Gianfranco Bianchin

Gianfranco Bianchin
Personal information
Born6 February 1947
Died1 August 1970(1970-08-01) (aged 23)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
1966U.C. Trevigiani
1968G.S. Casagrande Caneva
Professional teams
1969Gris 2000
1970Molteni

Gianfranco Bianchin (6 February 1947 – 1 August 1970) was an Italian professional road cyclist. Bianchin died at the age of 23, drowning in the Adriatic Sea in only his second season as a professional.[1] He won the 1970 Giro di Toscana and placed second in the Giro di Campania the same year and the Coppa Sabatini the previous year. He also competed in the 1969 and 1970 Giro d'Italia.[2]

The Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin race is named after him, which has been organized since 1970 in Ponzano Veneto.[3]

Major results

1966
1st Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
1968
1st Giro del Belvedere
1969
2nd Coppa Sabatini
3rd Coppa Placci
1970
1st Giro di Toscana
2nd Giro di Campania
2nd Grand Prix de Monaco

References

  1. ^ "Storia di Gianfranco Bianchin". museociclismo.it. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Gianfranco Bianchin". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin (Ita) - Cat. 1.2". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 16 March 2024.


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