Serafino Biagioni

Serafino Biagioni was an Italian professional road bicycle racer, born on 12 March 1920 in Pistoia and died on 13 February 1983. He raced as a professional from 1945 to 1956 and won eight victories in that time. His best-known results came in the Grand Tours. He won two stages of the 1951 Tour de France, stages 5 and 13, and wore the yellow jersey of the race leader for one day. He also won three stages of the Giro d'Italia, in 1948, 1949 and 1951, and finished ninth overall in 1948 and eighth in 1949. A victory in the 1939 Giro dell'Emilia is also listed among his results, as are wins at Prato in 1945, Sassari in 1953 and Pisa in 1955 and 1956.