Pasquale Fornara
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Pasquale Fornara (29 March 1925 – 24 July 1990) was a professional Italian road bicycle racer who gained fame in the 1950s by winning the Tour de Suisse stage race four times, a record that still stands to this day.
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Born | (1925-03-29)29 March 1925 Borgomanero, Italy |
Died | 24 July 1990(1990-07-24) (aged 65) Borgomanero, Italy |
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Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
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In addition to his Tour de Suisse achievements, Fornara won the 1956 Tour de Romandie and finished on the podium in two Grand Tours: a third place behind the legendary Fausto Coppi at the 1953 Giro d'Italia and a second place at the 1958 Vuelta a España behind Frenchman Jean Stablinski.