Flaviano Vicentini (21 June 1942 – 31 December 2002) was an Italian road race cyclist who was active between 1963 and 1971. After becoming the

world champion A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...

in 1963 as amateur, he turned professional. He then won the Grand Prix de Cannes in 1966 and the

Giro del Lazio The Giro del Lazio is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Lazio, Italy. From 2005 to 2008, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...

in 1969. In 1968 and 1969 he also won one stage at the

Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; Tour of Catalonia, ) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of the Basque Country. The race has had ...

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1942 births 2002 deaths Italian male cyclists Cyclists from the Province of Verona 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-cycling-bio-1940s-stub