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Ercole Baldini (born 26 January 1933) is a retired Italian cyclist. As an amateur he won an Olympic gold medal in the road race and the world title in the individual pursuit on track, both in 1956.[1] Next year he turned professional, and in 1958 won the world title in the road race and the Giro d'Italia. He continued competing on track and won bronze medals in the individual pursuit at the world championships of 1960 and 1964.[2]

Ercole Baldini

Baldini in 1956
Personal information
Full name	Ercole Baldini
Born	(1933-01-26) 26 January 1933 (age 89) Villanova di Forlì, Italy
Team information
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1957–1958	Legnano
1959–1962	Ignis–Frejus
1963	Cynar–Frejus
1964	Salvarani
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia General classification (1958) One-day races and Classics Road Race World Championships (1958) Italian National Road Race Championship (1957, 1958)
Medal record Representing  Italy Men's road bicycle racing Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Individual road race World Championships 1958 Reims Professional road race Track cycling World Championships 1956 Copenhagen Individual pursuit, amateur 1960 Germany Individual pursuit, elite 1964 Paris Individual pursuit, elite

Biography

Baldini was born at Villanova di Forlì (Emilia-Romagna).[1] At 21 he set the hour record for amateurs, with 44.870 km, gaining the nickname of Forlì train. His best year was 1956, in which he won a gold medal in the road race at the Summer Olympics in Melbourne, and, in September, stripped Jacques Anquetil of the hour record, riding 46.394 km at the Velodromo Vigorelli in Milan.[1]

In 1957 he became professional and won six important races, including the Trofeo Baracchi alongside Fausto Coppi, and became Italian champion. In 1958 Baldini won the Giro d'Italia,[1] beating Charly Gaul on the latter's favourite terrain, climbing. He was again Italian champion and also won the World Cycling Championship.[2]

Baldini finished 6th in the 1959 Tour de France. His career ended in 1964 after surgery to a leg.[1]

Career achievements

Major results

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964
Vuelta a España	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Giro d'Italia	3	1	17	41	DNF	7	26	DNF
Tour de France	—	—	6	33	—	8	—	DNF

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish
DSQ	Disqualified

See also

• Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame

References

External links

• Ercole Baldini at Cycling Archives
• Ercole Baldini at ProCyclingStats
• Ercole Baldini at CycleBase
• Ercole Baldini at Olympedia
• Ercole Baldini at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
• Ercole Baldini at CONI honoured athlete website (in Italian)

Records
Preceded by Jacques Anquetil	UCI hour record (46.394 km) 19 September 1956-18 September 1957	Succeeded by Roger Rivière

На других языках

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- [en] Ercole Baldini

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[es] Ercole Baldini

Ercole Baldini (Villanova di Forlì, 26 de enero de 1933) es un deportista italiano que compitió en ciclismo en las modalidades de ruta y pista.[1]

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[fr] Ercole Baldini

Ercole Baldini (né le 26 janvier 1933 à Villanova de Forlì, en Émilie-Romagne) est un ancien coureur cycliste italien, professionnel de 1957 à 1964.

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[it] Ercole Baldini

Ercole Baldini (Forlì, 26 gennaio 1933) è un ex ciclista su strada e pistard italiano. Professionista dal 1957 al 1964, nel triennio tra il 1956 e il 1958 si aggiudicò il record dell'ora, un Grand Prix des Nations (in quegli anni era l'equivalente del campionato mondiale a cronometro), un campionato italiano su pista, due campionati italiani su strada, un campionato del mondo su pista, un campionato mondiale su strada, un titolo olimpico in linea ed un Giro d'Italia. Corridore completo, dotato di caratteristiche di passista-scalatore e cronoman, era soprannominato "il Treno di Forlì".[1] Vanta il record di essere l'unico ciclista nella storia ad aver vinto una medaglia d'oro olimpica, un campionato mondiale ed un Grande Giro. È inoltre il più antico vincitore del campionato del mondo e dell'oro ai Giochi Olimpici nel ciclismo su strada in vita. Nel 2016 è stato inserito nella Hall of Fame del Giro d'Italia.

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[ru] Бальдини, Эрколе

Эрколе Бальдини (итал. Ercole Baldini, род. 26 января 1933 (1933-01-26) в Форли, Италия) — бывший итальянский профессиональный шоссейный велогонщик. Основным успехом в карьере является победа на Джиро д’Италия в 1958 году.

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