Ferdinand Grammel

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Ferdinand Grammel

Personal information
Full name	Ferdinand Grammel
Nickname	Fernandino Grammel
Born	(1878-05-24)24 May 1878 Freudenstadt, German Empire
Died	23 June 1951(1951-06-23) (aged 73) Rome, Italy
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1902 - 1903	Sporting Club di Roma
1904 - 1907	Società Velocipedistica Romana
Major wins
1902 Corsa del XX Settembre (Roma - Napoli - Roma)

Ferdinand Grammel (24 May 1878 – 23 June 1951)^[1] was a German road racing cyclist who lived most of his life in Rome. He specialized in the popular extreme long-distance races of the beginning of the 20th century. In 1902 he won the first Corsa del XX Settembre,^[2][3] a 460 km race between the cities of Rome and Naples organised to commemorate the Italian reunification.

He was born in Christophstal, a small hamlet near Freudenstadt, in Württemberg. At a young age he moved to Rome where he was active in the family business. He remained in Rome until his death.