Maria Canins

Maria Canin ( born June 4, 1949 in Star, Abbey ) is a former Italian cyclist, cross-country skier, mountain biker and world cycling champion.

Maria Canin is a sporting exception with their successes and their versatility. From 1969 to 1981 it operated successfully cross-country skiing, so they won, inter alia, 15 national titles and 1985 as the first Italian to Swedish Vasaloppet. Ten times in a row, from 1979 to 1988, she won the Italian cross-country skiing marathon Marcialonga for themselves.

1981, with 32 years, Maria Canin opted for the professional cycling. Since they already had a child at this time, she was " La mammina volante " ( Italian for " the flying mother " ) called. A year later, she finished second at the road World Championships in Goodwood, England, in the following year a third party. In 1985, she was again Vice World Champion, at the road World Championships in 1988 in Seoul finally World Champion in team time trial.

Your great strength have hosted tours: in 1988 she won the Giro d' Italia Femminile; In 1987, the Tour de l' Aude Feminin in 1985 and 1986 as well as the Grande Boucle Féminine (known as Tour de France Feminin ). Multiple they also finished second and third in the overall standings of round trips. Six times she was Italian champion in the road race, making it the record holder.

At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Maria Canin fifth in the road race; four years later at the Games in Seoul it ranked 32

In 1995, Maria Canin back from professional cycling and turned to the mountain-bike riding and winter triathlon. Also in these events reach their numerous successes like winning the world title in winter triathlon in 1997 and 1999.

For many years, Mary Canin representative of the Maratona dles Dolomites, one of the most important sporting events of their home region.

Maria Canin is married to an Italian cross country skier Bruno Bonaldi. She lives in her home in the Dolomites.