Franco Balmamion
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Franco Balmamion |
| Born |
11 January 1940 Nole, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1961 | Bianchi |
| 1962–1963 | Carpano |
| 1964 | Cynar |
| 1965–1966 | Sanson |
| 1967–1968 | Molteni |
| 1969–1970 | Salvarani |
| 1971–1972 | Scic |
| Major wins | |
Franco Balmamion (born 11 January 1940), is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist who raced between 1960 and 1972.
Balmamion was born in Nole, Turin, Italy. The highlight of his career was his successive overall wins in the 1962 and 1963 Giro d'Italia.[1]
Major results
- 1961 - 20th overall
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1962 - 1st overall, 5 days in maglia rosa - 1963 - 1st overall, 6 days in maglia rosa
- 1964 - 8th overall, 3rd mountains
- 1965 - 5th overall
- 1966 - 6th overall
- 1967 - 2nd overall
- 1968 - 7th overall
- 1970 - 12th overall
- Other one-day classics and semi-classics
- Züri-Metzgete (Championship of Zürich) (1963)
- Milano–Torino (1962)
- Giro degli Appennini (1962)
- Giro di Toscana (1967) (that year valid as
Italian National Road Race Championship)
Grand Tours general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro |
20 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | — | 12 | WD | 38 |
 Tour |
— | — | WD | — | — | — | 3 | — | 39 | 12 | WD | — |
 Vuelta |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
WD = Withdrew DSQ = Disqualified
References
Further reading
- Sykes, Herbie (2008). Eagle of the Canavese. Norwich, UK: Mousehold Press. ISBN 978-1-874739-49-4. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
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