Fiorenzo Magni

Fiorenzo Magni
Magni at the 1951 Tour de France
Personal information
Full nameFiorenzo Magni
NicknameIl leone delle Fiandre (The Lion of Flanders)
Born(1920-12-07)7 December 1920
Vaiano, Italy
Died19 October 2012(2012-10-19) (aged 91)
Monza, Italy
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1940–1943Bianchi
1944Pedale Monzese
1945Ricci
1947–1948Viscontea
1949–1950Wilier Triestina
1951–1953Ganna–Ursus
1954–1956Nivea–Fuchs
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
7 individual stages (1949, 19501953)
Giro d'Italia
General classification (1948, 1951, 1955)
6 individual stages (1948, 1950, 1953, 1955)
Vuelta a España
Points classification (1955)
3 individual stages (1955)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships
(1951, 1953, 1954)
Tour of Flanders (1949, 1950, 1951)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1951 Varese Elite Men's Road Race

Fiorenzo Magni (Italian pronunciation: [fjoˈrɛntso ˈmaɲɲi]; 7 December 1920 – 19 October 2012)[1] was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.

  1. ^ "LUTTO. È morto Fiorenzo Magni, domani a Monza i funerali". Tuttobiciweb.It. 19 October 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.