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Giuseppe Nuvolari (cyclist)

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Italian cyclist
Giuseppe Nuvolari
Personal information
Full nameGiuseppe Nuvolari
Born(1871-01-30)30 January 1871
Castel d'Ario, Italy
Died25 November 1962(1962-11-25) (aged 91)
Castel d'Ario, Italy
Team information
DisciplineTrack and Road
RoleRider
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Italian National Championships
Gold medal – first place 1894 Motor-paced racing
Gold medal – first place 1904 Motor-paced racing
Silver medal – second place 1893 Motor-paced racing
Silver medal – second place 1895 Motor-paced racing
Bronze medal – third place 1903 Motor-paced racing

Giuseppe Nuvolari (30 January 1871 – 25 November 1962) was an Italian professional racing cyclist. His brother Arturo, who also competed as a cyclist, was the father of the motor and car racing ace Tazio Nuvolari.

On the track his specialty was Motor-paced racing, in this discipline, he won the Italian National Championship twice, in 1894 and 1904 and made the podium on three more occasions. In team races he frequently partnered with sprint ace Pietro Bixio.

References

  1. "Giuseppe Nuvolari's Palmares at CyclingRanking.com". CyclingRanking.com.
  2. "Tazio Nuvolari-A Life on the Limit".
  3. "Giuseppe Nuvolari". CyclingArchives.com.


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