# Mauro Gianetti

Mauro Gianetti (born 16 March 1964 in Lugano) is a Swiss former professional road cyclist and later directeur sportif. Gianetti was employed as team manager for the Saunier Duval–Prodir cycling team throughout its existence between 2004 and 2011.
Several riders have been sanctioned for doping violations that occurred during his tenure as directeur sportif, including Riccardo Riccò and Juan José Cobo. Gianetti currently sits on the Board of Directors of UAE Team Emirates.
With over 30 professional victories, Gianetti's biggest career accomplishments as a rider include winning the 1995 Liège–Bastogne–Liège and Amstel Gold Race and representing Switzerland at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
His son Noé Gianetti was also a professional cyclist.

## Major results
### 1981

    3rd Road race, National Road Championships

### 1982

    1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships

### 1983

    2nd Gran Premio di Chiasso

### 1984

    1st Stage 5b Settimana Ciclistica Bergamasca

### 1985

    2nd Circuito Belvedere

### 1986

    1st GP Lugano
    5th Tour du Nord-Ouest

### 1987

    7th Giro dell'Emilia
    9th Coppa Placci
    10th Giro di Toscana

### 1988

    5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
    7th Overall Tour de Suisse
    9th Züri-Metzgete
    10th Giro dell'Emilia
    10th Coppa Sabatini

### 1989

    1st Tour du Nord-Ouest
    2nd Overall Kellogg's Tour of Britain
       1st Stage 4
    2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
    3rd Giro dell'Emilia
    5th Amstel Gold Race
    5th Trofeo Pantalica
    7th Paris–Camembert

### 1990

    1st Milano–Torino
    1st Coppa Placci
    3rd Grand Prix de Fourmies
    5th Overall Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
    8th Giro dell'Emilia
    10th Rund um den Henninger Turm

### 1991

    4th GP des Amériques
    5th Milano–Torino
    7th Coppa Sabatini
    7th Giro dell'Emilia

### 1992

    3rd Grand Prix de Fourmies
    5th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
    7th Trofeo Laigueglia

### 1993

    2nd Trofeo Melinda
    6th Giro del Veneto

### 1994

    1st Chur–Arosa
    2nd Milano–Torino
    9th Overall Tour de Suisse
    9th Giro di Lombardia
    9th Giro dell'Emilia
    9th Coppa Sabatini

### 1995

    1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    1st Amstel Gold Race
    2nd Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
       1st Stage 1b (ITT)
    2nd Klasika Primavera
    3rd Overall UCI Road World Cup
    3rd Japan Cup
    3rd Subida a Txitxarro
    4th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
    5th Milano–Torino
    7th Overall Tour of the Basque Country

### 1996

    1st Japan Cup
    1st Klasika Primavera
    1st Chur–Arosa
    2nd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
    2nd Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
       1st Stage 1a
    3rd Overall Critérium International
       1st Stage 2
    3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    3rd Giro del Piemonte
    3rd Giro del Veneto
    4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
    4th La Flèche Wallonne
    5th Overall Tour de Romandie
    6th Overall UCI Road World Cup
    6th Subida a Urkiola
    8th Giro di Lombardia

### 1997

    1st Paris–Camembert
    1st Polymultipliée de l'Hautil
    2nd Trophée des Grimpeurs
    3rd Japan Cup
    3rd Rund um den Henninger Turm
    5th Amstel Gold Race
    6th Overall Critérium International
    7th Grand Prix de Fourmies
    10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

### 1998

    7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

### 1999

    1st Trofeo Melinda
    1st Wartenberg Rundfahrt
    3rd Road race, National Road Championships
    6th Giro del Friuli
    7th Overall Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali

### 2001

    1st Overall Tour of Japan
       1st Stage 3
    5th Road race, National Road Championships
    5th Sparkassen Giro Bochum
    6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    9th La Flèche Wallonne

### 2002

    2nd Tour de Berne
    4th Road race, National Road Championships
    6th Luk-Cup Bühl
    6th Grand Prix de Wallonie

## After retirement

Gianetti became assistant director of Dante Lam, and helped to film the Milan leg of Taiwanese movie To The Fore.