Marco Saligari (born 18 May 1965 in Sesto San Giovanni) is a directeur sportif and former Italian road bicycle racer who raced during the 1990s. Since 2002, Saligari has served as manager of the Landbouwkrediet (formerly Colnago-Landbouwkrediet) squad.
In a marathon breakaway, Saligari won stage 17 at the 1993 Giro d'Italia by escaping after only riding twelve kilometers of the 211 km stage. He finished alone atop the 1,815 meter climb of Valle Vairata after dropping countrymen Gianluca Bortolami and Mauro Santaromita with 38 km remaining.
Major achievements
- 1992
- 1 stage, Giro d'Italia
- 1993
- 1st, Overall, Tour de Suisse
- Stage 17, Giro d'Italia
- 1994
- 1 stage, Giro d'Italia
- 1 stage, Tour de Suisse
- 1996 – MG-Technogym
- 9th, Overall, Volta a Catalunya (and Stage 1 win)
- 72nd, Overall, Tour de France
- 1997 – Casino
- 95th, Overall, Tour de France
- 1998 – Casino C'est Votre Equipe
- 1st, Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
External links
- Cyclingnews.com 2002 Diaries
- Marco Saligari at Cycling Archives (archived, or current page in French)