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Full name
  
Franco Balmamion

1964
  
Cynar

Discipline
  
Road

1965–1966
  
Sanson


1961
  
Bianchi

Name
  
Franco Balmamion

1962–1963
  
Carpano

Role
  
Cyclist

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Born
  
11 January 1940 (age 84) Nole, Italy (
1940-01-11
)

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Italo Zilioli, Vittorio Adorni, Giovanni Brunero, Gianni Motta, Giovanni Valetti

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Franco Balmamion (born 11 January 1940), is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist who raced between 1960 and 1972. The highlight of his career was his successive overall wins in the 1962 and 1963 Giro d'Italia.

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Giro de Italia 1962


Major results

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Giro d'Italia
  • 1961 – 20th overall
  • 1962 – 1st overall, 5 days in maglia rosa
  • 1963 – 1st overall, 6 days in maglia rosa
  • 1964 – 8th overall, 3rd mountains
  • 1965 – 5th overall
  • 1966 – 6th overall
  • 1967 – 2nd overall
  • 1968 – 7th overall
  • 1970 – 12th overall
    • Tour de France
  • 1967 – 3rd overall
  • 1969 – 39th overall
  • 1970 – 12th overall
    • Other one-day classics and semi-classics
  • Züri-Metzgete (Championship of Zürich) (1963)
  • Milano–Torino (1962)
  • Giro degli Appennini (1962)
  • Giro di Toscana (1967) (that year valid as Italian National Road Race Championship)

    • References

    Franco Balmamion Wikipedia
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