Stage races One-day races and Classics Gianbattista Baronchelli (born 6 September 1953) is an Italian retired professional road racing cyclist.

[citation needed] In 1973, as an amateur, he won the Tour de l'Avenir and the Baby Giro, and he was thought destined to win the Giro d'Italia.

His other main accomplishments were a silver medal at the 1980 World Championships and two victories at the Giro di Lombardia (1977 and 1986).

[2] Baronchelli started in the Tour de France twice, in 1976 and 1979, but both times did not finish the race.

[3] He won the Giro dell'Appenino six times in succession from 1977 to 1982.