1959 Giro d'Italia
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The 1959 Giro d'Italia was the 42nd running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Milan, on 16 May, with a 135 km stage and concluded back in Milan, on 7 June, w
Gino Bartali next to Rik Van Looy, stage winner and first pink jersey of the 42nd Giro
Jacques Anquetil (left) and Charly Gaul (right) riding together during the fourth stage of the race.
Gastone Nencini
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Gastone Nencini was an Italian road racing cyclist who won the 1960 Tour de France and the 1957 Giro d'Italia.
1959 Giro d'Italia
…their tempo, but they did not catch the breakaway. In the breakaway, some riders cracked leaving Arturo Neri, Armando Pellegrini, Aurelio Cestari, and Gastone Nencini at the front. Pellegrini edged out Cestari and Nencini to take the stage, while Neri dropped before the finish line and finished four seconds behind…
Nencini at the 1960 Tour de France
Monument at Futa pass
Gastone Nencini with wife Bianca, wearing the pink jersey from the Giro d'Italia 1957