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In the Giro d'Italia, Gimondi holds the record for the most podium finishes: nine total, consisting of three first place wins, two second place finishes and four third place finishes. He is currently associated with the [[Bianchi]] bicycle manufacturer. |
In the Giro d'Italia, Gimondi holds the record for the most podium finishes: nine total, consisting of three first place wins, two second place finishes and four third place finishes. He is currently associated with the [[Bianchi]] bicycle manufacturer. |
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In the Giro of 1968 he tested positive during a doping control.<ref>[http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.es/preview/1910/02/18/pagina-54/34339785/pdf.html?search=doping%20positivo]</ref> |
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A major [[cyclosportive]] event is named in his honour, the Gran Fondo Felice Gimondi, held annually around Bergamo. |
A major [[cyclosportive]] event is named in his honour, the Gran Fondo Felice Gimondi, held annually around Bergamo. |
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| Full name | Felice Gimondi | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Phoenix | |||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Classics | |||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||
| Major wins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tour de France 1965 Giro D'Italia 1967, 1969, 1976 Vuelta a España 1968 Template:FlagiconUCI World Road Cycling Champion (1973) Milan-Sanremo (1974) Paris-Roubaix (1966) Giro di Lombardia (1966, 1973) Tour de Romandie (1969) Grand Prix des Nations (1967, 1968) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Felice Gimondi (born September 29, 1942 in Sedrina) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. With his 1968 victory at the Vuelta a España, only three years after becoming a professional cyclist, Gimondi, nicknamed "The Phoenix", was the second cyclist (after Jacques Anquetil) to win all three Grand Tours of road cycling: Tour de France (1965, his first year as a pro), Giro d'Italia (1967, 1969 and 1976), and Vuelta a España (1968). He remains one of only five cyclists to have done so.
Biography
Gimondi grew up cycling with his mother, a postal carrier who rode a bicycle to make her deliveries. After winning the amateur version of the Tour de France (Tour de l'Avenir), he was signed, in 1965, as a professional to the Salvarani team. With the withdrawal of another cyclist from Salvarani's Tour de France team, Gimondi was added at the last minute and went on to win the tour, becoming an Italian national hero.
In 1966, he won two of the 'Monument' Classics: Paris-Roubaix and the Giro di Lombardia. Gimondi also won the World Cycling Championships in 1973, after placing second in 1971 and third in 1970.
In the Giro d'Italia, Gimondi holds the record for the most podium finishes: nine total, consisting of three first place wins, two second place finishes and four third place finishes. He is currently associated with the Bianchi bicycle manufacturer. In the Giro of 1968 he tested positive during a doping control.[1]
A major cyclosportive event is named in his honour, the Gran Fondo Felice Gimondi, held annually around Bergamo.
Likewise Bianchi have named one of their high level framesets after him the "FG Lite"
Major victories
- 1
Tour de France (1965) - 3 x
Giro d'Italia (1967, 1969, 1976) - 1
Vuelta a España (1968) - 1 Template:FlagiconUCI World Cycling Championships (1973)
- 1 Milan-Sanremo (1974)
- 1 Paris-Roubaix (1966)
- 2 x Giro di Lombardia (1966, 1973)
- 2 x Paris-Bruxelles (1966, 1976)
- 1 Tour de Romandie (1969)
- 1 Volta a Catalunya (1972)
- 2
Italian National Road Race Championship (1968, 1972) - 2 x Grand Prix des Nations (1967, 1968)
Significant victories by year
- 1963
- Giro del Friuli
- 1964
- Tour de l'Avenir
- 1965
- 3 stages and Overall classification of the Tour de France
- 1966
- Paris-Roubaix
- Giro di Lombardia
- 1 stage of the Giro d'Italia
- Paris-Bruxelles
- 1 stage of the Tour de Romandie
- Coppa Agostoni
- Coppa Placci
- 1967
- Overall classification of the Giro d'Italia
- 2 stages of the Tour de France
- Grand Prix des Nations
- Giro del Lazio
- Gran Premio di Lugano
- 1968
- 1 stage and Overall classification of the Vuelta a España
- Trofeo Baracchi
- Grand Prix des Nations
- 1 stage of the Giro d'Italia
- Giro di Romagna, valid as Italian National Road Race Championship
- Critérium des As
- 1969
- Overall classification of the Giro d'Italia
- Tour de Romandie (with 1 stage victory)
- Giro dell'Appennino
- 1 stage of the Tour de France
- 1 stage of the Paris-Luxembourg
- 1970
- Trofeo Matteotti
- 1 stage of the Tour de Suisse
- 1 stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico
- 1971
- Tour de Romandie
- 2 stages of the Giro d'Italia
- Giro del Piemonte
- Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 1972
- Gran Premio di Lugano
- Volta a Catalunya
- Giro dell'Appennino, valid as Italian National Road Race Championship
- Six-Days of Milan
- 1973
- Template:FlagiconUCI World Cycling Championships, in Barcelona
- Giro di Lombardia
- Giro del Piemonte
- 1 stage of the Giro d'Italia
- Trofeo Baracchi
- Coppa Bernocchi
- Giro di Puglia (with 1 stage victory)
- 1974
- Milan-Sanremo
- Coppa Agostoni
- 1975
- 1 stage of the Tour de France
- 1976
- 1 stage and Overall classification of the Giro d'Italia
- Paris-Bruxelles
- 1977
- Six-Days of Milan
Grand Tour results timeline
| 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | |
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| Tour | 1 | DNE | 7 | DNE | 4 | DNE | DNE | 2 | DNE | DNE | 5 | DNE | DNE | DNE |
| Stages won | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mountains classification | 4 | — | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | NR | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| Points classification | 3 | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — |
| Giro | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 |
| Stages won | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountains classification | NR | NR | 3 | NR | 3 | 7 | 9 | NR | 4 | NR | NR | 11 | NR | NR |
| Points classification | N/A | NR | NR | NR | NR | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | NR | 3 | 3 | NR | NR |
| Vuelta | DNE | DNE | DNE | 1 | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE |
| Stages won | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mountains classification | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Points classification | — | — | — | NR | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | Winner |
| 2–3 | Top three-finish |
| 4–10 | Top ten-finish |
| 11– | Other finish |
| DNE | Did not enter |
| DNF-x | Did not finish (retired on stage x) |
| DNS-x | Did not start (not started on stage x) |
| HD | Finished outside time limit (occurred on stage x) |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| N/A | Race/classification not held |
| NR | Not ranked in this classification |
External links
- Gimondi, The Phoenix by Gabe Konrad
- Felice Gimondi at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Official Tour de France results for Felice Gimondi
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*In 1912, Giro was contested solely by teams, with no individual classification |
