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Key facts
- 1922
- Nice Sport
- 1928
- Legnano/Mifa
- Full name
- Alfredo Binda
- Nickname
- Gioconda , Trombettiere di Cittiglio (The Trumpeter of Cittiglio)
- Born
- ( 1902-08-11 ) 11 August 1902, Cittiglio , Italy
- Died
- 19 July 1986 (1986-07-19) (aged 83), Cittiglio, Italy
- Discipline
- Road
- Role
- Rider
- Rider type
- Climber, classics specialist
- 1923 1924
- La Française
- 1925 1927
- Legnano
- 1929 1936
- Legnano
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alfredo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Cittiglio
- Place of death
- Cittiglio
- Sibling
- Albino Binda
- Occupation
- sport cyclist
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Native language
- Italian
- Participant in
- Milan - San Remo
- Sport
- road bicycle racing
- Country for sport
- Italy
- Image
- Alfredo Binda.jpg
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- Alfredo Binda
- date of death
- 1986-07-19
- date of birth
- 1902-08-11
- nickname
- la Gioconda
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Encyclopedic overview
Alfredo Binda (11 August 1902 – 19 July 1986) was an Italian road cyclist of the 1920s and 1930s. He was the first to win five editions of the Giro d'Italia, and a three-time world champion. In addition he won Milan–San Remo twice, and the Tour of Lombardy four times.
Later he would manage the Italian National team. Under him, Fausto Coppi, Gino Bartali and Gastone Nencini all triumphed at the Tour de France.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alfredo Binda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.