[3] Skill at riding fast alone won him the world professional road championship nine years later.

Adorni won the Trofeo de Gasperiin 1960 and turned professional during 1961[1] after winning the Coppa San Geo.

[3] Adorni won two races in his first full year as a professional in 1961, riding for Philco and winning stages of the Giro d'Italia and the Tour of Sardinia.

The Cycling Hall of Fame, an American organisation, said: "In 1968, Adorni taught Eddy Merckx of Belgium how to properly eat and rest during a Grand Tour.

'[7] The former Italian champion was chosen for his personality [était simplement victime de sa personnalité].

Thanks to him, the crisis with the organisers of the three grands tours didn't turn into a huge fiasco and he was able to maintain contacts.