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Pasquale Fornara

1925 - 1990

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Pasquale Fornara (29 March 1925 – 24 July 1990) was a professional Italian road bicycle racer who gained fame in the 1950s by winning the Tour de Suisse stage race four times, a record that still stands to this day. In addition to his Tour de Suisse achievements, Fornara won the 1956 Tour de Romandie and finished on the podium in two Grand Tours: a third place behind the legendary Fausto Coppi at the 1953 Giro d'Italia and a second place at the 1958 Vuelta a España behind Frenchman Jean Stablinski. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pasquale Fornara is the 272nd most popular cyclist (down from 223rd in 2019), the 3,875th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,815th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Italian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Pasquale Fornara ranks 272 out of 1,613. Before him are Charles Schlee, Marco Cimatti, Alan Newton, Philippe Gilbert, Maurice Moucheraud, and Fernand Decanali. After him are Václav Machek, Vasco Bergamaschi, Antonio Suárez, Paolo Bettini, Lothar Thoms, and Gianni Bugno.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Pasquale Fornara ranks 426. Before him are Ngiratkel Etpison, James Mellaart, Lucien Carr, Alec McCowen, Juan Francisco Lombardo, and Fernand Decanali. After him are Kim Stanley, Hugh O'Brian, Václav Machek, Antonio José González Zumárraga, Frank Pierson, and Ratmir Kholmov. Among people deceased in 1990, Pasquale Fornara ranks 255. Before him are Ralph Bagnold, Hector Dyer, Alfredo Pián, Bahriye Üçok, Joe Mercer, and Władysław Rubin. After him are Jack Gilford, Rosario Livatino, Irmtraud Morgner, Norman Cousins, Albert Salmi, and Margaret Lockwood.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pasquale Fornara ranks 3,876 out of 5,161. Before him are Robert G. Vignola (1882), Ermes Muccinelli (1927), Renzo Eusebi (1946), Anna Maria Ortese (1914), Nino Martoglio (1870), and Renato Zaccarelli (1951). After him are Alfredo Gollini (1881), Federico De Roberto (1861), Sara Errani (1987), Bruno Zumino (1923), Samantha Cristoforetti (1977), and Francesco Severi (1879).

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Among CYCLISTS In Italy

Among cyclists born in Italy, Pasquale Fornara ranks 54. Before him are Vincenzo Nibali (1984), Moreno Argentin (1960), Giovanni Pettenella (1943), Franco Balmamion (1940), Davide Rebellin (1971), and Marco Cimatti (1913). After him are Vasco Bergamaschi (1909), Paolo Bettini (1974), Dino Bruni (1932), Alessandro Petacchi (1974), Ivan Basso (1977), and Antonio Maspes (1932).

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