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

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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

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, and

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, 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

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. He participated in nine editions of the Giro d'Italia 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 Tuscany Cyclists from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté