Imerio Massignan

Imerio Massignan ( born January 2, 1937 in Altavilla Vicentina ) is an Italian former racing cyclist.

Imerio Massignan was a professional cyclist from 1959 to 1971 and profiled in these years, especially as an excellent climber. Already in his first professional year, he was second in the mountains classification of the Giro d' Italia and fifth in the overall standings. Overall, he started ten times in the Giro, he five times finished in the top ten: In 1960, he finished fourth in 1962 ranked second in 1963 ranked seventh and ninth in 1965. In 1960 he was again second in the mountains classification and 1961 third.

Three times Massignan started in the Tour de France: 1960 and 1961 he won the polka-dot jersey of the mountains classification. In 1960 he was also Tenth, 1961 in fourth position overall and won the 16th stage. In 1962 he finished seventh overall and second in the mountains classification, behind Federico Bahamontes. In the same year he won at the Tour of Lombardy second place. The UCI Road World Championships 1960 at the Sachsenring he finished fourth, a year later, at the World Cup in Bern, he was Fourteenth.

1963 ill Imerio Massignan at a nephritis which meant that he had to pause for long periods of time in 1964 and eased his achievements from 1966, after he could finish ninth overall in 1965 the Giro.

2012, he published Imerio. Romanzo di dannate to be Labors of Marco Ballestracci that tells fictionalized example of Massignan how abject poverty and lack of opportunities in the 1950s and 1960s led to young Italian professional cyclist.