Guido De Rosso

Guido De Rosso
Guido De Rosso in 1965
Personal information
Full nameGuido De Rosso
Born (1940-09-28) 28 September 1940 (age 84)
Farra di Soligo, Italy
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1962–1966Molteni
1967Vittadello
1968–1969Faema
Major wins

Guido De Rosso (born 28 September 1940) is a retired Italian professional racing cyclist. He won several races in the 1960s and finished seventh at the 1965 Tour de France. He rode the Giro d'Italia in 1962–1965 and finished fourth in 1963 and third in 1964.[1]

He was the first rider to get a professional victory while riding a Pinarello bicycle. It was two stages of the Tour de l'Avenir as well as winning overall.[2]

To celebrate turning 80 Mattia Perencin, the mayor of Farra di Soligo, presented De Rosso with a plaque of his achievements.[3]

  1. ^ "Guido De Rosso". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Guido De Rosso | en | Pinarello Global". pinarello.com. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Guido De Rosso compie 80 anni, Farra di Soligo gli dedica una targa". TrevisoToday (in Italian). 28 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2023.