Cesare Cipollini (16 December 1958 – 10 August 2023) was an Italian

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. He competed in the

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event at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

Life and career

The brother of the cyclist

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, when he was still a junior cyclist, Cipollini competed in the

event at the

; the Italian team, also consisting of

Giuseppe Saronni Giuseppe Saronni (born 22 September 1957), also known as Beppe Saronni, is an Italian former racing cyclist. He had remarkable success riding in the Giro d'Italia. In 1980 he won 7 stages and finished 7th overall; in 1981 he won 3 stages and fini ...

, Sandro Callari, and Rino De Candido, finished in eighth place, but in an earlier stage set the world record (4'24"00). Turned professional in 1978 with Magniflex-Torpado, he won the 1983

Giro dell'Emilia The Giro dell'Emilia is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. First run in 1909, the race is considered a classic cycle race, and is traditionally grouped with the Giro del Piemonte and Giro di Lombard ...

. He participated in nine editions of the

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and one

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. He retired in 1990. A longtime heart patient, after having successfully undergone a heart transplant in 2009, Cipollini died on 10 August 2023, at the age of 64. His son Edoardo (born in 2005) is also a cyclist.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cipollini, Cesare 1958 births 2023 deaths Italian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Italy Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Belfort Sportspeople from Lucca Cyclists from the Province of Lucca Cyclists from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 20th-century Italian sportsmen