Elia Frosio (22 January 1913 – 4 February 2005) was a professional cyclist from Italy. He started his career in the 1930s as a road racer. After World War II, he changed to

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and won every national championship between 1946 and 1950, as well as the

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in 1946 and 1949.

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1913 births 2005 deaths Italian male cyclists Cyclists from the Province of Bergamo UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Italian track cyclists 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-cycling-bio-1910s-stub