Gastone Nencini

Gastone Nencini ( born March 1, 1930 in Barberino di Mugello, † February 1, 1980 in Florence ) was an Italian cyclist.

Career

In 1954 he was Professionel and took on his first start of the Giro d' Italia the 16th place, but in 1955 came in 3rd place overall. The Road World Championships in the heat of battle of Rome in 1955 he was fourth. Two years later, in 1957, he had the Giro d' Italia finished as the clear winner, was fifth in 1958 and 1959 tenth. His best year he had in 1960, when he at the Giro d' Italia in 1960 and first overall in the Tour de France 1960 2. He won seven stages at the Tour de France and four in the Giro d'Italia. The Lion of Mugello, as Nencini was called, was a very good climber. Besides, he is considered one of the best downhill cycling history.

1961 he managed a last of a total of 25 victories as a professional driver and was also placed in 8th place at the Road World Championships once again in the world rankings. In 1962, he landed at the Giro d' Italia in 13th place and was eliminated in 1963 and 1964 respectively from. 1965 ended Nencini his career at the age of 35 years.

Nencinis Tour Palmarčs

  • Tour 1956 - 22nd place (1 stage win )
  • Tour 1957 - 6th place (2 stage wins, Mountain Price jersey)
  • Tour 1958 - 5th place (1 stage win )
  • Tour 1960 - Tour winner
  • Tour 1962 - excreted
Italy 1960 Tour de France General classification in the Tour de France Maurice Garin Henri Cornet Louis Trousselier Lucien Petit-Breton Gustave Garrigou Philippe Thys Firmin Lambot Lucien Buysse Nicolas Frantz Antonin Magne Georges Speicher Romain Maes Jean Robic Fausto Coppi Hugo Koblet Louison Bobet Roger Walkowiak Jacques Anquetil Charly Gaul Lucien Aimar Jan Janssen Lucien Van Impe Bernard Hinault Joop Zoetemelk Stephen Roche Pedro Delgado Bjarne Riis Jan Ullrich Marco Pantani Alberto Contador Carlos Sastre Cadel Evans Bradley Wiggins Vicente Trueba Pierre Brambilla Imerio Massignan Domingo Perurena Giancarlo Bellini Giovanni Battaglin Bernard Vallet Gert-Jan Theunisse Richard Virenque Christophe Rinero Santiago Botero Laurent Jalabert Michael Rasmussen Bernhard Kohl Anthony Charteau Thomas Voeckler Luigi Ganna Carlo Galetti Atala (company) Carlo Oriani Alfonso Calzolari Costante Girardengo Gaetano Belloni Giuseppe Enrici Alfredo Binda Luigi Marchisio Antonio Pesenti Learco Guerra Vasco Bergamaschi Giovanni Valetti Fiorenzo Magni Carlo Clerici Ercole Baldini Arnaldo Pambianco Gianni Motta Fausto Bertoglio Michel Pollentier Giuseppe Saronni Francesco Moser Roberto Visentini Andrew Hampsten Gianni Bugno Ivan Gotti Gilberto Simoni Paolo Savoldelli Damiano Cunego Ivan Basso Danilo Di Luca Michele Scarponi Rik Van Looy Vito Taccone Angelino Soler Pascal Richard Mariano Piccoli Francesco Casagrande Fabian Wegmann Leonardo Piepoli Emanuele Sella Matthew Lloyd (cyclist) Matteo Rabottini Stefano Pirazzi
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