Luigi Ferrando (28 April 1911 – 7 February 2003) was an Italian

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. He was the first non-Spanish rider to win the Trofeo Masferrer, in 1935.

Biography

Born in 1911, Ferrando began to run as young boy in the 1920s. He participated in several editions of

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and, in 1935, he won the Masferrer Trophy in

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. Also in the 1930s, won several tours of the Apennines and Italian cyclocross championships.

Palmarès

* 1930: 2° on

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* 1932: 1º on Italian National Cyclo-cross Championships * 1935: 1º on Italian National Cyclo-cross Championships * 1935: Champion on Trofeu Masferrer * 1936: 1º on Italian National Cyclo-cross Championships * 1938: 1º on Italian National Cyclo-cross Championships * 1938: Champion on

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* 1939: 1º on Italian National Cyclo-cross Championships

References

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on ''le site du cyclisme'' 1911 births 2003 deaths Italian male cyclists Cyclists from Liguria Italian cyclo-cross cyclists 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-cycling-bio-stub