13 Facts About Fiorenzo Magni

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Fiorenzo Magni was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.

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Fiorenzo Magni started competing in cycling in 1936, in secret from parents.

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Shortly before the war in Italy on 10 June 1940, Fiorenzo Magni was recruited to serve as a gunner at the 19th Regiment of Florence, although he had requested to become a bersagliere, while being licensed to dispute a race, its battalion was embarked for Albania, but the ship, where he should have been on board, sank without leaving survivors.

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Fiorenzo Magni moved to the Olympic Battalion of Rome where he remained until 1943 when he returned to Florence at the 41st Artillery Regiment.

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When Fiorenzo Magni arrived the fights were already over, but later on he would be charged with numerous accusations, including the killing of Lanciotto Ballerini, the band leader.

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On 5 November 1947 Fiorenzo Magni married Liliana Calo; they had two daughters, Tiziana and Beatrice.

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In 1951, at the peak of his cycling career, Fiorenzo Magni started working for Moto Guzzi, and two years later began selling cars with Lancia.

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8.

Fiorenzo Magni died on 19 October 2012 in Monza, near Monticello Brianza, where he had lived since 1975.

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Fiorenzo Magni was the "third man" of the golden age of Italian cycling, at the time of the rivalry between Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali.

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Fiorenzo Magni excelled at racing in extreme weather conditions, especially in cold, windy, rainy or snowy days.

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Fiorenzo Magni continued the race with his shoulder wrapped in an elastic bandage.

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Fiorenzo Magni fell on his already broken clavicle, breaking his humerus, after which he passed out from the pain.

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Fiorenzo Magni has been mentor to at least two famous frame builders.