Pierino Baffi
Italian cyclist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pierino Baffi (15 September 1930 – 27 March 1985) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. In 1958 he won stages in all three of the Grand Tours, becoming the second cyclist (after Miguel Poblet) to win stages in all three of the Grand Tours in the same year. As of 2016, this has only been repeated by Alessandro Petacchi in 2003. Baffi's son Adriano also became a professional cyclist.[1]
Baffi in 1958 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Pierino Baffi |
| Born | 15 September 1930 Vailate, Italy |
| Died | 27 March 1985 (aged 54) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 1954–1956 | Nivea-Fuchs |
| 1957 | Arbos-Bif Welter |
| 1958 | Chlorodont-Leo |
| 1959 | Ignis-Frejus |
| 1960 | Ignis |
| 1961 | Fides |
| 1962 | Ghigi |
| 1963–1964 | Molteni |
| 1965 | Bianchi-Mobylette |
| 1966 | G.B.C. |
| Major wins | |
| Giro d'Italia, 4 stages Tour de France, 5 stages Vuelta a España, 4 stages | |
Major results
- 1955
- 1st, Stages 6 & 9, Vuelta a España
- 1956
- 1st, Giro di Romagna
- 1st, Milano–Vignola
- 1st, Stage 10, Giro d'Italia
- 1957
- 1st, Stages 8 & 19, Tour de France
- 1958
- 1st, Stage 12, Giro d'Italia
- 1st, Stages 10, 16 & 24, Tour de France
- 1st, Stages 3 & 14, Vuelta a España
- 1959
- 1st, Milano-Mantua
- 1st, Stage 9, Paris–Nice
- 1st, Stage 7b, Roma-Naples-Roma
- 1960
- 1st, Giro dell'Emilia
- 1st, Trofeo Fenaroli
- 1st, Stage 6, Giro d'Italia
- 1st, Stage 4a, Roma-Naples-Roma
- 1962
- 1st, Coppa Bernocchi
- 1st, Milano-Mantua
- 1st, Trofeo Matteotti
- 1963
- 1st, Trofeo Matteotti
- 1st, Stage 2, Giro d'Italia
- 1st, Stage 1 & 4, Tour de Luxembourg
References
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