Antonio Maspes
Antonio Maspes (14 January 1932 – 19 October 2000) was an Italian world champion sprinter cyclist. Maspes was born and died in Milan. Maspes won seven professional world championship sprint titles between 1959 and 1964. He competed in the men's tandem event at the 1952 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal. Maspes also had a record five consecutive titles in the Grand Prix de Paris (1960-1964).[1]
Maspes's grave at the Monumental Cemetery of Milan in 2015
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| Full name | Antonio Maspes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 January 1932 Milan, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 October 2000 (aged 68) Milan, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After his death, the Velodromo Vigorelli in Milano, where Maspes began with racing competitions, was renamed into Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli.[1]
Palmarès
- 1948
- 1st, Coppa Caldirola
- 1949
- 1st, Sprint, National championship
- 1952
- 1st, Sprint, National championship
- 3rd, Tandem,
- 1953
- 1st, Sprint, National championship
- 1954
- 3rd, GP de Paris, Sprint
- 1st, Sprint, National championship
- 1955
- 1st, World championship, professional sprint, Milan
- 1956
- 3rd, GP de Paris
- 1st, Sprint, National championship
- 1st, World championship, professional sprint, Copenhagen
- 1957
- 1st, Sprint, National championship
- 1958
- 3rd, World championship, professional sprint, Paris
- 1959
- 1st, Sprint, National championship
- 1st, World championship, professional sprint, Amsterdam
- 1960
- 1st, GP de Paris, Sprint
- 1st, Sprint, National championship
- 1st, World championship, professional sprint, Leipzig
- 1961
- 1st, GP de Paris, Sprint
- 1st, Sprint, National championship
- 1st, World championship, professional sprint, Zürich
- 1962
- 1st, GP de Paris, Sprint
- 1st, Sprint, National championship
- 1st, World championship, professional sprint, Milan
- 1963
- 1st, GP de Paris, Sprint
- 1st, Sprint, National championship
- 2nd, World championship, professional sprint, Rocourt
- 1964
- 1st, GP de Paris, Sprint
- 1st, World championship, professional sprint, Paris
- 2nd, Sprint, National championship
- 1965
- 1st, Sprint, National championship
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See also
- Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame
References
- "Antonio Maspes Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
External links
- Antonio Maspes at Cycling Archives
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