[CR]Which Other Italian Riders "Knighted" (equiv)?

(Example: Framebuilders:Bernard Carré)

From: "Angel M Garcia" <wa2vuy@mindspring.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 08:32:29 -0500
Subject: [CR]Which Other Italian Riders "Knighted" (equiv)?

On 4 Feb, Mario Cipollini was made a Cavagliere by the President of Italy. Has this honor been bestowed previously on an Italian rider(s)???