Francesco Verri (11 June 1885 – 6 June 1945) was an Italian

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racer who won three gold medals at the

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. He later won the

Six Days of Buffalo The Six Days of Buffalo was a six-day cycling event, held in Buffalo, New York. From 1910 to 1948, a total of sixteen editions of the Six Days were held, sometimes two per year. Originally held at Broadway Auditorium, the events moved to Buffal ...

in 1915, teaming with

Reggie McNamara Reggie McNamara (born Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia, 7 November 1887,. died Belleville, New Jersey, United States, October 1970 or 1971 or 1972) was an Australian cyclist known as a roughhouse velodrome rider with a string of dramatic cr ...

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1885 births 1945 deaths Italian male cyclists Italian track cyclists Cyclists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Sportspeople from Mantua Cyclists from the Province of Mantua Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Road incident deaths in Italy {{Italy-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub