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Gino Bartali
Italian road cyclist (1914–2000).
Life and work
The story behind the role.
Italian road cyclist (1914–2000).
Gino Bartali, (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒiːno ˈbartali]; 18 July 1914 – 5 May 2000), nicknamed Gino the Pious and (in Italy) Ginettaccio, was a champion road cyclist. He was the most renowned Italian cyclist before the Second World War, having won the Giro d'Italia twice, in 1936 and 1937, and the Tour de France in 1938. After the war, he added one more victory in each event: the Giro d'Italia in 1946 and the Tour de France in 1948. His second and last Tour de France victory in 1948 gave him the largest gap between victories in the race. In September 2013, 13 years after his death, Bartali was recognised as a "Righteous Among the Nations" by Yad Vashem for his efforts to aid Jews during World War II.
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Achievements and distinctions
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Italian road cyclist (1914–2000).
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Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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Righteous Among the Nations
Career and education
Teams and organisations
Frejus · Legnano · Bartali–Brooklin
Fields of work
cycling
Major competitions and events
Tour de France · 1948 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo · 1949 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo · 1950 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo · 1951 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
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