Antonio Bevilacqua

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Antonio Bevilacqua
Antonio Bevilacqua 1950.jpg
Antonio Bevilacqua in 1950
Personal information
Full nameAntonio Bevilacqua
Born(1918-10-22)22 October 1918
Santa Maria di Sala, Italy
Died29 March 1972(1972-03-29) (aged 53)
Mestre, Italy
Team information
DisciplineRoad and track
RoleRider
Rider typePursuit
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Varese Elite Men's Road Race
Men's track cycling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1950 Rocourt 4km Individual Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1951 Milano 4km Individual Pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1947 Paris 4km Individual Pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1952 Paris 4km Individual Pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1948 Amsterdam 4km Individual Pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1953 Zürich 4km Individual Pursuit

Antonio Bevilacqua (22 October 1918 – 29 March 1972) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. He won the 1951 Paris–Roubaix.[1]

Major results[]

1940 – Lygie
1941 – Dop, Ferroviario Venezia
1st,
1st,
1st,
1942 – Bianchi
2nd, Milan–San Remo
7th, Giro di Lombardia
1943 – Viscontea
Jersey italianflag.svg Pursuit Champion
1944 – VC Bassano
1946 – Wilier Triestina
17th, Giro d'Italia
Winner Stages 2 & 4
1947 – Lygie
1st, Stage 13, Giro d'Italia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) World Pursuit Championship
1948 – Atala
1st, Stage 7, Giro d'Italia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) World Pursuit Championship
33rd, Tour de France
1949 – Atala
Jersey italianflag.svg Pursuit Champion
40th, Giro d'Italia
Winner Stage 18
1950 – Wilier Triestina
World Pursuit Champion
Jersey italianflag.svg Road Race Champion
Jersey italianflag.svg Pursuit Champion
1st, Tre Valli Varesine
1st,
1st, Trofeo Baracchi (with Fiorenzo Magni)
2nd, Giro di Lombardia
29th, Giro d'Italia
1951 – Benotto-Ursus
World Pursuit Champion
Jersey italianflag.svg Pursuit Champion
1st, Paris–Roubaix
1st, Giro del Veneto
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) World Road Race Championship
3rd, National Road Race Championship
26th, Giro d'Italia
Winner Stages 2 & 20
1952 – Benotto
1st, Milano–Vignola
2nd place, silver medalist(s) World Road Race Championship
10th, World Road Race Championship
69th, Giro d'Italia
Winner Stages 3 & 20
1953 – Benotto
1st, Coppa Bernocchi
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) World Road Race Championship
1954 – Doniselli-Lansetina

References[]

  1. ^ "49th Paris – Roubaix, 1951". bikeraceinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2015.

Bibliography[]

  • Gregori, Claudio (2012). Labrón—La vita e le avventure di Toni Bevilacqua [Labrón—The life and adventures of Toni Bevilacqua] (in Italian). Cassina de' Pecchi (Milan), Italy: Edizioni Roberto Vallardi. ISBN 978-88-95684-52-9.

External links[]

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Fausto Coppi
World Pursuit Champion
1950–1951
Succeeded by
Sidney Patterson


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