Next September 11th and 12th, at the San Gabriel Beer Village in Levada di Ponte di Piave (Tv), a special event will take place to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Moreno Argentin's historic victory at the 1986 Road Cycling World Championship in Colorado Springs.

"It will be a unique opportunity to pay tribute to one of the greatest champions in Italian cycling and to bring together the cycling world in a day of sport, memories and passion," comments Gabriele Tonon, who is organizing the event and is the owner of the venue where the celebration takes place, as well as the Cycling Museum, himself a former professional cyclist.

Event schedule for Friday, September 11th. At 8:30 PM there will be a talk show and screening of the world championship event and memories of Moreno Argentin's great career with his former teammates, including Silvio Martinello, Dario Mariuzzo, Renato Piccolo, Roberto Pagnin and Ennio Salvador. Plus friends Claudio Bortolotto, Massimo Ghirotto, Simone Fraccaro, Silvano Lorenzon, Giampaolo Fregonese, Flavio Vanzella and Gianni Giacomini.

Saturday, September 12th at 9 AM the "40 Years as a Prince" ride (60 km). A special journey on the roads of the territory together with the Colorado Springs champion.

THE 1986 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STORY

On September 6th, 1986, in Colorado Springs (United States), Moreno Argentin won the road cycling world championship title, giving Italy the rainbow jersey after Joop Zoetemelk's success the previous year.

The race, which was 261.8 km long, took place on a very challenging high-altitude course with numerous climbs. Argentin proved to be the strongest and most attentive in the decisive moments. In the final, he remained in command with Frenchman Charly Mottet and beat him decisively in a two-man sprint. Behind them the group arrived just a few seconds later and the sprint for bronze was won by Giuseppe Saronni, thus completing a splendid day for Italian cycling.

Moreno Argentin finished ahead of Frenchman Charly Mottet (France) and Giuseppe Saronni who arrived 9 seconds back. That title represents the highest point of Argentin's career. Already bronze medalist at the 1985 World Championship, the Veneto rider confirmed his extraordinary value in one-day races, becoming one of the great specialists of the classics of the 1980s.