Alano Montanari was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
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Career
editAlthough he had participated in various World Cup races following 1949, in the 1953 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season he finished competed in the full season, achieved three podiums, and finished fifth overall in the 250cc world championship.[1] He also won the Shell Cup[disambiguation needed] in Imola in the 250cc category. During these years he and Enrico Lorenzetti became very good friends.
With a 350cc single cylinder Moto Guzzi he achieved the Italian speed record title at the age of 49.
He finished his career in 1958 at the age of fifty, but couldn’t enjoy his retirement too long.
Unfortunately he contracted an infection during an accident, which was left untreated and he died on August 17 the same year.[citation needed]
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