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Franco Giorgetti (13 October 1902 – 18 March 1983) was an Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling.[1]

Franco Giorgetti

Franco Giorgetti
Personal information
Full name	Franco Giorgetti
Born	(1902-10-13)13 October 1902 Bovisio-Masciago, Italy
Died	18 March 1983(1983-03-18) (aged 80) Varese, Italy
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Medal record Men's track cycling Representing  Italy Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 Team pursuit

Giorgetti was born in Bovisio-Masciago. He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp (with Arnaldo Carli, Ruggero Ferrario and Primo Magnani).[2][3] Giorgetti also specialized in six-day racing. He won the prestigious Six Days of New York a record eight times, the first time in 1926 with Reggie McNamara. He died in Varese, aged 80.

References

External links

• Franco Giorgetti at Cycling Archives
• Franco Giorgetti at ProCyclingStats
• Franco Giorgetti at CycleBase
• Franco Giorgetti at Olympedia
• Franco Giorgetti at Olympics.com
• Franco Giorgetti at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)

На других языках

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- [en] Franco Giorgetti

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[fr] Franco Giorgetti

Franco Giorgetti (né le 13 octobre 1902 à Varèse et mort le 18 mars 1963 à Bovisio-Masciago) est un coureur cycliste italien. Aux Jeux olympiques de 1920 à Anvers, il remporte la médaille d'or de la poursuite par équipes, avec Ruggero Ferrario, Arnaldo Carli et Primo Magnani. Il fait ensuite une carrière professionnelle de 1921 à 1943[1] et court aux États-Unis. Il y remporte notamment huit fois les Six jours de New York. En 1934, on le décrit comme la star du cyclisme la mieux payée au monde[2]..

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[it] Franco Giorgetti

Francesco Carlo Rodolfo Giorgetti, noto come Franco Giorgetti (Varese, 13 ottobre 1902 – Bovisio Masciago, 18 marzo 1983), è stato un pistard e ciclista su strada italiano. Fu campione olimpico dell'inseguimento a squadre nel 1920 ad Anversa; passato professionista, vinse quattordici Sei giorni negli Stati Uniti.

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