{{short description|Italian cyclist}} {{use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Denis Zanette | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date|1970|3|23|df=yes}} | birth_place = Sacile, Italy | death_date = {{death date and age|2003|1|10|1970|1|23|df=yes}} | death_place = Pordenone, Italy | height = | weight = | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | proyears1 = 1995–1997 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|AKI|1995}} | proyears2 = 1998 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|VIN|1998}} | proyears3 = 1999 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|POL|1999}} | proyears4 = 2000–2001 | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|BRE|2000}} | proyears5 = 2002–2003 | proteam5 = {{UCI team code|FAS|2002}} | majorwins = | medaltemplates = | show-medals = }}

'''Denis Zanette''' (23 March 1970 &ndash; 10 January 2003) was an Italian professional racing cyclist.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/Denis_Zanette |title=Denis Zanettei |accessdate=16 March 2015 |work=Pro Cycling Stats}}</ref> He rode in eight editions of the Giro d'Italia and made one start in the Tour de France, in 1995.<ref>[http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/coureur/1045.html Denis ZANETTE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418220042/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/coureur/1045.html |date=18 April 2015 }} - LeTour</ref> He won a stage in both the 1995 and 2001 Giro d'Italia. He came third in the 2001 Tour of Flanders.

==Death== Zannette died suddenly in January 2003 at Pordenone hospital after collapsing at his dentist's office in his hometown Sacile.<ref name=muore>[https://www.corriere.it/Primo_Piano/Esteri/2003/01_Gennaio/11/ciclista.shtml Il ciclista Zanette muore dal dentista] - Corriere della Sera {{in lang|it}}</ref> Investigations were started to reveal if his death was doping-related, since Zanette had been mentioned on a list of riders who had allegedly been in possession of banned drugs during the 2001 Giro d'Italia<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/feb/16/cycling.cycling1 Inquiry into Belgian cyclist's death raises new fears over EPO] - The Guardian</ref> where he won the 10th stage. The cause of death was later revealed as heart failure due to a probable heart disease aggravated by a neglected flu.<ref>[http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2003/gennaio/15/Zanette_patologia_cardiaca_co_0_030115538.shtml Zanette, patologia cardiaca] - Corriere della Sera {{in lang|it}}</ref>

He was survived by his wife Manuela and daughters Anna and Paola.<ref name=muore/>

==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} ;1991 : 2nd Piccola Sanremo ;1993 : 2nd Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano ;1994 : 1st Astico–Brenta : 1st Stage 6 Giro della Valle d'Aosta : 3rd Gran Premio di Poggiana ;1995 : 1st Stage 18 Giro d'Italia : 2nd Giro di Toscana : 5th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk : 10th Overall Euskal Bizikleta ;1996 : 1st Stage 1 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali : 4th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk : 9th Overall Three Days of De Panne ;1997 : 4th Overall Three Days of De Panne : 7th GP de la Ville de Rennes ;1998 : 1st Stage 8 Volta a Portugal ;1999 : 3rd Overall Three Days of De Panne : 9th Tour of Flanders : 9th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk ;2000 : 1st Stage 1 Danmark Rundt : 4th Overall Regio-Tour : 4th Coppa Bernocchi : 7th Coppa Sabatini ;2001 : 1st Stage 10 Giro d'Italia : 3rd Tour of Flanders ;2002 : 3rd Millemetri del Corso di Mestre {{div col end}}

===Grand Tour general classification results timeline===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Grand Tour ! scope="col" | 1995 ! scope="col" | 1996 ! scope="col" | 1997 ! scope="col" | 1998 ! scope="col" | 1999 ! scope="col" | 2000 ! scope="col" | 2001 ! scope="col" | 2002 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey Giro d'Italia | style="text-align:center;"|71 | style="text-align:center;"|54 | style="text-align:center;"|77 | style="text-align:center;"|DNF | style="text-align:center;"|107 | style="text-align:center;"|DNF | style="text-align:center;"|102 | style="text-align:center;"|119

|- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey Tour de France | style="text-align:center;"|DNF |— |— |— |— |— |— |—

|- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A red jersey Vuelta a España |— | style="text-align:center;"|71 |— |— |— |— |— | style="text-align:center;"|104 |}

{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | Did not finish |}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zanette, Denis}} Category:1970 births Category:2003 deaths Category:Italian male cyclists Category:People from Sacile Category:Cyclists from the Province of Pordenone Category:Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners Category:20th-century Italian sportsmen