Gianni Savio
At 2013 Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
Personal information
Full nameGiovanni Savio
Born (1948-04-16) 16 April 1948
Turin, Italy
Team information
Current teamGW Shimano–Sidermec
DisciplineRoad
RoleDirecteur sportif
Managerial teams
1992–1995ZG Mobili–Selle Italia
1996–Glacial–Selle Italia

Gianni Savio (born 16 April 1948) is an Italian cycling team manager, who is currently a directeur sportif with the GW Shimano–Sidermec cycling team, a position he has held since the team's creation in 1996.

Career

He began his career as a sports director in 1986 with Santini. Later in 1992, he took over the direction of ZG Mobili–Selle Italia from Dino Zandegù. He then joined the newly created Glacial–Selle Italia in 1996 which underwent several changes in sponsorship and names over the years, including Selle Italia, Colombia-Selle Italia, Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni and Androni Giocattoli, reaching the current GW Shimano–Sidermec.[1]

In his thirty-year career, he has directed riders such as Andrea Tafi (turned professional in late 1988), Nelson Rodríguez, Leonardo Sierra, Andrea Ferrigato, Romāns Vainšteins, Freddy González, Carlos Alberto Contreras, José Rujano, Iván Parra, José Serpa, Michele Scarponi, Jackson Rodríguez, Franco Pellizotti, Fausto Masnada, Egan Bernal, Iván Ramiro Sosa,[2] and Mattia Cattaneo.

A great connoisseur of the South American cycling movement,[3] he has built relationships over the years with various sports ministries, allowing him to secure sponsorships and the role of coach for the Colombian and later Venezuelan national teams. Under Savio's leadership, Colombia achieved its only world title, the victory of Santiago Botero in the 2002 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial.

References

  1. ↑ "Androni team Storia". androniteam.com (in Italian). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Savio Finds Another Young Talent as Sosa Leads Tour of the Alps". Eurosport. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Savio: I'm trying to find the next Egan Bernal". Cyslingnews. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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