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Encyclopedia > Gastone Nencini

Gastone Nencini was a Italian cyclist who won the 1960 Tour de France and the 1957 Giro d'Italia. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Tour de France (French for Tour of France), often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is an epic long distance road bicycle racing competition for professionals held over three weeks in July in and around France. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Giro dItalia, also simply known as the Giro, is a long distance road bicycle race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May or early June in and around Italy. ...

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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Nencini didn't have an aerodynamic position, he was kind of twisted on his bike and pedaled with a lot of power.
Nencini had the Maglia Rosa and the riders were on gravel road near Thiene, Nencini had a flat.
Nencini had the Maglia Rosa, but on the long descent from Passo Brocon, the road was gravel.
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