Gilberto Vendemiati

Gilberto Vendemiati
Personal information
Born (1940-05-27) 27 May 1940 (age 84)
Ferrara, Italy
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeDomestique
Professional teams
1963–1964Gazzola
1965–1966Salvarani
1967Max Meyer

Gilberto Vendemiati (born 27 May 1940) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist.[1][2]

Career

Vendemiati competed as a professional from 1963 to 1967 with the Gazzola, Salvarani and Max Meyer teams, riding primarily as a domestique.[3] He rode in the 1965 Tour de France as well as in three editions of the Giro d'Italia.[4][5][6]

As of 2019, Vendemiati still rides his bike for up to 50 to 60 kilometers.[3]

Major results

1961
1st Coppa Lanciotto Ballerini [fr]
1st Stage 8 Tour de l'Avenir
1962
1st Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
1st Stage 1
1965
8th Giro di Romagna

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 1963 1964 1965
A yellow jersey Vuelta a España — — —
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 52 DNF 45
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — 70

References

  1. ^ "Gilberto Vendemiati". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Gilberto Vendemiati". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b Pastonesi, Marco (27 May 2019). "Tra Gimondi e Adorni. Il ciclismo con più spine che rose di Gilberto Vendemiati". Il Foglio. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Gilberto Vendemiati". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Tour de France 1965". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  6. ^ "52ème Tour de France 1965". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012.