Stage Races One-day races and Classics Gianni Motta (born 13 March 1943) is an Italian former bicycle racer who won the 1966 Giro d'Italia.

His main victories include the Giro d'Italia (1966),[1] a Giro di Lombardia (1964), a Tour de Suisse (1967) and two Tour de Romandie (1966, 1971).

Like many before him, he turned to manufacture and sales of bicycles after his racing career.

[2] In 1984 to promote his bike brand in the USA he sponsored Gianni Motta–Linea M.D.

While at Molteni in 1968 Motta tested positive for a banned substance and his results in the 1968 Giro d'Italia were removed.