Moreno Argentin (born 17 December 1960) is an Italian former professional cyclist (from 1981 to 1994) and race director. Born in San Donà di Piave (Veneto), he won stages in the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia, and the Tour de Suisse. Known as Il Capo ("The Boss"), he won Liège–Bastogne–Liège four times, the La Flèche Wallonne three times, and the Tour of Flanders and Giro di Lombardia once. He became Italian national champion in 1983 and 1989, and world champion in 1986. He is the founder of the Adriatica Ionica Race which was run for the first time in 2018. Career achievements Major results 1977 1st National Junior Track Championships (Team Pursuit) 1978 1st National Junior Track Championships (Team Pursuit) 1st National Junior Road Championships, Team Time Trial 1979 1st National Amateur Track Championships (Team Pursuit) 1st Piccolo Giro di Lombardia 1st Prologue & Stage 4 Giro della Valle d'Aosta 1st Team classification Ster van het Zuiden 2nd Overall Flèche du Sud 4th Trofeo Zssdi - Un. Circ. Sloveni in Italia 1980 1st National Amateur Track Championships (Team Pursuit) 1st National Military Road Championships, Road Race 1st Giro Valli Aretine 1st Coppa Caduti - Puglia di Arezzo 1st Grand Prix Agostano 1st Stage 3 Girobio 1st Prologue Giro della Valle d'Aosta 6th National Amateur Road Championships, Road Race 1981 1st GP Industria e Commercio di Prato 1st Stages 12 & 18 Giro d'Italia 2nd Giro di Lombardia 2nd Arma di Taggia 2nd Rho (Lombardia) 3rd Col San Martino 1982 1st Trofeo Matteotti 1st GP Industria e Commercio di Prato 1st Giro della Romagna 1st Treviso 1st Stage 9 Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 3 Tour de Suisse 2nd Arma di Taggia 2nd Granze 2nd Roccastrada 3rd Milan–San Remo 3rd Napoli–Pianura 3rd Chignolo Po Criterium 1983 1st National Road Championships, Road Race 1st Coppa Sabatini 1st Livorno 1st Mussolente 1st San Donà di Piave 1st San Vendemiano 1st Stages 7 & 21 Giro d'Italia 1st Stages 2 & 3 Tirreno–Adriatico 1st Stage 3 Giro di Sardegna 2nd GP Montelup 2nd Six Days of Milan 2nd Cecina 3rd Trofeo Matteotti 3rd Circuito degli Assi - Nanno 1984 1st Overall Settimana Siciliana 1st Stage 2 1st Giro del Veneto 1st Quarrata 1st San Donà di Piave 1st Stage 4 Giro di Puglia 1st Stage 3 Ruota d'Oro 2nd Firenze 2nd Col San Martino 3rd Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Stages 3 & 5 1985