Maria Canins (born 4 July 1949, in La Villa, Alta Badia) is an Italian racing cyclist who twice won the Tour de France Féminin in 1985 and 1986, as well as winning the inaugural Giro d'Italia Femminile in 1988. She rode for Italy at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Canins was a cross-country skier from 1969 to 1988. She was Italian champion 15 times and the first Italian to win the Vasaloppet cross-county competition in Sweden and win from 1979 until 1988 10 times the Marcialonga. She was double world champion and double Italian champion in mountain biking. She was married to the cross-country skier and ski mountaineer Bruno Bonaldi, who was a member of the civilian world championship team in the 1975 Trofeo Mezzalama.

Palmarès

Road Cycling

1982

1st Road Race, National Road Championships

2nd Road Race, World Road Championships

1983

3rd Road Race, World Road Championships

1984

1st Road Race, National Road Championships

1st Overall Coors Classic 1st Prologue

1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio

2nd Overall Tour of Norway

5th Road Race, Olympic Games

1985

1st Road Race, National Road Championships

1st Overall Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale 1st Stages 2, 4, 8, 9 & 11

1st Overall Tour of Norway 1st Stage 5

1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio

2nd Road Race, World Road Championships

2nd Super Prestige Pernod

1986

1st Overall Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale 1st Prologue, Stages 5 & 6, 9, 11 & 13

1st Overall Tour of Norway

1st Overall Coppa dell'Adriatico 1st Points classification 1st Stage 4

2nd Super Prestige Pernod

8th Vertemate con Minoprio

1987

National Road Championships 1st Road Race 1st Time Trial

1st Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin

2nd Overall Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale

2nd Super Prestige Pernod

3rd Vertemate con Minoprio

1988

1st Team Time Trial, World Road Championships

National Road Championships 1st Road Race 1st Time Trial

1st Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile

2nd Overall Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale

2nd Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin

1989

National Road Championships 1st Road Race 1st Time Trial

1st GP Conad

World Road Championships 2nd Team Time Trial 3rd Road Race

2nd Overall Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale

1990

1st Time Trial, National Road Championships

1st Overall Tour de la Drôme 1st Prologue, Stages 3 & 4

1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio

2nd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile

1991

1st Sankt Johann in Tirol

1992

1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio

1993

5th Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio

1994

2nd Trofeo Spadaccini Chrono

3rd Villafranca di Forlì Chrono

1995

5th Time Trial, National Road Championships

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

World Championships

YearAge5km10km20km4×5km relay
198232——20—

World Cup

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverall
19823234
19833337

Italian Championships

  • 1971: 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5km pursuit
  • 1977: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10km
  • 1979: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10km
  • 1980: 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10km
  • 1981: 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 20km 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10km 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5km pursuit
  • 1982: 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 20km 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10km 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5km pursuit
  • 1983: 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 20km 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10km
  • 1984: 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 20km 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10km 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5km pursuit
  • 1985: 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5km pursuit 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10km 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 20km
  • 1986: 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 20km
  • 1988: 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5km pursuit

National titles

See also

External links

  • atOlympics at Sports-Reference.com(archived)
Awards
PrecededbySara SimeoniItalian Sportswoman of the Year 1985–1986SucceededbyManuela Dalla Valle