The jerseys - 29
ITEM N° 588
GIOVANNETTI Marco (I) (04.04.1962)
His 1992 Italian champion’s jersey, worn in 1993
Born in Milan to a family of Tuscan origin, Marco Giovannetti is an Italian cyclist who is particularly at home in the mountains and in major stage races.
He made his mark as an amateur at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Alongside Marcello Bartalini, Eros Poli and Claudio Vandelli, he won the gold medal in the 100-kilometre team time trial. The Italian team finished more than four minutes ahead of Switzerland.
The most prestigious victory of his career came in 1990, when he won the Vuelta a España ahead of Pedro Delgado. That same season, he also finished third in the Giro d’Italia.
This item is an Italian road cycling champion’s jersey worn by Marco Giovannetti during the 1993 season, following his national title win in June 1992. Marco Giovannetti became Italian road champion on 28 June 1992, at the end of a 246-kilometre race. He finished ahead of Gianni Faresin and Maurizio Fondriest.
This jersey combines the achievements of an Olympic champion, a Grand Tour winner and the Italian national title, one of the most prestigious honours in cycling.
On display in the Virtual Cycling Museum – Noël GREGOIRE Collections, this jersey is a valuable memento of Marco Giovannetti’s 1993 season. It serves as a reminder of the career of a remarkable Grand Tour rider: Olympic champion in 1984, winner of the Vuelta in 1990 and Italian champion in 1992.
ITEM N° 126
GISIGER Daniel (CH) (09.10.1954)
His jersey and winner’s trophy from the 1978 Étoile des Espoirs
Born in Baccarat, France, but a Swiss national, Daniel Gisiger grew up in Biel, where he trained with RC Olympia Biel-Bienne. A highly versatile cyclist, he enjoyed a top-level career on both the road and the track.
An outstanding pursuit specialist, in 1977 he set the amateur hour record, covering 46.745 kilometres at the Hallenstadion in Zurich. That same year, at the Track World Championships in San Cristóbal, he won two bronze medals: one in the individual pursuit and the other in the team pursuit.
Having turned professional at the end of 1977, Gisiger quickly established himself as one of the finest riders of his generation. He won the Grand Prix des Nations twice, in 1981 and 1983, and the Trophée Baracchi three times in a row, partnering successively with Serge Demierre, Roberto Visentini and Silvano Contini. His list of achievements also includes two stages of the Giro d’Italia, stages of the Tour de Suisse and the Tour de Romandie, as well as several victories in Six-Day races.
This jersey was awarded to Daniel Gisiger following his victory in the 1978 Étoile des Espoirs. His success in the Étoile des Espoirs already revealed the qualities that would characterise his entire career: power, consistency and mastery of time trials.
This set brings together a distinctive jersey, its original trophy and one of the finest Swiss time-trialists of his era.
The jersey bears witness to the 1978 season, during which Daniel Gisiger confirmed his successful transition from the amateur ranks to the professional ranks. The trophy allows the item to be precisely situated within the history of the Étoile des Espoirs.
On display in the Virtual Cycling Museum – Noël GREGOIRE Collections, this jersey and trophy are a precious memento of Daniel Gisiger’s victory in 1978 and illustrate the career of a rider who excelled both on the road and on the velodrome.
ITEM N° 128
GODEFROOT Walter (B)
(02.07.1943 – 01.09.2025)
His green jersey as winner of the points classification at the 1970 Tour de France
Born in Ghent, Walter Godefroot was one of the great Belgian classics riders of his generation. Powerful, fast and particularly combative, the man nicknamed the ‘Bulldog of Flanders’ was equally adept at winning in sprints and on cobbled roads.
Whilst still an amateur, he won the bronze medal in the road race at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. Turning professional in 1965, he immediately became Belgian road champion.
His list of honours includes four victories in the Monument classics: Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1967, the Tour of Flanders in 1968 and 1978, and Paris–Roubaix in 1969. He also won Gent–Wevelgem, two Bordeaux–Paris races and a second Belgian championship title in 1972. In the Grand Tours, Godefroot won ten stages of the Tour de France, one stage of the Giro d’Italia and two stages of the Vuelta a España. In 1975, he became the first winner of a Tour de France stage finishing on the Champs-Élysées. After retiring from competition, Walter Godefroot became a team manager. He notably managed the Telekom team, which later became T-Mobile, and was instrumental in the Tour de France victories of Bjarne Riis and Jan Ullrich. Suffering from Parkinson’s disease, Walter Godefroot died on 1 September 2025, aged eighty-two.
This item is a green jersey worn by Walter Godefroot on the occasion of his victory in the points classification of the 1970 Tour de France. This victory was one of his greatest achievements in a stage race and recognised his qualities as a sprinter as well as his consistency throughout the three weeks of the Tour. This jersey brings together a great Belgian champion, an iconic Italian team and one of the most prestigious classifications in the Tour de France.
On display in the Virtual Cycling Museum – Noël GREGOIRE Collections, this jersey is a valuable artefact from the 1970 Tour de France. It commemorates Walter Godefroot’s victory over Eddy Merckx in the points classification and the career of a rider who went on to become one of Belgium’s leading classics specialists.
