Giovanni Micheletto
Personal information | |
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Full name | Giovanni Micheletto |
Nickname | The Sacile Count Nanè |
Born | Sacile, Italy | 22 January 1889
Died | 29 September 1958 Sacile, Italy | (aged 69)
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours |
Giovanni Micheletto (Sacile, 21 January 1889 — Sacile, 29 September 1958) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist, nicknamed by fans "The Sacile Count" (from his native town in the province of Pordenone) and "Nanè". The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1912 Giro d'Italia. He was also the first Italian cyclist to win a race in France, Paris-Menin in 1913.
Palmarès[]
- 1910
- Giro di Lombardia
- Giro di Romagna-Toscana
- 1912
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner overall classification (with Team Atala)
- Winner stages 1 and 8
- 1913
- Paris-Menin
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 1
- Wearing yellow jersey for one day
External links[]
- Giovanni Micheletto at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Giovanni Micheletto
Categories:
- 1889 births
- 1958 deaths
- People from Sacile
- Italian male cyclists
- Giro d'Italia winners
- Sportspeople from Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- Italian cycling biography stubs