Maria Canins

Maria Canins (born 5 July 1949, in La Villa, Alta Badia[1][2]) is an Italian racing cyclist who twice won and came second three times in the Grande Boucle. She rode for Italy at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.[3]

Maria Canins
Personal information
Full nameMaria Canins
NicknameThe "flying mother"[1]
Born (1949-06-04) 4 June 1949
Badia, Italy
Team information
DisciplineRoad/Track/MTB/Skiing
RoleRider

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.[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

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).[5]

World Championships

 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  20 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
19823220

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
19823234
19833337

Italian Championships

  • 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

See also

References

  1. "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.
Awards
Preceded by
Sara Simeoni
Italian Sportswoman of the Year
1985-1986
Succeeded by
Manuela Dalla Valle
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