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{{short description|Italian cyclist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2013}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name        = Mario Cipollini
| image       = Mario CIPOLLINI 1.jpg
| caption     = Cipollini at the [[1993 Tour de France]]
| fullname    = Mario Cipollini
| nickname    = ''Il Re Leone'' (The Lion King)<br>Super Mario<br>Cipo<br>''Mooie Mario'' (Pretty Mario)<br>Mousselini<ref name=cn />
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1967|3|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lucca]], Italy
| height      = {{height|m=1.89}}
| weight      = {{convert|76|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| discipline  = [[Road bicycle racing|Road]]
| role        = Rider
| ridertype   = [[Cycling sprinter|Sprinter]]
| proyears1   = 1989–1991
| proteam1    = [[Del Tongo]]
| proyears2   = 1992–1993
| proteam2    = [[GB-MG Maglifico|GB-MG]]
| proyears3   = 1994–1995
| proteam3    = {{UCI team code|UNO|1994}}
| proyears4   = 1996–2001
| proteam4    = {{UCI team code|SAE|1996}}
| proyears5   = 2002
| proteam5    = [[Cantina Tollo|Acqua & Sapone]]
| proyears6   = 2003–2004
| proteam6    = [[Aurum Hotels|Domina Vacanze]]
| proyears7   = 2005
| proteam7    = {{UCI team code|LIQ|2005}}
| proyears8   = 2008
| proteam8    = [[Rock Racing]]
| majorwins   = '''[[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]'''
:'''[[Tour de France]]'''
::12 individual stages ([[1993 Tour de France|1993]], [[1995 Tour de France|1995]]–[[1999 Tour de France|1999]])
::1 TTT stage ([[1993 Tour de France|1993]])
:'''[[Giro d'Italia]]'''
::[[Points classification in the Giro d'Italia|Points classification]] ([[1992 Giro d'Italia|1992]], [[1997 Giro d'Italia|1997]], [[2002 Giro d'Italia|2002]])
::42 individual stages<br />([[1989 Giro d'Italia|1989]]–[[1992 Giro d'Italia|1992]], [[1995 Giro d'Italia|1995]]–[[2003 Giro d'Italia|2003]])
:'''[[Vuelta a España]]'''
::3 individual stages ([[2002 Vuelta a España|2002]])
'''[[Classic cycle races|One-day races and Classics]]'''
:[[UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|World Road Race Championships]] ([[2002 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|2002]])
:{{nowrap|[[Italian National Road Race Championships|National Road Race Championships]] (1996)}}
:[[Milan–San Remo]] ([[2002 Milan–San Remo|2002]])
:[[Gent–Wevelgem]] ([[1992 Gent–Wevelgem|1992]], [[1993 Gent–Wevelgem|1993]], [[2002 Gent–Wevelgem|2002]])
:[[E3 Prijs Vlaanderen]] ([[1993 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen|1993]])
:[[Scheldeprijs]] ([[1991 Scheldeprijs|1991]], [[1993 Scheldeprijs|1993]])
'''Other'''
:[[Vélo d'Or]] (2002)
| show-medals    = no
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{flagu|Italy}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[road bicycle racing]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Road World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold |[[2002 UCI Road World Championships|2002 Zolder/Hasselt]]|[[2002 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Road race]]}}
}}

'''Mario Cipollini''' ({{IPA|it|ˈmaːrjo tʃipolˈliːni}}; born 22 March 1967), often abbreviated  to '''Cipo''', is a retired Italian professional [[road bicycle racing|road cyclist]] most noted for his [[cycling sprinter|sprinting]] ability, the longevity of his dominance (his first pro win came in 1988, his last in 2005; 170 professional wins, 192 including criteriums), and his colourful personality. His nicknames include ''Il Re Leone''  (The Lion King) and ''Super Mario''. He is regarded as having been the best sprinter of his generation.

His career highlights include the [[World Cycling Championship|Road World Championships]] and [[Milan–San Remo]] in 2002, and 42 stages in the [[Giro d'Italia]]. He also won 12 stages in the [[Tour de France]] and three stages in the [[Vuelta a España]].

==Career==
[[File:1991 Giro d'Italia Stage 13 Savigliano-Sestriere, Mario Cipollini.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Cipollini (center) climbing during the [[1991 Giro d'Italia]]]]
Cipollini was born in [[San Giusto di Compito]], surrounded by the mountains of [[Capannori]] south of [[Lucca]], [[Tuscany]].<ref>{{cite book
 |last1=Friebe
 |first1=Daniel
 |last2=Goding
 |first2=Pete
 |author-link=
 |date=2017
 |title=Mountain Higher: Europe's Extreme, Undiscovered and Unforgettable Cycle Climbs
 |publisher=Quercus
 |page=38
 |isbn=9781786486745
}}</ref> He came from a cycling family – his father, Vivaldo, had been a successful amateur racer in his youth, whilst his brother [[Cesare Cipollini|Cesare]] had raced as a professional and his sister Tiziana had also competed as a cyclist. Mario was a prolific winner in his youth career, scoring a total of 125 victories in age-group and amateur races before joining the professional peloton in 1989.<ref name=cn>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/mario-cipollini-the-wounded-lion-king |title=Mario Cipollini: The wounded Lion King |last1=Friebe |first1=Daniel |date=11 October 2014 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]] |access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref>
[[File:Mario CIPOLLINI 2.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Cipollini at the [[1997 Paris-Nice]]]]
In the [[1999 Tour de France]], he led the peloton on the fastest stage in the history of the Tour, averaging more than 50&nbsp;km/h over 194.5&nbsp;km.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo_09.pdf|title=Le Tour en chiffres Les autres records|language=fr|publisher=LeTour.fr|access-date=4 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320093129/http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo_09.pdf|archive-date=20 March 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>  In the same Tour, he won 4&nbsp;stages in a row, setting the post-World War II record for consecutive stage wins. He has also found success in Belgium, winning [[Gent–Wevelgem]] in 1992, 1993 and 2002 (record).

At the peak of his career, Cipollini's speed was unrivalled, and he is credited with being the first rider with a [[sprint train]]. The red jerseys of his {{UCI team code|SAE}} team, featuring team-mates such as [[Paolo Fornaciari]], [[Giuseppe Calcaterra]], [[Gian Matteo Fagnini]] and [[Mario Scirea]],<ref name=cn /> were commonly seen at the front of the [[peloton]] toward the end of the flat [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] stages in the late 1990s. The train kept the pace high in the closing kilometres, to dissuade opposing riders from attacking and to ensure that in the final 200–300 metres, Cipollini was the only cyclist able to maintain the speed. This changed the way teams approached mass sprints and bred a new generation of sprinters, such as fellow Italian [[Alessandro Petacchi]].

The beginning of 2002 saw Cipollini win [[2002 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]] with his new [[Cantina Tollo|Acqua-Sapone]] team, and later [[2002 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]]. However, a falling-out with the organisers of the Tour de France made him announce his retirement. Italian national coach [[Franco Ballerini]] convinced him to return to competition, and built the Italian national team around Cipollini for the [[2002 UCI Road World Championships]]. Cipollini won the [[rainbow jersey]] in a sprint finish in Zolder, Belgium.

In the [[2003 Giro d'Italia]], Cipollini focused on [[Alfredo Binda]]'s record 41 Giro stage wins while in the world champion's jersey. His attempt was almost derailed by Alessandro Petacchi of the [[Fassa Bortolo]] team. After many failed attempts, he finally broke the record, although he had to abandon the next stage due to injuries in a crash on a rain-soaked finish. He said that the crash ended his career.  His team, [[Aurum Hotels|Domina Vacanze-Elitron]], was left out of the Tour de France that year, prompting a comment from Cipollini that the organisers disrespected the rainbow jersey.  
[[File:Mario Cipollini 2004 Tour de Georgia.jpg|thumb|upright|Cipollini climbing during the [[2004 Tour de Georgia]]]]
When he retired from the [[2004 Giro d'Italia|2004 Giro]] due to another crash, it was the only time he entered the Giro without winning a single stage.

In 2008, he returned to competitive cycling with the [[Rock Racing]] team at the [[Tour of California]].

===Retirement===
After having vowed to retire several times in his career, usually in a public fit of pique, Cipollini finally made good on his promise on 26 April 2005, one week before the start of the [[2005 Giro d'Italia|2005 Giro]]. His swan song was to participate in a ceremonial prologue of the Giro wearing a fluorescent pink skin suit, which listed his 42-stage wins.

Cipollini emerged from retirement in early 2008 with Rock Racing. His first race back was the [[2008 Tour of California]], and he finished third on stage 2. On the eve of the [[2008 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]], he announced that he would retire again, citing disagreements over his leadership role on Rock Racing.

==Controversies==
Cipollini made no secret that he did not like climbing stages, and while he completed all stages of the Giro on many occasions, he infuriated purists by not attempting mountain stages at the Tour or Vuelta. While this is a common practice with sprinters without points jersey aspirations to save themselves for the rest of the season, Cipollini's practice of releasing photos of himself lounging at the beach while the others struggled in the mountains earned him more than his fair share of attention in this regard.{{cn|date=July 2025}}

Cipollini also became famous for extravagant clothing, especially racing uniforms, sporting custom-made skin suits. Some of his memorable kits include a muscle suit,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://grahamwatson.com/gw/imagedocs.nsf/PhotosTest/05cipo-023000| title=Mario Cipollini| publisher=Graham Watson cycling photography}}</ref> zebra,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/photos/2002/sep02/vuelta/stage3/GWcipopod.jpg| title=Mario Cipollini| publisher=cyclingnews.com| date=September 2002}}</ref> and tiger<ref>{{cite web| url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/photos/2002/may02/giro02/prologue/FScipo.jpg| title=Mario Cipollini| publisher=cyclingnews.com|date=May 2002}}</ref> prints, and a techno-skinsuit<ref>{{cite web| url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/tour04.php?id=photos/2004/tour04/prologue/LCcipollini| title=Mario Cipollini| publisher=cyclingnews.com| date=September 2004}}</ref> inspired by the 1982 film ''[[Tron]]''. Off the course, Cipollini and his Saeco squad dressed as ancient Romans during a rest day at the [[1999 Tour de France]], to celebrate [[Julius Caesar]]'s birthday and to commemorate Cipollini's record fourth consecutive Tour de France stage win. He was fined for wearing an all-yellow outfit while leading the Tour de France; this practice to wear more yellow and even have a yellow bike has since become generally accepted.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2007/tour07/?id=features/FAQ| title=94th Tour de France| publisher=cyclingnews.com| year=2007}}</ref>

These antics violated [[Union Cycliste Internationale|UCI]] regulations, which resulted in Cipollini and his team being fined thousands of [[Swiss francs]]. The muscle suit fetched 100 million lira (US$43,710) in a charity auction, nearly 100 times the fine. Some organisers, especially [[Jean-Marie Leblanc]] of the Tour de France, took offence at his hijinks, and he wasn't invited to race in the Tour from 2000 to 2003, despite being the world champion in 2003.

Cipollini was kicked out of the [[2000 Vuelta a España]] after he punched Vitalicio Seguros rider [[Francisco Cerezo]] to the ground before the start of a stage. Later in 2003, he drew the ire of the organisers of the Vuelta a España when he quit after the prologue time trial. His team had been invited to compete with the condition that Cipollini participated. He said he was recovering from an injury and should not have been forced to race in the first place.

In February 2013, news surfaced that Cipollini could have been a client of doctor [[Eufemiano Fuentes]] from 2001 to 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13912/Analysis-Cipollinis-2002-retirement-may-tie-in-with-alleged-doping-programme.aspx|title=Cipollini's 2002 'retirement' may tie in with alleged doping programme|work=VeloNation|publisher=Velo Nation LLC|date=10 February 2013|access-date=10 February 2013|author=Shane Stokes}}</ref> A report published by Italian newspaper ''[[Gazzetta dello Sport]]'' alleged that Cipollini's codename was "Maria" and that he received various doping products, including injecting 25 blood bags from the beginning of 2003 to the start of the [[2003 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] in May.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/report-cipollini-used-25-blood-bags-before-2003-giro-ditalia|title=Report: Cipollini used 25 blood bags before 2003 Giro d'Italia|work=CyclingNews|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=10 February 2013|access-date=10 February 2013}}</ref> Cipollini's lawyer stated that the claims were false when the story was revealed on 9 February 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cipollini-denies-fresh-links-to-fuentes|title=Cipollini denies fresh links to Fuentes|work=CyclingNews|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=9 February 2013|access-date=10 February 2013|author=Stephen Farrand}}</ref>

His name was on the list of doping tests published by the [[French Senate]] on 24 July 2013 that were collected during the [[1998 Tour de France]] and found positive for [[Erythropoietin|EPO]] when retested in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/french-senate-releases-positive-epo-cases-from-1998-tour-de-france|title=French Senate releases positive EPO cases from 1998 Tour de France}}</ref>

In June 2022, and following allegations of [[domestic violence]] and [[stalking]], the public prosecutor of [[Lucca]] demanded a two and half years of prison sentence for Cipollini.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cyclingtips.com/2022/06/prosecutor-seeks-two-and-a-half-year-prison-sentence-for-mario-cipollini/ |title=Prosecutor seeks 2.5 year prison sentence for Mario Cipollini |last=Treloar |first=Iain |date=23 June 2022 |access-date=7 October 2022}}</ref>In October 2022, Cipollini was sentenced by the Lucca court to a [[Suspended sentence|suspended]] 3 years in prison and to compensate the civil party for 85 thousand euros.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.corriere.it/cronache/22_ottobre_17/lesioni-minacce-all-ex-moglie-mario-cipollini-condannato-tre-anni-5470bf1a-4e33-11ed-bc0e-7c09bbf42712.shtml |title= Injuries and threats to his ex-wife, Mario Cipollini sentenced to three years |last=Treloar |first=Iain |date=17 October 2022 |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/mario-cipollini-gets-3-year-suspended-jail-sentence-for-attacking-ex-wife/|title=Mario Cipollini gets 3-year suspended jail sentence for attacking ex-wife|date=17 October 2022|work=stickybottle.com}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Cipollini's powerful performances sometimes risked being eclipsed by his flamboyant manner and lifestyle. His height, looks and mane of hair earned him the nickname "Lion King", and he adopted other names, including "Super Mario" and "Mario the Magnificent". His wardrobe consisted of hundreds of suits, ties and shoes, many of which he never wore. In 2002, he was arrested for speeding on an Italian [[autostrada]]. He commented that it was the only place where he could safely get up to top speed for training.  He responded to criticisms by claiming that he helped generate coverage for his sponsors and that it was all part of his showmanship.

Cipollini married Sabrina Landucci in 1993. The couple separated in 2005.<ref name=cn /> Despite being married through much of his career, Cipollini was regarded as a [[sex symbol]] and rumoured to be a [[Promiscuity#Male promiscuity|womaniser]]. He did little to dispel these notions with comments such as, "If I weren't a professional cyclist, I'd be a porn star".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://velonews.com/news/fea/7946.0.html| title=Continental Drift with Andrew Hood: All Hail Cipollini| author=Andrew Hood| publisher=Velo News| date=27 April 2005| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060716123309/http://velonews.com/news/fea/7946.0.html| archive-date=16 July 2006| df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Daniel Coyle's book ''Lance Armstrong's War'' says Cipollini's profile was little more than a decoy. The intent was that competitors would find themselves distracted by the constant media coverage of Cipollini and demoralised by the impression that he could party all night and beat them the next morning.

Despite this boisterous public image, Cipollini could often be quite humble regarding his fellow cyclists. After breaking [[Alfredo Binda]]'s record for Giro stage wins, he remarked he would have been happy "just to polish [Binda's] shoes".  Reacting to the 2004 death of [[Marco Pantani]], Cipollini said, "I am devastated. It's a tragedy of enormous proportions for everyone involved in cycling. I'm lost for words."

In 2010, Cipollini started his own brand of bicycles, which were used by the Italian {{UCI team code|ISD|2010}} team.<ref>[http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/isd-to-ride-cipollini-bikes-in-2010 ISD to ride Cipollini bikes in 2010]</ref>

On November 18 2025, Cipollini underwent [[Cardiac surgery|heart surgery]] at the arrhythmology and cardiology department of Torrette hospital in [[Ancona]]. Initial signs were that the operation had gone well.<ref>[https://www.tuttobiciweb.it/article/1763547920 Tuttobiciweb.it (in Italian) ''"Cipollini operato Giorato difficile"'']</ref>

==Major results==
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
;1987
: 1st [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall [[Regio-Tour]]
;1988
: 1st [[Trofeo Città di Castelfidardo]]
: 2nd [[Gran Premio della Liberazione]]
;1989
: 1st Stage 12 [[1989 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
: [[Giro di Puglia]]
::1st Stages 3, 4 & 5
;1990
: 1st [[Milano–Vignola]]
: [[1990 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
::1st Stages 13 & 20
: [[Giro di Puglia]] 
::1st Stages 2 & 5
: 1st Stage 4a [[Three Days of De Panne]]
;1991
: 1st [[1991 Scheldeprijs|Scheldeprijs]]
: 1st [[Giro dell'Etna]]
: [[1991 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
::1st Stages 3, 7 & 21
: [[Giro di Puglia]] 
::1st Stages 2 & 4
: [[Étoile de Bessèges]]
::1st Stages 1 & 3
: [[Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali]]
::1st Stages 4 & 5 
: 2nd [[1991 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]]
: 8th [[1991 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen|E3 Prijs Vlaanderen]]
;1992
: 1st [[1992 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]]
: [[1992 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
::1st [[File:Jersey violet.svg|20px]] [[Points classification in the Giro d'Italia|Points classification]]
::1st Stages 4, 7, 16 & 20
: [[1992 Paris–Nice|Paris–Nice]]
::1st Stages 1, 2 & 4
: [[Four Days of Dunkirk]]
::1st [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px]] Points classification
::1st Stages 1, 3 & 7
: [[Giro di Puglia]]
::1st Stages 1 & 3
: 1st Stage 2 [[Three Days of De Panne]]
: 1st Stage 2 [[Étoile de Bessèges]]
: 9th [[Grand Prix La Marseillaise|Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise]]
;1993
: 1st [[1993 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]]
: 1st [[1993 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen|E3 Prijs Vlaanderen]]
: 1st [[1993 Scheldeprijs|Scheldeprijs]]
: 1st [[Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen]]
: [[1993 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
::1st Stages 1 & 4 ([[Team time trial|TTT]])
::Held [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] after Stages 4 & 6
::Held [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px]] after Stages 1 & 7–10
: [[1993 Paris–Nice|Paris–Nice]]
::1st Stages 1, 4 & 5
: [[Tour Méditerranéen]]
::1st Stages 4 & 5
: 6th [[1993 Omloop Het Volk|Omloop Het Volk]]
: 10th [[1993 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]]
;1994
: [[1994 Paris–Nice|Paris–Nice]]
::1st Stages 1 & 6
: [[Tour Méditerranéen]]
::1st Stages 5 & 6
: 1st Stage 5 [[Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali]]
: 2nd [[1994 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]]
: 4th [[1994 Paris–Tours|Paris–Tours]]
: 4th [[Firenze–Pistoia]]
;1995
: 1st [[Trofeo Luis Puig]]
: 1st [[Nice–Alassio|Monte Carlo–Alassio]]
: [[1995 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
::1st Stages 2 & 4
::Held [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px]] after Stages 4 & 5
: [[1995 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
::1st Stages 1 & 3
::Held [[File:Jersey pink.svg|20px]] after Stage 1
::Held [[File:Jersey violet.svg|20px]] after Stages 1 & 3–9
: [[1995 Volta a Catalunya|Volta a Catalunya]]
::1st Stages 2, 3 & 5
: [[1995 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]]
::1st Stages 2 & 6
: [[1995 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana]]
::1st Stages 4 & 5
: [[Tour Méditerranéen]]
::1st Stages 3, 4 & 5
: 4th [[1995 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]]
;1996
: 1st [[File:Jersey italianflag.svg|20px]] [[Italian National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships
: 1st Stage 2 [[1996 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
: [[1996 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
::1st Stages 4, 8, 11 & 18
: [[1996 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]]
::1st Stages 3, 5 & 7
: [[1996 Volta a Catalunya|Volta a Catalunya]]
::1st Stages 2 & 5
: [[1996 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana]]
::1st Stages 2 & 5a 
: [[Vuelta a Aragón]]
::1st [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px]] Points classification
::1st Stages 3 & 5 
: 1st Stage 4 [[Tour Méditerranéen]]
: 7th [[1996 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]]
: 10th [[LuK Challenge Chrono|Telekom Grand Prix]] (with [[Mario Scirea]])
;1997
: [[1997 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
::1st Stages 1 & 2
::Held [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] after Stages 1–4
::Held [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px]] after Stages 1 & 2 
: [[1997 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
::1st [[File:Jersey violet.svg|20px]] [[Points classification in the Giro d'Italia|Points classification]]
::1st Stages 1, 2, 4, 10 & 22
::Held [[File:Jersey pink.svg|20px]] after Stages 1 & 2 
: [[1997 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]]
::1st Stages 2, 3 & 5
: [[Vuelta a Aragón]]
::1st Stages 2 & 4a
: [[Tour Méditerranéen]]
::1st Stages 1 & 2
: 1st Stage 1 [[1997 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana]]
;1998
: 1st [[Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi]]
: [[1998 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
::1st Stages 5 & 6
: [[1998 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
::1st Stages 5, 7, 8 & 10
: [[1998 Volta a Catalunya|Volta a Catalunya]]
::1st Stages 1a, 2, 3 & 4
: 1st Stage 3 [[Tour Méditerranéen]]
;1999
: 1st [[Trofeo Luis Puig]]
: 1st [[Vuelta a Mallorca|Trofeo Manacor]]
: 1st [[Vuelta a Mallorca|Trofeo Sóller]]
: 1st [[Peperbus Profspektakel]]
: [[1999 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
::1st Stages 4, 5, 6 & 7
: [[1999 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
::1st Stages 2, 10, 12 & 17
::Held [[File:Jersey pink.svg|20px]] after Stage 2
: [[1999 Volta a Catalunya|Volta a Catalunya]]
::1st Stages 1 & 2
: 1st Stage 3 [[1999 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]]
: 1st Stage 5 [[1999 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]]
;2000
: 1st [[Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi]]
: [[2000 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
::1st Stage 4 
::Held [[File:Jersey pink.svg|20px]] after Stage 1
::Held [[File:Jersey violet.svg|20px]] after Stage 4 
::Held [[File:Jersey blue.svg|20px]] after Stage 1
: [[2000 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]]
::1st [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px]] Points classification
::1st Stages 1 & 5
: 1st Stage 5a [[2000 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana]]
: 1st Stage 6 [[Tour Méditerranéen]]
;2001
: 1st [[Giro della Provincia di Siracusa]]
: [[2001 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
::1st Stages 6, 9, 19 & 21
::1st [[Points classification in the Giro d'Italia#Azzurri d'Italia classification|Azzurri d'Italia classification]]
: [[Vuelta a Aragón]]
::1st Stages 1 & 5
: 1st Stage 5 [[2001 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]]
: 1st Stage 4 [[2001 Giro del Trentino|Giro del Trentino]]
: 2nd [[2001 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]]
;2002
: 1st [[File:Jersey rainbow.svg|20px]] [[2002 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Road race]], [[2002 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]]
: 1st [[2002 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]]
: 1st [[2002 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]]
: [[2002 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
::1st [[File:Jersey violet.svg|20px]] [[Points classification in the Giro d'Italia|Points classification]]
::1st Stages 1, 3, 9, 15, 18 & 20
::1st [[Points classification in the Giro d'Italia#Azzurri d'Italia classification|Azzurri d'Italia classification]]
::Held [[File:Jersey pink.svg|20px]] after Stage 1
::Held [[File:Jersey blue.svg|20px]] after Stage 1
: [[2002 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]]
::1st Stages 3, 4 & 7
: 1st Stage 7 [[2002 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]]
: 1st Stage 2 [[Tour Méditerranéen]]
: 4th [[Trofeo Luis Puig]]
: 9th [[2002 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]]
;2003
: [[2003 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
::1st Stages 8 & 9
::Held [[File:Jersey blue.svg|20px]] after Stage 2
: [[2003 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]]
::1st Stages 1 & 3
: 4th [[2003 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]]
;2004
: 1st Stage 4 [[Tour Méditerranéen]]
: 1st Stage 2 [[2004 Tour de Georgia|Tour de Georgia]]
;2005
: 1st [[Giro della Provincia di Lucca]]
: 1st Stage 4 [[Tour of Qatar]]
: 5th [[International Grand Prix Doha]]
{{div col end}}

=== Grand Tour general classification results timeline ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]]
! scope="col" | 1989
! scope="col" | 1990
! scope="col" | 1991
! scope="col" | 1992
! scope="col" | 1993
! scope="col" | 1994
! scope="col" | 1995
! scope="col" | 1996
! scope="col" | 1997
! scope="col" | 1998
! scope="col" | 1999
! scope="col" | 2000
! scope="col" | 2001
! scope="col" | 2002
! scope="col" | 2003
! scope="col" | 2004
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey pink.svg|20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey]] [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
| [[1989 Giro d'Italia|DNF]]
| [[1990 Giro d'Italia|142]]
| [[1991 Giro d'Italia|124]]
| [[1992 Giro d'Italia|126]]
| [[1993 Giro d'Italia|—]]
| [[1994 Giro d'Italia|—]]
| [[1995 Giro d'Italia|DNF]]
| [[1996 Giro d'Italia|DNF]]
| [[1997 Giro d'Italia|89]]
| [[1998 Giro d'Italia|DNF]]
| [[1999 Giro d'Italia|DNF]]
| [[2000 Giro d'Italia|DNF]]
| [[2001 Giro d'Italia|107]]
| [[2002 Giro d'Italia|100]]
| [[2003 Giro d'Italia|DNF]]
| [[2004 Giro d'Italia|DNF]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey]] [[General classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]]
| [[1989 Tour de France|—]]
| [[1990 Tour de France|—]]
| [[1991 Tour de France|—]]
| [[1992 Tour de France|DNF]]
| [[1993 Tour de France|DNF]]
| [[1994 Tour de France|—]]
| [[1995 Tour de France|DNF]]
| [[1996 Tour de France|DNF]]
| [[1997 Tour de France|DNF]]
| [[1998 Tour de France|DNF]]
| [[1999 Tour de France|DNF]]
| [[2000 Tour de France|—]]
| [[2001 Tour de France|—]]
| [[2002 Tour de France|—]]
| [[2003 Tour de France|—]]
| [[2004 Tour de France|DNF]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey]]/[[File:Jersey gold.svg|20px|link=|alt=A gold jersey]] [[General classification in the Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]]
| [[1989 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[1990 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[1991 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[1992 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[1993 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[1994 Vuelta a España|DNF]]
| [[1995 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[1996 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[1997 Vuelta a España|DNF]]
| [[1998 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[1999 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[2000 Vuelta a España|DNF]]
| [[2001 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[2002 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[2003 Vuelta a España|DNF]]
| [[2004 Vuelta a España|—]]
|-
|}

===Classics results timeline===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!Monument
! scope="col" | 1990
! scope="col" | 1991
! scope="col" | 1992
! scope="col" | 1993
! scope="col" | 1994
! scope="col" | 1995
! scope="col" | 1996
! scope="col" | 1997
! scope="col" | 1998
! scope="col" | 1999
! scope="col" | 2000
! scope="col" | 2001
! scope="col" | 2002
! scope="col" | 2003
! scope="col" | 2004
! scope="col" | 2005
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Milan–San Remo]]
| [[1990 Milan–San Remo|—]]
| [[1991 Milan–San Remo|14]]
| [[1992 Milan–San Remo|41]]
| style="background:#ddf;" | [[1993 Milan–San Remo|10]]
| style="background:silver;" | [[1994 Milan–San Remo|'''2''']]
| [[1995 Milan–San Remo|27]]
| style="background:#ddf;" | [[1996 Milan–San Remo|7]]
| [[1997 Milan–San Remo|108]]
| [[1998 Milan–San Remo|81]]
| [[1999 Milan–San Remo|99]]
| [[2000 Milan–San Remo|43]]
| style="background:silver;" | [[2001 Milan–San Remo|'''2''']]
| style="background:gold;" | [[2002 Milan–San Remo|'''1''']]
| style="background:#ddf;" | [[2003 Milan–San Remo|4]]
| [[2004 Milan–San Remo|109]]
| [[2005 Milan–San Remo|36]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Tour of Flanders (men's race)|Tour of Flanders]]
| [[1990 Tour of Flanders|—]]
| [[1991 Tour of Flanders|31]]
| [[1992 Tour of Flanders|54]]
| [[1993 Tour of Flanders|45]]
| [[1994 Tour of Flanders|—]]
| [[1995 Tour of Flanders|24]]
| [[1996 Tour of Flanders|31]]
| [[1997 Tour of Flanders|—]]
| [[1998 Tour of Flanders|—]]
| [[1999 Tour of Flanders|—]]
| [[2000 Tour of Flanders|—]]
| [[2001 Tour of Flanders|69]]
| style="background:#ddf;" | [[2002 Tour of Flanders|9]]
| [[2003 Tour of Flanders|DNF]]
| [[2004 Tour of Flanders|—]]
| [[2005 Tour of Flanders|—]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Paris–Roubaix]]
| [[1990 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[1991 Paris–Roubaix|34]]
| [[1992 Paris–Roubaix|69]]
| [[1993 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[1994 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[1995 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[1996 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[1997 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[1998 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[1999 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[2000 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[2001 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[2002 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[2003 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[2004 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[2005 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Liège–Bastogne–Liège]]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=16; rowspan=2|Did not contest during his career
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Giro di Lombardia]]
|-
!Classic
! scope="col" | 1990
! scope="col" | 1991
! scope="col" | 1992
! scope="col" | 1993
! scope="col" | 1994
! scope="col" | 1995
! scope="col" | 1996
! scope="col" | 1997
! scope="col" | 1998
! scope="col" | 1999
! scope="col" | 2000
! scope="col" | 2001
! scope="col" | 2002
! scope="col" | 2003
! scope="col" | 2004
! scope="col" | 2005
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Omloop Het Volk]]
| [[1990 Omloop Het Volk|—]]
| [[1991 Omloop Het Volk|—]]
| [[1992 Omloop Het Volk|—]]
| style="background:#ddf;" | [[1993 Omloop Het Volk|6]]
| [[1994 Omloop Het Volk|—]]
| [[1995 Omloop Het Volk|—]]
| [[1996 Omloop Het Volk|—]]
| [[1997 Omloop Het Volk|—]]
| [[1998 Omloop Het Volk|—]]
| [[1999 Omloop Het Volk|—]]
| [[2000 Omloop Het Volk|—]]
| [[2001 Omloop Het Volk|—]]
| [[2002 Omloop Het Volk|—]]
| [[2003 Omloop Het Volk|—]]
| [[2004 Omloop Het Volk|—]]
| [[2005 Omloop Het Volk|—]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Dwars door Vlaanderen]]
| [[1990 Dwars door België|—]]
| [[1991 Dwars door België|—]]
| [[1992 Dwars door België|—]]
| [[1993 Dwars door België|21]]
| [[1994 Dwars door België|—]]
| [[1995 Dwars door België|—]]
| [[1996 Dwars door België|—]]
| [[1997 Dwars door België|—]]
| [[1998 Dwars door België|—]]
| [[1999 Dwars door Vlaanderen|—]]
| [[2000 Dwars door Vlaanderen|—]]
| [[2001 Dwars door Vlaanderen|—]]
| [[2002 Dwars door Vlaanderen|—]]
| [[2003 Dwars door Vlaanderen|—]]
| [[2004 Dwars door Vlaanderen|—]]
| [[2005 Dwars door Vlaanderen|—]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[E3 Saxo Bank Classic|E3 Harelbeke]]
| [[1990 E3 Harelbeke|—]]
| style="background:#ddf;" | [[1991 E3 Harelbeke|8]]
| [[1992 E3 Harelbeke|29]]
| style="background:gold;" | [[1993 E3 Harelbeke|'''1''']]
| [[1994 E3 Harelbeke|35]]
| [[1995 E3 Harelbeke|21]]
| [[1996 E3 Harelbeke|—]]
| [[1997 E3 Harelbeke|—]]
| [[1998 E3 Harelbeke|—]]
| [[1999 E3 Harelbeke|—]]
| [[2000 E3 Harelbeke|—]]
| [[2001 E3 Harelbeke|—]]
| [[2002 E3 Harelbeke|—]]
| [[2003 E3 Harelbeke|—]]
| [[2004 E3 Harelbeke|—]]
| [[2005 E3 Harelbeke|—]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Gent–Wevelgem]]
| [[1990 Gent–Wevelgem|33]]
| style="background:silver;" | [[1991 Gent–Wevelgem|'''2''']]
| style="background:gold;" | [[1992 Gent–Wevelgem|'''1''']]
| style="background:gold;" | [[1993 Gent–Wevelgem|'''1''']]
| [[1994 Gent–Wevelgem|96]]
| style="background:#ddf;" | [[1995 Gent–Wevelgem|4]]
| [[1996 Gent–Wevelgem|—]]
| [[1997 Gent–Wevelgem|59]]
| [[1998 Gent–Wevelgem|26]]
| [[1999 Gent–Wevelgem|35]]
| [[2000 Gent–Wevelgem|—]]
| [[2001 Gent–Wevelgem|—]]
| style="background:gold;" | [[2002 Gent–Wevelgem|'''1''']]
| [[2003 Gent–Wevelgem|DSQ]]
| [[2004 Gent–Wevelgem|—]]
| [[2005 Gent–Wevelgem|—]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Scheldeprijs]]
| [[1990 Scheldeprijs|—]]
| style="background:gold;" | [[1991 Scheldeprijs|'''1''']]
| [[1992 Scheldeprijs|—]]
| style="background:gold;" | [[1993 Scheldeprijs|'''1''']]
| [[1994 Scheldeprijs|—]]
| [[1995 Scheldeprijs|17]]
| [[1996 Scheldeprijs|—]]
| [[1997 Scheldeprijs|—]]
| [[1998 Scheldeprijs|—]]
| [[1999 Scheldeprijs|—]]
| [[2000 Scheldeprijs|—]]
| [[2001 Scheldeprijs|—]]
| [[2002 Scheldeprijs|—]]
| [[2003 Scheldeprijs|—]]
| [[2004 Scheldeprijs|—]]
| [[2005 Scheldeprijs|—]]
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Legend
|-
! scope="row" | —
| Did not compete
|-
! scope="row" | [[Did not finish|DNF]]
| Did not finish
|-
! scope="row" | DSQ
| Disqualified
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020034516/http://www.mariocipollini.eu/ |title=Official website}}
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