Felice Gimondi
Felice Gimondi
Personal information |
Full name |
Felice Gimondi |
Nickname |
The Phoenix |
Date of birth |
29 September 1942 (1942-09-29) (age 67) |
Country |
Italy |
Team information |
Current team |
Retired |
Discipline |
Classics |
Role |
Rider |
Major wins |
Tour de France 1965
Giro D'Italia 1967, 1969, 1976
Vuelta a España 1968 |
Infobox last updated on: |
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Medal record |
Road bicycle racing |
World Championships |
Gold |
1973 Barcelona |
Elite Men's Road Race |
Silver |
1971 Mendrisio |
Elite Men's Road Race |
Bronze |
1970 Leicester |
Elite Men's Road Race |
Felice Gimondi (born September 29, 1942 in Sedrina) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. With his 1968 victory at the Vuelta a España, only three years after becoming a professional cyclist, Gimondi, nicknamed "The Phoenix", was the second cyclist (after Jacques Anquetil) to win all three Grand Tours of road cycling: Tour de France (1965, his first year as a pro), Giro d'Italia (1967, 1969 and 1976), and Vuelta a España (1968). He remains one of only five cyclists to have done so.
Biography
Gimondi grew up cycling with his mother, a postal carrier who rode a bicycle to make her deliveries. After winning the amateur version of the Tour de France (Tour de l'Avenir), he was signed, in 1965, as a professional to the Salvarani team. With the withdrawal of another cyclist from Salvarani's Tour de France team, Gimondi was added at the last minute and went on to win the tour, becoming an Italian national hero.
In 1966, he won two of the 'Monument' Classics: Paris-Roubaix and the Giro di Lombardia. Gimondi also won the World Cycling Championships in 1973, after placing second in 1971 and third in 1970.
In the Giro d'Italia, Gimondi holds the record for the most podium finishes: nine total, consisting of three first place wins, two second place finishes and four third place finishes. He is currently associated with the Bianchi bicycle manufacturer.
A major cyclosportive event is named in his honour, the Gran Fondo Felice Gimondi, held annually around Bergamo.
Likewise Bianchi have named one of their high level framesets after him the "FG Lite"
Major victories
- 1
Tour de France (1965)
- 3 x
Giro d'Italia (1967, 1969, 1976)
- 1
Vuelta a España (1968)
- 1
World Cycling Championships (1973)
- 1 Milan-Sanremo (1974)
- 1 Paris-Roubaix (1966)
- 2 x Giro di Lombardia (1966, 1973)
- 2 x Paris-Bruxelles (1966, 1976)
- 1 Tour de Romandie (1969)
- 1 Volta a Catalunya (1972)
- 2
Italian National Road Race Championship (1968, 1972)
- 2 x Grand Prix des Nations (1967, 1968)
Significant victories by year
- 1963
- Giro del Friuli
- 1964
- Tour de l'Avenir
- 1965
3 stages and Overall classification of the Tour de France
- 1966
- Paris-Roubaix
- Giro di Lombardia
- 1 stage of the Giro d'Italia
- Paris-Bruxelles
- 1 stage of the Tour de Romandie
- Coppa Agostoni
- Coppa Placci
- 1967
Overall classification of the Giro d'Italia
- 2 stages of the Tour de France
- Grand Prix des Nations
- Giro del Lazio
- Gran Premio di Lugano
- 1968
1 stage and Overall classification of the Vuelta a España
- Trofeo Baracchi
- Grand Prix des Nations
- 1 stage of the Giro d'Italia
- Giro di Romagna, valid as
Italian National Road Race Championship
- Critérium des As
- 1969
Overall classification of the Giro d'Italia
- Tour de Romandie (with 1 stage victory)
- Giro dell'Appennino
- 1 stage of the Tour de France
- 1 stage of the Paris-Luxembourg
- 1970
- Trofeo Matteotti
- 1 stage of the Tour de Suisse
- 1 stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico
- 1971
- Tour de Romandie
- 2 stages of the Giro d'Italia
- Giro del Piemonte
- Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 1972
- Gran Premio di Lugano
- Volta a Catalunya
- Giro dell'Appennino, valid as
Italian National Road Race Championship
- Six-Days of Milan
- 1973
World Cycling Championships, in Barcelona
- Giro di Lombardia
- Giro del Piemonte
- 1 stage of the Giro d'Italia
- Trofeo Baracchi
- Coppa Bernocchi
- Giro di Puglia (with 1 stage victory)
- 1974
- Milan-Sanremo
- Coppa Agostoni
- 1975
- 1 stage of the Tour de France
- 1976
1 stage and Overall classification of the Giro d'Italia
- Paris-Bruxelles
- 1977
- Six-Days of Milan
External links
Tour de France Yellow jersey winners![Jersey yellow.svg](/2009-wikipedia_en_wp1-0.7_2009-05/I/50px_Jersey_yellow_svg.png) |
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1903 Maurice Garin · 1904 Henri Cornet · 1905 Louis Trousselier · 1906 René Pottier · 1907-1908 Lucien Petit-Breton · 1909 François Faber · 1910 Octave Lapize · 1911 Gustave Garrigou · 1912 Odile Defraye · 1913-1914 Philippe Thys · 1915-1918 World War I · 1919 Firmin Lambot · 1920 Philippe Thys · 1921 Léon Scieur · 1922 Firmin Lambot · 1923 Henri Pélissier · 1924-1925 Ottavio Bottecchia · 1926 Lucien Buysse · 1927-1928 Nicolas Frantz · 1929 Maurice De Waele · 1930 André Leducq · 1931 Antonin Magne · 1932 André Leducq · 1933 Georges Speicher · 1934 Antonin Magne · 1935 Romain Maes · 1936 Sylvère Maes · 1937 Roger Lapébie · 1938 Gino Bartali · 1939 Sylvère Maes · 1940-1946 World War II · 1947 Jean Robic · 1948 Gino Bartali · 1949 Fausto Coppi · 1950 Ferdinand Kübler · 1951 Hugo Koblet · 1952 Fausto Coppi · 1953-1955 Louison Bobet · 1956 Roger Walkowiak · 1957 Jacques Anquetil · 1958 Charly Gaul · 1959 Federico Bahamontes · 1960 Gastone Nencini · 1961-1964 Jacques Anquetil · 1965 Felice Gimondi · 1966 Lucien Aimar · 1967 Roger Pingeon · 1968 Jan Janssen · 1969-1972 Eddy Merckx · 1973 Luis Ocaña · 1974 Eddy Merckx · 1975 Bernard Thévenet · 1976 Lucien Van Impe · 1977 Bernard Thévenet · 1978-1979 Bernard Hinault · 1980 Joop Zoetemelk · 1981-1982 Bernard Hinault · 1983-1984 Laurent Fignon · 1985 Bernard Hinault · 1986 Greg LeMond · 1987 Stephen Roche · 1988 Pedro Delgado · 1989-1990 Greg LeMond · 1991-1995 Miguel Indurain · 1996 Bjarne Riis · 1997 Jan Ullrich · 1998 Marco Pantani · 1999-2005 Lance Armstrong · 2006 Óscar Pereiro · 2007 Alberto Contador · 2008 Carlos Sastre
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Tour de France Prix de combativité (Combativity award) winners ![Jersey red number.svg](/2009-wikipedia_en_wp1-0.7_2009-05/I/20px_Jersey_red_number_svg.png) |
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1959: Saint | 1963: van Looy | 1965: Gimondi | 1966: Altig | 1967: Letort | 1968: Pingeon | 1969–1970: Merckx | 1972: Guimard | 1973: Ocaña | 1974: Merckx | 1976: Delisle | 1977: Knetemann | 1980: Levavasseur | 1981: Hinault | 1982: Clère | 1983: Demierre | 1984: Hinault | 1985: Ducrot | 1986: Hinault | 1987: Delgado | 1988: Simon | 1989: Fignon | 1990: Chozas | 1991–1992: Chiappucci | 1993: Ghirotto | 1994: Poli | 1995: Buenahora | 1996–1997: Virenque | 1998–1999: Durand | 2000: Dekker | 2001–2002: Jalabert | 2003: Vinokourov | 2004: Virenque | 2005: Pereiro | 2006: de la Fuente | 2007: Txurruka | 2008: Chavanel
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Persondata |
NAME |
Gimondi, Felice |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES |
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SHORT DESCRIPTION |
Winner of Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, Vuelta a España |
DATE OF BIRTH |
1942-09-29 |
PLACE OF BIRTH |
Sedrina, Bergamo |
DATE OF DEATH |
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PLACE OF DEATH |
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