Gastone Nencini
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| Personal information | |
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| Nickname | Il Leone del Mugello |
| Date of birth | March 1, 1930 |
| Date of death | February 1, 1980 |
| Country |  Italy |
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| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1953–1954 1955–1958 1959–1960 1961–1962 1963–1965 |
Legnano Leo-Chlorodont Carpano Ignis Springoil-Fuchs |
| Major wins | |
 1st overall Tour de France 1960 1st overall Giro d'Italia 1957 |
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Gastone Nencini (1 March 1930 – 1 February 1980 in Florence) 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", Nencini was a powerful all-round rider, but particularly strong in the mountains.
Nencini was born in Bilancino di Barberino, Tuscany. He was an amateur painter and a chain smoker. He was a spectacular descender. "The only reason to follow Nencini downhill would be if you had a death wish", said the French rider Raphaël Géminiani.
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[edit] Major achievements
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Giro d'Italia (1957), overall classification end mountains classification - Tour de France (1960), overall classification
Tour de France (1957), mountains classification- Tre Valli Varesine (1956)
[edit] Other results
- 2nd in the Giro d'Italia (1960)
- 2nd in the Trofeo Matteotti (1961)
- 2nd in the Giro dell'Appennino (1962)
- 2nd in the Züri-Metzgete (1964)
- 3rd in the Giro d'Italia (1955)
- 3rd in the Giro del Lazio (1957)
- 3rd in the Milano-Torino (1960)
- 3rd in the Tour de Romandie (1964)
[edit] Victories
- 1955
- Giro d'Italia
- 2 stages
- mountanins classification
- 5 days in Pink jersey
- 1956
- Tre Valli Varesine
- 1 stage in the Tour de France
- 1957
- Tour de France
- 2 stages
- Mountains classification
- Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
- 1958
- 1 stage in the Tour de France
- 2 stages in the Giro d'Italia
- Circuit of Omegna
- Circuit of Lokeren
- 1959
- 1 stage in the Giro d'Italia
- 1960
- Tour de France
- Overall classification (with 12 days in Yellow jersey)
- 2 stages in the Giro d'Italia
- Grand Prix de Nice
- Circuit of Montélimar
- 1961
- Circuit of Acireale
[edit] Notes and references
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| Preceded by Federico Bahamontes |
Winner of the Tour de France 1960 |
Succeeded by Jacques Anquetil |
| Preceded by Charly Gaul |
Winner of the Giro d'Italia 1957 |
Succeeded by Ercole Baldini |
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| NAME | Gastone Nencini |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1930-3-1 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bilancino di Barberino, Tuscany |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1980-2-1 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Florence |
