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Gastone Nencini

1930 - 1980

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Gastone Nencini (Italian pronunciation: [ɡaˈstoːne nenˈtʃiːni]; 1 March 1930 – 1 February 1980) was an Italian road racing cyclist who won the 1960 Tour de France and the 1957 Giro d'Italia. Nicknamed Il Leone del Mugello, "The Lion of Mugello" (from his birthplace Barberino di Mugello, near Florence), Nencini was a powerful all-rounder, particularly strong in the mountains. He was an amateur painter and a chain smoker. He was a gifted descender. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gastone Nencini is the 54th most popular cyclist (up from 58th in 2019), the 2,568th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,699th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Italian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Gastone Nencini ranks 54 out of 1,613. Before him are Sylvère Maes, Aristidis Konstantinidis, Georgios Koletis, Freddy Maertens, Roger Pingeon, and Romain Maes. After him are Henry Hansen, Roger Walkowiak, Stan Ockers, Ercole Baldini, Guido Messina, and Briek Schotte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Gastone Nencini ranks 218. Before him are Dani Karavan, María Elena Walsh, Svatopluk Pluskal, Jean Vincent, Herbert Erhardt, and Jean Ferrat. After him are Stephen Sondheim, Ernst Fuchs, Ahmad Shah of Pahang, Richie Ginther, Claude Bolling, and Donn F. Eisele. Among people deceased in 1980, Gastone Nencini ranks 123. Before him are Hellmuth Walter, Ahmad Shukeiri, Dixie Dean, Gerhard Hanappi, Boun Oum, and Justas Paleckis. After him are Rosa Albach-Retty, David Janssen, Farrokhroo Parsa, Cecil Beaton, Marian Spychalski, and Miguel Capuccini.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gastone Nencini ranks 2,568 out of 5,161. Before him are Angelo Branduardi (1950), Eleonora Rossi Drago (1925), Cesare Siepi (1923), Francesco Donato (1468), Giovanni Domenico Maraldi (1709), and Julia Major (-102). After him are Giacomo Antonio Perti (1661), Mario Scelba (1901), Geminiano Montanari (1633), Corrado Bafile (1903), Pietro Vierchowod (1959), and Marcia (33).

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Among CYCLISTS In Italy

Among cyclists born in Italy, Gastone Nencini ranks 10. Before him are Felice Gimondi (1942), Alfredo Binda (1902), Marco Pantani (1970), Francesco Moser (1951), Ottavio Bottecchia (1894), and Luigi Ganna (1883). After him are Ercole Baldini (1933), Fiorenzo Magni (1920), Costante Girardengo (1893), Italo De Zan (1925), Attilio Pavesi (1910), and Enzo Sacchi (1926).

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