Antonio Bailetti (born 29 September 1937) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer who won a gold medal in the team time trial race at the 1960 Olympics. After that Bailetti turned professional. In 1962, he won a stage in the Tour de France and in the Giro d'Italia, after a 120 km solo escape; he repeated this achievement next year. He retired after a heavy fall in Spring 1969.[1]

Antonio Bailetti
Personal information
Born (1937-09-29) 29 September 1937 (age 86)
Bosco di Nanto, Italy
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
Olympic team time trial champion (1960)
2 stages Tour de France
2 stages Giro d'Italia
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Team time trial

Major results edit

1960
  Olympic Games Team Time Trial (with Ottavio Cogliati, Giacomo Fornoni and Livio Trapé)
1961
Turbigo
Nyon
1962
Genoa–Nice
Maurs
Tour de France:
Winner stage 9
Giro d'Italia:
Winner stage 4
La Charité-sur-Loire
1963
Tour de France:
Winner stage 5
Giro d'Italia:
Winner stage 21
1965
Monaco
1966
Trofeo Laigueglia

References edit

  1. ^ "Antonio Bailetti Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2014.

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