Alfredo Binda

Alfredo Binda
Personal information
Full name	Alfredo Binda
Nickname	Gioconda
Born	11 August 1902; Cittiglio, Italy
Died	19 July 1986 (aged 83); Cittiglio, Italy
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber, classics specialist
Professional teams
1922	Nice Sport
1923–1924	La Française
1925–1927	Legnano
1928	Legnano/Mifa
1929–1936	Legnano
Major wins
	Grand Tours Tour de France 2 individual stages (1930) Giro d'Italia General classification; (1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1933) Mountains classification (1933) 41 individual stages (1925–1929, 1931, 1933) One-day races and Classics World Road Race Championships; (1927, 1930, 1932) National Road Race Championships; (1926, 1927, 1928, 1929) Giro di Lombardia; (1925, 1926, 1927, 1931) Milan–San Remo (1929, 1931) Giro del Piemonte (1926, 1927)
Medal record
Representing Italy
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships

Alfredo Binda (11 August 1902 – 19 July 1986) was an Italian road cyclist of the 1920s and 1930s. He was the first to win five editions of the Giro d'Italia, and a three-time world champion. In addition he won Milan–San Remo twice, and the Tour of Lombardy four times.

Later he would manage the Italian National team. Under him, Fausto Coppi, Gino Bartali and Gastone Nencini all triumphed at the Tour de France.

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