He has been many things, primarily a good rider and an excellent sports director, and also a great team manager. Today, the Fair Play Award 2025, organized by the Panathlon Club Bergamo "Mario Mangiarotti", went to Claudio Corti, among others - world champion of amateurs in San Cristobal in 1977, twice Italian champion among professionals, and also a technician who guided the cream of cyclists, like Gianni Bugno, with whom he won a Giro d'Italia and two World Championships, along with many other achievements. Later, team manager of formations like Barloworld and Columbia, true talent incubators (Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas, Bradley Wiggins, to name a few).

At the Viterbi Space (Bergamo Province), the Panathlon Club Bergamo celebrated the Fair Play Awards 2025, recognitions dedicated to those who exemplarily embody sports values: ethics, loyalty, respect, and responsibility towards the community.

Award Winners

Career Award – Claudio Corti
Amateur World Champion 1977, twice Italian Champion among professionals and silver medal at the 1984 World Championship among professionals.
Sports Director/Technician for 25 years of great teams and internationally renowned champions.

Fair Play Award – Federica Sorrentino
Journalist and athlete, she saved a cyclist's life during a cardiac arrest, performing an act of extraordinary courage and altruism.

Team Correctness Award – ASD Virescit (Juniors 2009-2010)
Impeccable season: zero expulsions, zero suspensions, zero fines, and only four warnings in over 50 matches. A model of educational sports.

Plaque and Scholarship "Agnelli Baldassarre Family" – Crono Day Project
Shared initiative between Runners Bergamo, Bergamo Cycling Union, A.Ri.Bi., CSI and FCI. An example of inclusion and collaboration.

"I am happy and equally excited for a recognition that comes from my territory and covers my entire career," Claudio Corti explained emotionally. "Awards clearly mark the passing of time, but they also mark what we have done, and frankly, I really like that someone has appreciated what I have done in many years of cycling."

As a technician, he won 3 World Championships (Bugno two; Astarloa); 4 Giro d'Italia (Bugno, Gotti, Simoni and Cunego); 4 Monument Classics (Sanremo: Bugno; Flanders: Bugno; Liège: De Wolf; Lombardy: Cunego).

Often little remembered: never was an award more fair and deserved.

In the photo, from left, Panathlon Club Bergamo president Giuseppe Pezzoli, Lia Ratti and Bruno Manicardi