Average speed over 50 km/h, photo of Pamela Anderson on the takeaway, parties, and the next day another victory in the sprint. The man who created the modern sprint, never compromised and with his antics forever changed cycling. The hero of our story is the Italian sprinter Mario Cipollini. Mario Cipollini was born in the Tuscan city of Lucca in 1967, in his family everyone rode a bicycle. In 1989, Cipollini's first season as a professional began with the Del Tongo team. In his very first season, he managed to win the Giro d'Italia. Over 16 years of his professional career, Super Mario (that's the nickname Cipollini received) won 189 victories. 8 wins at Paris-Nice, 11 wins at Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, 12 stage wins at Tour de Romandie, 3 wins at Gent-Wevelgem, a win at Milan-San Remo, 3 stage wins at Vuelta a Espana, 12 stage wins at Tour de France, a road race win at the World Championships. And now the most interesting part - 42 stage wins at Giro d'Italia. 42 wins is an absolute record that has stood since 1933. Before Cipollini, the record was held by Alfredo Binda, a racer of the 20s and 30s of the last century, he was the author of 41 stage wins at the Italian super multi-day race. At the Tour de France 1999, Mario Cipollini won 4 stages in a row. This is the same as the record of Charles Pelissier in 1930. At the 4th stage, Mario set another record - he covered the stage at an average speed of 50.356 km / h. The most successful year in Cipollini's career can confidently be called 2002. At the beginning of the season, Mario Cipollini won Milan - San Remo, and then Gent - Wevelgem. At the Giro d'Italia, he crossed the finish line first 6 times. A conflict with the organizers of the Tour de France led to Mario announcing his retirement. But Franco Ballerini convinced super Mario to return to the sport, assembled the Italian national team around Cipollini, and bet on the sprinter for the main race of the season. And already in October, after the 256 km group race, the rainbow jersey was put on Mario Cipollini. Mario Cipollini was a pure sprinter, and did not reach Paris on any of the big loops he started on. He did not just hide his dislike for mountain stages, but openly demonstrated it to the entire cycling public. While some athletes were fighting in the mountains, others were surviving, Mario was relaxing on the beach, and posting photos of his vacation for the public to see. This behavior led to a scandal, and the organizers of the Tour de France did not invite the Italian to the start of the race. In addition to victories and scandals, Super Mario loved to attract attention to himself with clothes. What were his zebra suits, tiger suits, or a suit that looked like the rider was riding without skin and his naked muscles were visible to the spectators. In the future, a suit with muscles was sold at a charity auction for $ 43,000. After finishing his career in 2008, Cipollini continued to engage in cycling, but already as a consultant and manager. Mario was a mentor for sprinters even in the Ukrainian ISD project. In his 50s, Cipollini continues to compete, taking part in cycling races. He also develops his own brand of bicycles named after the great sprinter - Cipollini. The career of Mario Cipollini is an incredible show. Victories, records, scandals, parties and women - all this every fan of cycling has seen throughout Cipollini's career. After his bright years in cycling, Super Mario left us not only stories about a huge and terrible sprinter, but also a changed cycling that we love so much today. You can find Stages power meters for your bikes and Italian Scicon glasses at VeloFM Group partners. VeloFM Group partners: https://velofmgroup.com.ua/nashi-part... If you want to become our partner, leave a request on the website: https://velofmgroup.com.ua/ru/stat-pa... Subscribe to Telegram: https://t.me/velofmgroup Subscribe to Facebook: / velofmgroup Subscribe to Instagram: / velofmgroup For all questions, write or call: [email protected] +38 (056) 788 58 58 00:00 - Start 00:29 - Childhood of the rider 01:12 - Beginning of a professional career 01:44 - Achievements of Cipollini 03:58 - 42 victories at the Giro d'Italia 03:59 - Incredible records of the Italian 05:52 - Sudden end of a career 05:37 - The most successful season 07:40 - Advertisement 08:19 - Cipollini's failures in the mountains 09:11 - Cipollini's sprint train 09:51 - Rage at failures 10:03 - The scandalous image of the racer 10:36 - The antics of the sprinter 11:28 - Discipline above all 12:12 - What about doping? 12:32 - The racer's suits 13:22 - Mario - in a Julius Caesar costume 13:55 - Advertisement 14:38 - The end of a career Video title: THE MOST SCANDALOUS CYCLIST IN HISTORY Women, Fights, Parties and Victories at the Tour de France #MarioCipollini #CyclingStories #Cipollini