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Felice Gimondi

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Felice Gimondi was an Italian professional racing cyclist who, with his 1968 victory at the Vuelta a España, only three years after turning professional, became the second cyclist ever to win all three Grand Tours of road cycling: the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España. Nicknamed The Phoenix, he is one of only eight cyclists in the sport's history to have completed the full set.

Facts
Birth Year
1942 1
Birth Date
1942-09-29 1
Death Year
2019 1
Death Date
2019-08-16 1
Nationality
Italian 1
Career Highlight
Won the 1968 Vuelta a España to become the second cyclist, after Jacques Anquetil, to win all three Grand Tours of road cycling. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
FAQs

Who was the first cyclist to win all three Grand Tours before Felice Gimondi?

Jacques Anquetil.

Jacques Anquetil was the first. Gimondi completed the set with his 1968 victory at the Vuelta a Espana, only three years after turning professional, which made him the second cyclist to win the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a Espana.
Connections

Competed In

Tour de France, Competitions
Source Wikipedia, Felice Gimondi

Plays

Cycling, Sports
Source Wikipedia, Felice Gimondi
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Nationality

Italy

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Source Wikipedia, Felice GimondiLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
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Felice Gimondi (Italian pronunciation: [feˈliːtʃe dʒiˈmondi]; 29 September 1942 – 16 August 2019) was an Italian professional racing cyclist.
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1. Wikipedia, Felice Gimondi
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  • Introduction
    Felice Gimondi (Italian pronunciation: [feˈliːtʃe dʒiˈmondi]; 29 September 1942 - 16 August 2019) was an Italian professional racing cyclist.
  • Lead paragraph, Grand Tours sentence
    With his 1968 victory at the Vuelta a España, only three years after becoming a professional cyclist, Gimondi, nicknamed "The Phoenix", was the second cyclist (after Jacques Anquetil) to win all three Grand Tours of road cycling: Tour de France (1965, his first year as a pro), Giro d'Italia (1967, 1969 and 1976), and Vuelta a España (1968).
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