Bitossi cycled for three years as an amateur and became a professional in October 1961, after he had reached the required age of 21.[1] As a professional cyclist, from 1961 until 1978, he won a total of 171 races.
franco, bitossi, born, september, 1940, italian, former, professional, cyclist, born, camaioni, carmignano, personal, informationfull, namenicknamecuore, matto, crazy, heart, born, 1940, september, 1940, camaioni, carmignano, italyteam, informationcurrent, tea. Franco Bitossi born 1 September 1940 is an Italian former professional cyclist He was born in Camaioni di Carmignano Franco BitossiPersonal informationFull nameFranco BitossiNicknameCuore matto Crazy heart Born 1940 09 01 1 September 1940 age 82 Camaioni di Carmignano ItalyTeam informationCurrent teamRetiredDisciplineRoadRoleRiderProfessional teams1961 1962Philco1963 1972Springoil Fuchs1973Sammontana ca 1974 1975Scic1976Zonca Santini1977Vibor1978Gis GelatiMajor winsGrand Tours Tour de FrancePoints classification 1968 Combination classification 1968 4 individual stages 1966 1968 dd Giro d ItaliaPoints classification 1969 1970 Mountains classification 1964 1965 1966 21 individual stages 1964 1971 1974 1975 dd Stage races Tour de Suisse 1965 Tirreno Adriatico 1967 Volta a Catalunya 1970 One day races and Classics Giro di Lombardia 1967 1970 Zuri Metzgete 1965 1968 Medal record Representing ItalyMen s road bicycle racingWorld Championships1972 Gap Elite Men s Road Race1977 San Christobal Elite Men s Road Race Contents 1 Career 2 Major results 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditBitossi cycled for three years as an amateur and became a professional in October 1961 after he had reached the required age of 21 1 As a professional cyclist from 1961 until 1978 he won a total of 171 races In 1965 he won the Tour de Suisse and the Zuri Metzgete which he won again in 1968 In 1967 he won the Tirreno Adriatico Giro di Lombardia and Coppa Agostoni while the following year he became the first Italian to win the points classification in the Tour de France 2 In 1970 he won the Italian championship 3 In 1972 he became famous for his near victory at the World Championship in Gap France where he was beaten by only a few meters by his teammate Marino Basso 1 Four years later in 1978 he won the Italian Championship again 3 Bitossi was nicknamed Cuore matto Crazy heart due to a cardiac arrhythmia which often compelled him to stop midway in a stage 4 Major results Edit1964 2nd Giro di Romagna 3rd Coppa Sabatini 10th Overall Giro d Italia1st Mountains classification 1st Stages 3 16 17 amp 20 dd 1965 1st Overall Tour de Suisse1st Stage 2 amp 5 dd 1st Giro del Lazio 1st Zuri Metzgete 3rd Giro dell Emilia 3rd Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria 4th Giro di Lombardia 6th Coppa Sabatini 7th Giro di Toscana 7th Overall Giro d Italia1st Mountains classification 1st Stage 21 dd 1966 1st Coppa Sabatini Tour de France1st Stages 5 amp 17 dd Tour de Romandie1st Stages 1a ITT 1b amp 4 dd 2nd Giro del Piemonte 2nd Milano Vignola 3rd Coppa Ugo Agostoni 4th Giro della Romagna 5th Tre Valli Varesine 8th Overall Giro d Italia1st Mountains classification 1st Stages 14 amp 16 dd 10th Overall Tirreno Adriatico 10th Giro di Toscana 1967 1st Overall Tirreno Adriatico1st Stage 1 dd 1st Giro di Lombardia 1st Trofeo Laigueglia 1st Coppa Ugo Agostoni 1st Stage 7 Giro d Italia 2nd Milano Torino 2nd Coppa Sabatini 2nd Giro dell Appennino 3rd Milan San Remo 3rd Giro dell Emilia 7th Milano Vignola 10th Liege Bastogne Liege 1968 1st Milano Torino 1st Coppa Bernocchi 1st Giro di Toscana 1st Coppa Sabatini 1st Zuri Metzgete 1st Stage 7 Giro di Sardegna 2nd Giro di Lombardia 2nd Giro di Campania 4th Overall Tirreno Adriatico1st Stage 4 dd 4th Overall Paris Luxembourg 4th Road race National Road Championships 4th Road race UCI Road World Championships 5th Giro dell Emilia 7th Milano Vignola 8th Overall Tour de France1st Points classification 1st Combination classification 1st Stages 7 amp 16 dd 9th Overall Giro d Italia1st Stages 17 amp 21 dd 1969 1st Coppa Ugo Agostoni 2nd Volta a Catalunya1st stages 7 amp 8 dd 2nd Giro dell Emilia 3rd Overall A travers Lausanne 3rd Giro di Lombardia 3rd Milano Torino 3rd Trofeo Laigueglia 4th Tour of Flanders 10th Overall Giro d Italia1st Points classification 1st Stages 11 amp 14 dd 10th Overall Giro di Sardegna 1970 1st Road race National Road Championships 1st Overall Volta a Catalunya1st Stage 1a dd 1st Giro di Lombardia 1st Giro dell Emilia 1st Giro del Veneto 1st Giro di Campania 1st Stage 2 Tour de Romandie 2nd Trofeo Masferrer 2nd Boucles de l Aulne 3rd Coppa Placci 4th Overall A travers Lausanne1st Stage 1 ITT dd 5th Overall Tirreno Adriatico 5th Criterium des As 7th Overall Giro d Italia1st Points classification 1st Stages 1 3 17 amp 19 dd 7th Overall Tour de Suisse1st Stages 1 amp 3 dd 7th Coppa Sabatini 9th Giro della Romagna 9th Road race UCI Road World Championships 1971 1st Road race National Road Championships 1st Coppa Ugo Agostoni 1st Giro della Romagna 1st GP Industria amp Artigianato di Larciano 1st Stage 15 Giro d Italia 1st Stage 3 Paris Nice 1st Stage 1b Tour de Romandie 2nd Giro di Lombardia 5th Tre Valli Varesine 8th Overall Volta a Catalunya 9th Coppa Placci 10th Milano Vignola 1972 1st Giro di Puglia 1st Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria 1st Giro di Campania 2nd Road race UCI Road World Championships 2nd Road race National Road Championships 2nd Milano Torino 2nd Giro dell Appennino 4th Giro dell Emilia 4th Tre Valli Varesine 6th Coppa Placci 7th Overall Tour de Romandie 8th Overall Giro di Sardegna 8th Zuri Metzgete 9th Giro di Lombardia 1973 1st Giro dell Emilia 1st Giro del Veneto 1st Stage 6 Giro di Sardegna 2nd Overall Giro di Puglia 2nd Milano Torino 3rd Coppa Sabatini 3rd Coppa Ugo Agostoni 4th Tre Valli Varesine 4th Milano Vignola 6th Giro della Romagna 9th Giro di Lombardia 9th Trofeo Laigueglia 1974 1st Giro della Romagna 1st Trofeo Matteotti 2nd Giro del Lazio 2nd Coppa Ugo Agostoni 2nd Giro di Toscana 3rd Coppa Sabatini 4th Milan San Remo 5th Giro di Campania 7th Overall Tour de Suisse1st Stages 3a 3b ITT 6 amp 9a dd 8th Overall Tirreno Adriatico1st Stage 4 dd 8th Giro di Lombardia 9th Overall Giro d Italia1st Stages 6 8 amp 18 dd 10th Giro del Veneto 1975 1st Stage 15 Giro d Italia 1st Stage 3 Paris Nice La Mediterraneenne1st Stages 4 amp 5 dd 2nd Overall Giro di Puglia1st Stage 1 dd 2nd Giro di Toscana 2nd Coppa Placci 4th Trofeo Laigueglia 8th Gran Premio Citta di Camaiore 1976 1st Road race National Road Championships 1st Coppa Bernocchi 1st Giro del Friuli 1st Trofeo Laigueglia 1st Stage 2a La Mediterraneenne 2nd Milano Torino 2nd Giro del Lazio 2nd Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria 4th Coppa Placci 4th Giro di Campania 5th Giro di Toscana 8th Giro di Lombardia 8th Trofeo Pantalica 9th Overall Tirreno Adriatico 9th Overall Giro di Sardegna 1977 1st Gran Premio Citta di Camaiore 3rd Road race UCI Road World Championships 3rd Giro di Lombardia 4th Milano Torino 4th Coppa Ugo Agostoni 6th Overall La Mediterraneenne 6th Tre Valli Varesine 6th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato 8th Giro dell Emilia 9th Trofeo Matteotti 10th GP Industria amp Artigianato di Larciano 1978 1st Stage 2 Tirreno Adriatico 3rd Milano Torino 3rd Coppa Sabatini 5th Trofeo Pantalica 9th Giro della RomagnaReferences Edit a b Franco Bitossi the Grand Champion with the Crazy Heart Jacques Augendre 2009 Guide Historique part 6 PDF in French Amaury Sport Organisation Archived from the original PDF on 11 July 2009 Retrieved 26 January 2010 a b Statistics Franco Bitossi Archived 17 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine in Cycling Archives Retrieved 2010 05 07 Franco Bitossi at Cycling ArchivesExternal links EditFranco Bitossi at Cycling Archives Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Franco Bitossi amp oldid 1098966784, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
