Antonio Pesenti (cyclist)

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Antonio Pesenti
Personal information

Full name	Antonio Pesenti
Born	(1908-05-17)17 May 1908 Zogno, Italy
Died	10 June 1968(1968-06-10) (aged 60) Bergamo, Italy
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1929	Individual
1930–1931	Dei
1932	Wolsit-Hutchinson/Dei
1933	Dei
1934	Oscar Egg-Hutchinson
1935	Dei
1936–1937	Individual
1938–1939	Urago

Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia General classification (1932) 2 individual stages (1930, 1932) Tour de France 1 individual stage (1932)

Antonio Pesenti (17 May 1908 – 10 June 1968) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1932 Giro d'Italia. He also placed third and fourth overall in the 1931 and 1932 Tour de France, respectively.^[1]

Major results

1930

5th Overall Giro d'Italia

1st Stage 13

1931

3rd Overall Tour de France

7th Overall Giro d'Italia

10th Giro di Lombardia

1932

1st

Overall Giro d'Italia

1st Stage 7

4th Overall Tour de France

1st Stage 5

8th Milan–San Remo

1935

6th Giro del Veneto

References

^ Antonio Pesenti at Cycling Archives (archived)

Giro d'Italia general classification winners

1900–1919
1909: Luigi Ganna (ITA) 1910: Carlo Galetti (ITA) 1911: Carlo Galetti (ITA) 1912:* Atala–Dunlop (Galetti, Micheletto, Pavesi) 1913: Carlo Oriani (ITA) 1914: Alfonso Calzolari (ITA) 1915: Not held due to World War I 1916: Not held due to World War I 1917: Not held due to World War I 1918: Not held due to World War I 1919: Costante Girardengo (ITA)