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Giovanni Micheletto

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Giovanni Micheletto
Personal information
Full nameGiovanni Micheletto
NicknameThe Sacile Count
Nanè
Born(1889-01-22)22 January 1889
Sacile, Kingdom of Italy
Died29 September 1958(1958-09-29) (aged 69)
Sacile, Italy
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (1913)
Giro d'Italia
General classification (1912)
2 individual stages (1912)

One-day races and Classics

Giro di Lombardia (1910)
Giro della Romagna (1911)
Paris–Menen (1913)

Giovanni Micheletto (21 January 1889 – 29 September 1958) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist, nicknamed by fans "The Sacile Count" (from his native town in the province of Pordenone) and "Nanè". The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1912 Giro d'Italia. He was also the first Italian cyclist to win a race in France, Paris-Menin in 1913.

Palmarès

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1910
Giro di Lombardia
Giro di Romagna-Toscana
1912
Giro d'Italia:
Winner overall classification (with Team Atala)
Winner stages 1 and 8
1913
Paris-Menin
Tour de France:
Winner stage 1
Wearing yellow jersey for one day
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Winner of the Giro d'Italia with Team Atala: Carlo Galetti, and Eberardo Pavesi
1912
Succeeded by