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 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 MaillotSuiza.svg 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 Silver medal blank.svg 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.