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Born in Cles, province of Trento, Fondriest turned professional in 1987 with the Ecoflam team. He subsequently rode for Alfa-Lum in 1988, winning the World Cycling Championship along with stages in the Tour of Switzerland and Tirreno-Adriatico. In 1991, riding for Panasonic, he won the World Cup. In 1993, riding for the Lampre team, he won Milan-Sanremo, La Flèche Wallonne, the Championship of Zurich, the Giro dell'Emilia, the general classification and two stages of Tirreno-Adriatico, three stages and the general classification of the Grand Prix du Midi Libre, a stage in the Giro d'Italia and the overall World Cup. He would never again have such a successful season, although he had another successful season with Lampre in 1995 he won a stage in the Giro d'Italia and came in second in a number of races (the Tirreno-Adriatico general classification, Milan-Sanremo, Gent-Wevelgem, La Flèche Wallonne, and a stage in the Giro d'Italia).

• 1995
• 19/05/1995 Giro d'Italia - Etape n°7
• 1994
• 27/09/1994 Coppa Sabatini
• 12/08/1994 Kellogg's Tour of Britain
• Giro di Polonia
• Giro del Lazio
• 1993
• 25/09/1993 Giro dell'Emilia
• 23/08/1993 Meisterschaft von Zürich
• 23/05/1993 Giro d'Italia - Tappa n°1
• 14/05/1993 Giro del Trentino
• 20/03/1993 Milano-Sanremo
• 17/03/1993 Tirreno-Adriatico
• 14/03/1993 La FlécheWallone
• 13/03/1993 Tirreno-Adriatico - Etape n°4
• 11/03/1993 Tirreno-Adriatico - Etape n°2
• 22/02/1993 Settimana Siciliana - Etape n°3
• 06/02/1993 Ruta Ciclista del Sol - Etape n°5
• G.P. Baden-Baden
• Giro del Trentino - Etape n°2
• Giro del Trentino - Etape n°3
• Winner of World Cup title
• Giro del Trentino - Etape n°4
• G.P. du Midi-Libre
• 1992
• 12/08/1992 Trofeo Melinda-Val di Non
• 06/02/1992 Vuelta a Andalucia - Ruta Ciclista del Sol - Etape n°3
• 1991
• 12/05/1991 Nanno
• Winner of World Cup title
• 1990
• Giro del Lazio
• Coppa Agostoni
• 1989
• 04/10/1989 Coppa Sabatini
• 13/05/1989 Giro di Toscana
• 07/05/1989 Nanno
• 1988
• 02/10/1988 Scordia
• 28/08/1988 Verdensmesterskabet - Renaix (BEL)
• 14/03/1988 Tirreno-Adriatico - Etape n°4
• Schweitz Rundt - Etape n°4
• G.P. Industria e Commercio di Prato
• 1986
• Tour de la Region Wallonne
• Trofeo ZSSDI

Victories: 40

Hobbies: Alpine skiing, Alpinismo (walk up, ride down), winter bathing.