Antonio Pesenti (cyclist)

For the Italian economist and politician, see Antonio Pesenti (economist).

Antonio Pesenti
Personal information
Full nameAntonio Pesenti
Born(1908-05-17)17 May 1908
Zogno, Italy
Died10 June 1968(1968-06-10) (aged 60)
Bergamo, Italy
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1929Individual
1930–1931Dei
1932Wolsit-Hutchinson/Dei
1933Dei
1934Oscar Egg-Hutchinson
1935Dei
1936–1937Individual
1938–1939Urago
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
General classification (1932)
2 individual stages (1930, 1932)
Tour de France
1 individual stage (1932)

Antonio Pesenti (17 May 1908 – 10 June 1968) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1932 Giro d'Italia. He also placed third and fourth overall in the 1931 and 1932 Tour de France, respectively.[1]

Major results

1930
5th Overall Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 13
1931
3rd Overall Tour de France
7th Overall Giro d'Italia
10th Giro di Lombardia
1932
1st Overall Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 7
4th Overall Tour de France
1st Stage 5
8th Milan–San Remo
1935
6th Giro del Veneto

References

  1. ^ Antonio Pesenti at Cycling Archives (archived)


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