Marco Cimatti (13 February 191? – 21 May 1982) was an Italian

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who won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1932 Olympics. In 1934, he turned professional and won three stages of the 1937 Giro d'Italia and the opening stage of the 1938 Giro. In 1937, he founded a small company named Cimatti, which initially produced bicycles, but in the 1950s–1960s changed to

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s and motorcycles. His son Enrico later expanded the business to export motorcycles to the United States, France, Norway and Tunisia.Marche Motocicli (C)
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1982 deaths Italian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Italy Cyclists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in cycling Cyclists from Bologna Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners 1910s births Italian track cyclists 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub