Felice Gimondi
Felice Gimondi (Italian pronunciation: [feˈliːtʃe dʒiˈmondi]; 29 September 1942 – 16 August 2019) was an Italian professional racing cyclist. 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). He is one of only seven cyclists to have done so.
Gimondi at the 1966 Giro d'Italia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Felice Gimondi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | La Fenice (The Phoenix) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 September 1942 Sedrina, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 August 2019 (aged 76) Giardini Naxos, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Classics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1965–1972 | Salvarani | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1979 | Bianchi–Campagnolo | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Grand Tours
Stage races
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Gimondi also won three of the five Cycling monuments, winning the Giro di Lombardia twice, and finished on the podium of a grand tour twelve times.
He accomplished all of these major victories despite his career coinciding with that of Eddy Merckx.