofeo Alcudia
2nd GP Llodio
2nd Ronde van Midden-Zeeland
2nd Continental Classic
3rd Dwars door Vlaanderen
5th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Stages 2 & 4
7th Paris–Tours
1996
1st   Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
1st Stages 3 & 4 (ITT)
1st Paris–Camembert
2nd Cholet-Pays de Loire
2nd Overall Giro di Sardegna
1st Stage 5
2nd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
3rd Giro dell'Etna
1997
1st Stage 6 Paris–Nice
5th Overall Danmark Rundt
1998
9th Overall Giro di Puglia
1999
1st   National Points Race Championships
2000
1st GP Zele
2001
1st Sindelfingen-Schleife

References

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  1. ^ "Adriano Baffi". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. ^ 1 "Baffi becomes sport director with Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project" VeloNation, 8 December 2010, Retrieved 17 April 2011 http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6642/Baffi-becomes-sport-director-with-Luxembourg-Pro-Cycling-Project.aspx