Giuseppe Tacca (12 August 1917 – 18 October 1984) was an Italian-French professional

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. He rode in the

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and

1949 Tour de France The 1949 Tour de France was the 36th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 30 June to 24 July. It consisted of 21 stages over . The Italian team had internal problems, because Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi could both be the team leade ...

. Italian by birth, he was naturalized French on 2 July 1948.

Major results

;1946 :Circuit du Maine-Libre ;1947 :

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: ::Winner stage 16 ;1948 :Paris-Nantes ;1950 :Circuit de Morbihan

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Giuseppe Tacca
1917 births 1984 deaths French male cyclists Italian male cyclists Italian Tour de France stage winners Cyclists from the Province of Novara French Tour de France stage winners 20th-century Italian sportsmen 20th-century French sportsmen {{Italy-cycling-bio-1910s-stub