Maria Canins (born 4 July 1949, in La Villa, Alta Badia[1][2]) 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.[3]

Maria Canins
Canins at the 1986 Tour de France Féminin
Personal information
Full nameMaria Canins
NicknameMamma volante (the flying mother)[1]
Born (1949-06-04) 4 June 1949 (age 75)
Badia, Italy
Team information
DisciplineRoad/Track/MTB/Skiing
RoleRider
Major wins
Tour de France Féminin (1985-1986)

Giro d'Italia Femminile (1988)

Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio (1984, 1985, 1990, 1992)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Women’s Cycling
UCI Road World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1982 Road race
Silver medal – second place 1985 Road race
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Road race
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Road race

Biography

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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.[1] She was married to the cross-country skier and ski mountaineer Bruno Bonaldi,[4] who was a member of the civilian world championship team in the 1975 Trofeo Mezzalama.

Palmarès

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Road Cycling

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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

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]

World Championships

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 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   20 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1982 32 20

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Overall
1982 32 34
1983 33 37

Italian Championships

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

National titles

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Maria Canins: This woman from Alta Badia has got various athletic talents".
  2. ^ "Maria Canins". The Cycling Website. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Maria Canins Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  4. ^ Canins Maria Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "CANINS Maria". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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Awards
Preceded by Italian Sportswoman of the Year
1985-1986
Succeeded by