Marco Saligari
Marco started racing at the age of twelve, competing in the youth categories, obtaining good results and several victories and participating in the World Championship in Colorado Springs in 1986.
He turned professional at age 22 in 1987, and after 12 years he ended his career in 1998.
He participated in 10 Giro D’Italia, 4 Tour de France and in all the most important international classics races.
He won 3 stages of the Giro D’Italia, Sondrio 1992, Caserta 1993 and Valle Varaita 1994. Marco won the Tour di Suisse 1993 .
After finishing his career as a cyclist he became Sports Director of the Belgian LANDBOUWKREDIET team where he managed Jaroslav Popovyc. At the same time he began his career as a television commentator.
He worked for Swiss television at Eurosport. In recent years he worked for the Italian network, RAI. While at RAI he commentated on the motorbike at several Giro D’Italia and many of the classic Italian races. He also commentated in studio at the most prestigious races in the world.
In the cycling world he is known by his nickname COMMISSARIO for his curiosity as a rider and commentator.
Marco has had a leadership position with Willie’s World Cycling since 2014. Over the years he has become a friend of many of our guests because of his pleasant personality and commitment to personal service. He is married to Marialuisa (Lella) and they have two children, Martina and Giacomo.