Aldo Ronconi (20 September 1918 – 12 June 2012) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Aldo Ronconi |
| Born | 20 September 1918 Brisighella, Italy |
| Died | 12 June 2012 (aged 93) Faenza, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1940–1941 | Legnano |
| 1941 | Viscontea |
| 1942 | SC Malatesta |
| 1943–1944 | Individual |
| 1945 | Viscontea |
| 1946 | Mondia |
| 1946 | Tebag |
| 1946–1947 | Benotto–Superga |
| 1948 | Bianchi |
| 1949 | Viscontea |
| 1950 | Heidemann |
| 1950–1952 | Benotto |
| 1951 | Vampire–Sterling |
| Major wins | |
| 1 stage Tour de France 1947 1 stage Giro d'Italia 1946 | |
Ronconi was born at Brisighella, Ravenna, Italy. He was professional from 1940 to 1952 where he won 5 victories. He finished fourth overall in his first Tour de France[2] where he won a stage and wore the yellow jersey for 2 days. He also won a stage in the 1946 Giro d'Italia. He owned a bicycle goods and sports shop in Faenza, Italy, and died in Faenza, aged 93.
Major results
edit- 1937
- 8th Giro dell'Appennino
- 1939
- 1st Overall Milano–Munchen
- 1st Stage 2
- 1940
- 1st Giro dell'Umbria
- 8th Giro dell'Emilia
- 10th Milan–San Remo
- 1942
- 7th Giro di Lombardia
- 10th Giro del Veneto
- 1946
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Giro di Toscana
- 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 3rd Trofeo Matteotti
- 5th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 15
- 1947
- 2nd Gran Piemonte
- 3rd Giro di Romagna
- 4th Overall Tour de France
- 1st Stage 3
- Held
for two stages
- 5th Giro dell'Emilia
- 1949
- 2nd Overall Giro dei Tre Mari
- 1st Stages 2 & 6
- 3rd Giro di Romagna
- 1950
- 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 5th Giro del Ticino
- 6th Giro di Romagna
References
edit- ^ "Addio a Ronconi, 'vero' vincitore del Tour '47 | Sirotti News". News.sirotti.it. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ "34ème Tour de France 1947" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
External links
edit- Aldo Ronconi at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Official Tour de France results for Aldo Ronconi
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